Cives Engineering Corporation

Cives Engineering Corporation maintains licenses for the latest Building Information Modeling (BIM) packages, including Navisworks, Revit, SDS/2and TEKLA.  Additionally, Cives Engineering Corporation holds licenses for structural analysis design packages, including Bentley and CSI products.  Cives Engineering Corporation publishes and maintains its own proprietary connection design and checking software, ensuring that our computer-aided design tools are always current and coded to maximize safety and efficiency.  Our custom output calculations are clear and concise, reducing review time during the approval process.

Brian Volpe, PE, SE is President of Cives Engineering.  Brian has a breadth of experience in the steel industry, starting early in his professional career.  He has consulted and been in charge of numerous complex steel structures, including high-rise, long-span, industrial aviation, healthcare, and commercial facilities.  Brian’s experience with developing economic fabrication, along with various fabricators and erectors across the globe, makes him a key asset to Cives Steel Company and Cives Engineering Corporation.  Brian received the 2011 ENR Top 20 under 40 professionals and was named the ASCE Michigan Young Engineer of the Year award in 2006.