About
Services
NKH Engineering provides structural engineering for residential design and a variety of other small project types, including:
- New home construction
- Remodels and additions
- Site visits & structural assessments
- Attachment design for railings and other assemblies
- Structural repair & strengthening for existing members
We work with architects, designers, contractors, homeowners, artists, fab shops, and others to meet the structural engineering needs of small projects.
Nabil Kausal-Hayes, PE
Nabil Kausal-Hayes is a licensed professional engineer in Washington, Oregon, and California with 20 years of structural engineering experience. He has a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Washington. Nabil spent the beginning of his career working solely on wood-framed residential projects and has engineered over 300 residences. For the over 10 years, he worked as a project engineer and project manager at a northwest A/E firm, gaining vast experience in a variety of project types, including retail, commercial, industrial, & public. Since the inception of NKH Engineering in 2018, he's returned to mainly residential projects.
When he's not engineering, he's traveling, running, or performing around town in one of his bands.
Allen Rishel, EIT
Allen graduated from Arizona State University in 2013 with a BS in Civil Engineering, worked for 2 years in Phoenix at a structural engineering firm, then moved to Seattle to get out of the heat and worked at an A/E firm for 2.5 years. During his career, he has gained a wide range of experience from designing elaborate back-yard structures to more complex wood, steel, concrete, & masonry structures/buildings.
When he's not engineering, he's mountain biking, backpacking, playing ultimate frisbee, taking a road trip, or just enjoying a movie & popcorn.
