Oke Nichols Engineering - Residential Structural Consultants

About

Oke Nichols Engineering, Inc. is a structural engineering and consulting firm that specializes in custom residential project design. We have a wide range of experience engineering structural plans for new custom home builds of all sizes and styles as well as remodels, additions, and renovations across NC and surrounding states. We offer customized, client-focused approaches to every design with an emphasis on producing quality work and building lasting client relationships. Our skilled team works with homeowners, builders, architects, and designers to make sure each client’s project is uniquely crafted to meet their individual needs and style. Owners Ben Oke, PE and Dylan Nichols, PE have a combined 15+ years of structural engineering experience and work with the Oke Nichols Engineering team to make every client’s dream home a reality.

Contact Oke Nichols Engineering, Inc. today and let us help you bring your next home project to life.

Our Team

Meet the faces of Oke Nichols Engineering, PLLC

Benjamin Oke, PE

Principal Engineer, Partner

From: Mint Hill North Carolina by way of Detroit, Michigan
Education: B.A. Psychology (NCSU), B.S. Civil Engineering, Structural Emphasis (NCSU)
Claim to fame or Fun Fact: I have hiked the NC portion of the Appalachian Trail. I used to have my CDL, and was a foreman at a poured in place concrete company.
Interests: disc golf, backpacking, camping, spending time with my family, yard work and daydreaming.
Fav Quote: “I learned the value of hard work by working hard” Margaret Mead

Dylan Nichols, PE

Principal Engineer, Partner

From: Durham, NC
Education: BS in Civil Engineering (NCSU)
Claim to fame or Fun Fact: My first engineering job out of college was inspecting cell phone towers, the highest one I ever climbed was 500’ tall in Rochester, NY.
Interests: Fishing, Golfing, anything outdoors
Fav Quote: “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” -Wayne Gretzky

Jacob Seate, EI

Engineering Intern

From: Goldsboro, NC
Education: B.S. Civil Engineering, Structural Emphasis (NCSU)
Claim to fame or Fun Fact: In college I was apart of an earthquake engineering team that got to compete at San Diego and California
Interests: hiking, traveling, and reading
Fav Quote: “what is the air speed velocity of an unladen swallow?” – Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Emily G. Nichols, BS

Billing & Administration

From: Crystal Lake, IL
Education: BS in Psychology & Neuroscience from UNC Chapel Hill
Claim to fame or Fun Fact: I am bilingual and worked/studied abroad in both Quito, Ecuador and Barcelona, Spain. I love adventures - some of my favorites were swimming with sea turtles in the Galapagos and hiking and rappelling in Israel.
Interests: All things sports, travel, food, music, and anything outdoors.
Fav Quote: “Everything you’ve ever wanted is sitting on the other side of fear.” – George Addair