Our Mission
We deliver practical engineering solutions with a focus on clarity, coordination, and efficiency. We take ownership of our role in each project, working closely with clients and project teams to keep projects moving and aligned.
We work directly with architects, contractors, and owners to solve problems early and develop clear, buildable designs that reflect the client’s vision. Above all else, we operate with honesty and integrity.
Our Experience
AP Design Group is a structural and civil engineering firm based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Our partners bring more than 30 years of combined experience across commercial, residential, and industrial projects throughout southeast Louisiana and the surrounding region.
Our work spans a range of sectors including healthcare, education, hospitality, commercial, municipal, and multi-family residential. We design using steel, concrete, masonry, wood, and light-gauge framing, and regularly work on both new construction and existing structures.
Our experience includes structural upgrades to existing and historic buildings, as well as ground-up design. We focus on delivering practical, coordinated solutions that align with the needs of the full project team.
Our Name
Engineers are known for taking things too literally, and we did exactly that with our branding.
The letters "AP" come from a family branding iron used by our co-founder’s great-great-grandfather in Avoyelles Parish. It left a lifelong mark, and that idea stuck with us.
When we design structures, we approach them with long-term performance in mind. It’s a standard we carry through every project.
Our Team
Alex Hart, P.E. S.E.
Partner, Senior Engineer
Alex Hart graduated cum laude from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2012. He began his career designing heavy industrial structures in steel and reinforced concrete for a large-scale copper mining project, gaining experience in complex, high-demand environments. He earned his Professional Engineer (PE) license in 2016 and later transitioned into commercial and residential work, designing structures in wood, masonry, steel, and concrete. In 2021, he passed the Structural Engineering (SE) exam.
Alex approaches design with a focus on practicality, problem-solving, and coordination. He has deep expertise in building codes and their application in real-world conditions, along with advanced proficiency in structural analysis, modeling software, and Revit. His experience across project types allows him to produce clear, efficient designs that align with how projects are actually built.
Email: AHart@AP-Eng.com
License Number: 40504 LA, 148068 TX, 128562 TN, 402069560 VA, 33958 MS, PE053405 GA, 96223 FL
Education: Bachelor of Science from Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Joshua Juneau, P.E.
Partner, Senior Engineer
An LSU graduate with a deep-rooted understanding of the New Orleans construction landscape. Joshua combines years of hands-on pre-construction estimating with lead engineering expertise. He focuses on the entire building process, from historic renovations to modern multi-story developments, ensuring every structure is built for permanence.
Email: JJuneau@AP-Eng.com
License Number: 44521, Louisiana
Education: Bachelor of Science from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Teja Ram
BIM Engineer (STR Drafting & Detailing)
Teja is a Civil Engineering graduate (B.Tech) from Poornima University. He has experience working on residential, commercial, and institutional projects, developing structural models and drawings across steel, concrete, wood, masonry, and cold-formed steel systems.
Teja focuses on translating design intent into clear, build-ready documents. He has strong proficiency in Revit and Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC), allowing for effective coordination across structural, architectural, and MEP disciplines. His attention to detail ensures that drawings are accurate, coordinated, and ready for construction.
Email: tr@ap-eng.com
Education: B.Tech (Civil Engineering), Poornima University, India
AP Design Group provides structural and civil engineering across commercial, residential, and industrial projects, guiding each one from concept through completion. We work in every common building system and bring the same rigor to a simple addition that we bring to a complex facility.
Structural Engineering
Our structural work spans:
New construction: commercial buildings, multi-family and custom residential, and industrial facilities.
Renovations and retrofits: additions, strengthening, remediation, historic preservation, and adaptive reuse.
Specialty and delegated design: cold-formed steel, component and connection design, equipment support, and scopes coordinated with the broader design team.
Reviews and assessments: third-party plan review, second-opinion analysis, and structural evaluation of existing buildings.
We design in wood, steel, concrete, masonry, and cold-formed metal framing, and we regularly take on the unusual projects that fall outside a standard scope.
Civil Engineering
Our civil work establishes the foundation for successful site development, from raw land through a build-ready site. We provide site planning, grading, utility coordination, drainage design, and stormwater management, tailored to local and state requirements. Whether the project is a new development or an addition to an existing site, we handle the civil scope that gets it permitted and built.
If it needs a structural or civil engineer, we can help.
What We Do
We are licensed and available to provide professional engineering services in:
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia