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 16 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 150 residences. For the majority of his career, 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.
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.
