What American Consulting Engineers Electrical does

American Consulting Engineers Electrical, Inc. (ACEE) is a privately held electrical engineering consulting firm headquartered in San Jose, California, providing design and related engineering services primarily for educational facilities and, to a lesser extent, commercial buildings in the Bay Area and Central California. The company was established in its current form in 2002 when it spun out of the broader American Consulting Engineers Inc. (a multi-discipline MEP firm) and refocused exclusively on electrical engineering. With a mid-teens employee base that includes three licensed California P.E.s, four E.I.T.-registered engineers, and three senior project-level designers, ACEE delivers a defined service portfolio spanning power and lighting design, fire and life safety systems, communications infrastructure (intercom/PA, data/telephone/CATV), evaluations and studies (energy surveys, Title 24 lighting compliance, fault calculations), constructability review, building commissioning, and sustainable/LEED-oriented design including photovoltaic distribution.

The firm operates as a project-based professional services consultancy. Revenue is generated through consulting fees tied to construction and modernization project scopes, with disclosed engagement-level construction budgets ranging from $2.3M to $13.7M and no publicly available pricing or rate card. ACEE pursues work through direct enterprise field sales — primarily relationships with K-12 school district facilities and construction departments, community college districts, universities, and commercial property developers/owners — supported by reputation-driven referrals rather than broad marketing. Customer mix is approximately 80% educational (six named Bay Area K-12 districts, plus higher-education clients including San Jose State University, the University of California Santa Cruz, the Naval Postgraduate School, and Foothill/De Anza Community College) and 20% commercial (notable engagements include Valley Fair Mall, Northrop Grumman, Philips OM Offices, Photon Dynamics, and the Shell Building Menlo Park).

Technology delivery centers on AutoCAD 2017 MEP for design and documentation, with the firm's constructability review process — performed by P.E.s with field construction backgrounds — acting as a practical quality control differentiator rather than any proprietary software platform. Ownership is closely held by the operating principals (Sammy Fernandez, P.E. as Principal; Flora Teng as CFO; Renier "Ray" Garcia, P.E.; and John Cacka as Associate Principal), with no external investors, parent company, or public ownership disclosed.

Name

American Consulting Engineers Electrical

Legal name

American Consulting Engineers Electrical, Inc.

Website

https://amceinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

American Consulting Engineers Electrical (ACEE) is a privately held San Jose-based electrical engineering consultancy delivering power, lighting, fire and life safety, communications, and commissioning design — primarily for Bay Area K-12 school districts and, secondarily, for commercial and higher-education clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electrical Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Engineering Services (54133), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAM)

Keywords

• Electrical engineering design
• Educational facility engineering
• Commercial building consulting
• Fire life safety systems
• Power lighting design

Headquarters

HQ city

San Jose

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Electrical Engineering Consulting Services: Project-based professional services for electrical engineering design, including power and lighting design, fire and life safety systems, communications design, and building commissioning. Revenue derived from consulting fees on construction and modernization projects for educational and commercial clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Core offering

American Consulting Engineers Electrical, Inc. (ACEE) provides electrical engineering design and consulting services for educational and commercial construction projects in the Bay Area. Its core offerings span power and lighting design, fire and life safety systems, communications design (intercom, PA, data, CATV), evaluations and studies including Title 24 compliance, constructability reviews, building commissioning, and sustainable/LEED design practices.

Product overview

American Consulting Engineers Electrical, Inc. (ACEE) is an electrical engineering consulting firm offering a comprehensive suite of design services. Their core offerings include Power & Lighting Design, Fire & Life Safety Design, Communications Design, and Evaluations & Studies. Supporting services include Constructability Review, Building Commissioning, Sustainable Design Practices, and Power Systems Services. The company specializes in educational facilities and commercial projects throughout the Bay Area, California.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Power & Lighting Design

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,500 school projects completed across California
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Arup: Global engineering consultancy with deep Bay Area presence in building engineering, including K-12, higher education, and high-tech commercial facilities. Represents the high-end of the competitive set for complex building projects.
• WSP: Global engineering and professional services giant with significant Bay Area presence and broad building engineering capabilities. Competes with ACEE for larger school district and commercial engagements, offering multi-discipline scale ACEE cannot match.
• Stantec: Large global engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm with established education and commercial building practices. Active acquirer in the MEP/engineering space, posing both a competitive and potential roll-up threat to small specialists.

Direct peers

• Interface Engineering: Multi-office MEP and technology engineering consulting firm with strong West Coast presence. Directly comparable to ACEE in delivering electrical and technology systems design for educational, commercial, and high-tech building clients.
• TEECOM: Bay Area-based engineering consultancy focused on technology, electrical, and communications systems for buildings, including K-12, higher education, and commercial facilities. Highly comparable geographically and in service mix.
• ME Engineers: Engineering consultancy specializing in mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and technology systems for complex buildings. Competes with ACEE for commercial and institutional building projects with similar service scope and delivery model.
• Henderson Engineers: Privately held building systems engineering firm with strong K-12, higher education, and commercial practice. Comparable mid-sized specialty firm competing for similar educational and commercial electrical design work.
• Syska Hennessy Group: National MEP and IT/technology engineering firm serving higher education, healthcare, and commercial markets. Direct competitor for institutional and commercial electrical design engagements with overlapping project types.
• CMTA: Engineering firm specializing in energy-conscious MEP design for educational, commercial, and institutional clients. Directly comparable to ACEE in Title 24 / energy-code-driven electrical and lighting design services for schools.
• I.A. Naman + Associates: MEP engineering consulting firm serving commercial, healthcare, and educational clients across the Southwest. Similar specialty-consultant positioning and project profile to ACEE in the building engineering space.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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