What Cannon does

Cannon is a private, multi-disciplinary engineering consulting firm headquartered in San Luis Obispo, California, founded in 1976 by Mike Cannon with an initial team of five. The company provides integrated civil, structural, electrical, automation & controls, surveying & mapping, and construction management services to public agencies, educational institutions, developers, industrial and energy clients, and aerospace contractors across California and Washington State. Its market verticals span Aerospace & Defense, Development, Education, Energy, Industrial, Municipal, Transportation, and Water Resources, with current offices in San Luis Obispo, Irvine, Los Angeles, Ventura, Riverside (incoming), and Seattle.

The firm's revenue model is project-based professional services consulting, with engagements secured through direct client relationships, RFP responses, and qualifications-based selection — particularly for public-sector infrastructure work. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Cannon differentiates on its multi-disciplinary integration model, allowing it to deliver full project lifecycles (planning through construction administration) from a single firm, supported by credentials including LEED Accredited Professionals and Envision Sustainability Professionals. Notable marquee engagements include the Cape Canaveral space launch complex structural upgrades, UC Irvine Natural Sciences II design-build, Cal Poly's Fremont Hall landslide stabilization and Poly Canyon Village civil engineering, Shell Beach Streetscape (multi-award winning), and the Laguna County Sanitation District wastewater reclamation facility upgrade.

Cannon is privately held with no disclosed external equity ownership, no funding rounds, and no public listing. The company has grown primarily through organic expansion and two mergers (Taylor Engineering Consultants in 2019 for Puget Sound entry, and PENCO Engineering for Southern California depth). With 101-250 employees and six operational offices, the firm operates as a regional West Coast engineering platform with strong reputation in California Central Coast municipal infrastructure and growing capabilities in larger-scale water/wastewater and aerospace projects.

Name

Cannon

Legal name

Cannon

Website

https://cannoncorp.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Cannon is a private, multi-disciplinary engineering consulting firm founded in 1976, providing civil, structural, electrical, surveying, and construction management services to municipal, education, aerospace, energy, and industrial clients across California and Washington through six regional offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Structural engineering consulting
• Construction management
• Surveying and mapping
• Municipal infrastructure design

Headquarters

HQ city

Bakersfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional services revenue generated through fee-based consulting engagements for public and private sector clients. Services include civil engineering design, construction management, surveying, and environmental consulting.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cannon is an engineering consulting firm that provides multi-disciplinary engineering services including civil engineering design, structural engineering, surveying and mapping, construction management, and automation and controls. The firm serves public agencies and private clients across market sectors such as aerospace and defense, municipal, transportation, water resources, energy, industrial, education, and development. Services are delivered through project-based consulting engagements.

Product overview

Cannon is an engineering consulting firm offering multidisciplinary engineering services organized as service lines across multiple market sectors. The company provides a unified set of engineering capabilities including structural engineering, automation and controls, construction management, civil engineering and design, surveying and mapping, serving markets such as aerospace and defense, municipal, transportation, water resources, energy, industrial, education, and development. Rather than a software product platform, Cannon delivers professional engineering services through project-based engagements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Engineering and Design
• Structures
• Automation and Controls
• Construction Management
• Surveying and Mapping
• Aerospace and Defense Engineering Services
• Municipal Engineering
• Transportation Engineering
• Water Resources Engineering
• Energy Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Education Facilities Engineering

Quantifiable outcome

• Righetti Ranch project received 2019 Outstanding Urban/Land Development Project award from ASCE Region 9
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Taylor Engineering Consultants (TEC)coreOthers · 20 December 2019Taylor Engineering Consultants, based in Issaquah, Washington, merged with Cannon as of December 20, 2019. This merger enhanced Cannon's presence and service offerings in the Greater Puget Sound region. TEC had offered engineering design, permitting, and construction document preparation services since 1993.
• PENCO EngineeringcoreOthersPENCO Engineering, operated by George Jurica, recently merged with Cannon. PENCO had worked on notable projects including Downtown Disney, Port of Long Beach Improvements, and Platinum Triangle Development in Anaheim.
• charity: waterflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCannon partners with charity: water for its Well Worth It Campaign, raising awareness and funds for clean drinking water projects globally. Since 2010, over $180,000 has been raised, funding 48+ wells in developing countries. charity: water identifies communities, arranges construction, and provides transparency on project completion.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kimley-Horn: Privately held, multi-disciplinary engineering consulting firm serving municipal, transportation, water, and land development clients across the U.S. Cannon's service-line structure (civil, structural, transportation, water resources, surveying) and municipal/land-development client mix is highly comparable to Kimley-Horn's model.
• HDR Inc. Employee-owned engineering consulting firm providing planning, design, and construction services across transportation, water, and infrastructure markets. Overlap with Cannon in municipal infrastructure, water resources, and construction management services for public-sector clients.
• Tetra Tech: Global consulting and engineering firm specializing in water, environment, and sustainable infrastructure for government and commercial clients. Highly comparable to Cannon's water resources, environmental, and municipal infrastructure practices, particularly on the West Coast.
• Brown and Caldwell: Environmental engineering and consulting firm focused on water and wastewater infrastructure for municipalities and utilities. Closely comparable to Cannon's Water Resources practice, including force main, lift station, and water/wastewater treatment work.
• Michael Baker International: Engineering and consulting firm delivering transportation, water, and infrastructure services to public and private clients. Comparable to Cannon's municipal, transportation, and water resources segments, with similar reliance on qualifications-based selection and public-sector RFPs.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Large global engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firm with extensive municipal, water, transportation, and energy practices. Comparable to Cannon across most service lines but at significantly greater scale and geographic breadth.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with major practices in transportation, water, environment, and aerospace/defense. Overlaps with Cannon's core municipal, water, transportation, and aerospace structural work but at substantially larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• WSP USA: Major engineering consulting firm with strong transportation, water, environment, and property practices. Comparable to Cannon's service portfolio but operating at national/international scale across public and private infrastructure clients.
• Jacobs Solutions: Global engineering and professional services firm serving critical infrastructure, water, transportation, and aerospace/defense markets. Comparable to Cannon in aerospace launch facilities support (Jacobs is a NASA primary contractor) and municipal water resources.

Emerging players

• TRC Companies: Engineering, consulting, and construction management firm serving power, environmental, and infrastructure markets. Comparable to Cannon's energy, industrial, and municipal infrastructure segments at a similar mid-sized, multi-state scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cannoncorp
• Facebookfacebook.com/cannon.corp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cannon-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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