What ANE does

ANE (Alan Noelle Engineering, Inc.) is a full-service electrical engineering consulting firm founded in June 2000 by Alan J. Noelle and Tamika Noelle in Goleta, California, with current operations from offices in Santa Barbara and Ventura. The firm produces electrical plans, lighting designs, and engineering studies for the building and construction industry, using AutoCAD and REVIT (BIM) software to deliver hard copy plans or electronic PDFs. Service scope spans power and lighting design, communications, controls, fire alarm systems, emergency power systems, clean rooms, hazardous locations, renewable energy, and green building techniques including LEED system compliance. Niche specializations include HCAI (formerly OSHPD) healthcare facility electrical design, California Historic Building Code renovations, and California Title 24/ASHRAE energy compliance.

The business operates as a California C Corporation (EIN 86-2069773, SoS Entity No. C4689296) under an hourly professional services billing model, with published rates ranging from $80/hr for office staff support to $230/hr for principal lighting design services, and reimbursable expenses billed at cost plus 15%. The firm is certified as a Woman and Minority Owned Business under California DGS (Small Business ID 1744607). Customer base spans healthcare providers (Cottage Hospital, Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories, St. John's Regional Medical Center, Pleasant Valley Hospital), educational institutions (UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara City College), government clients (Lompoc Veterans Memorial Building, Federal Bankruptcy Court in Santa Barbara, Olympic Archery Training Center), cultural institutions (Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara Historical Museum, The Granada Building), and commercial customers (Santa Barbara Bank & Trust Operations Center). The named team comprises approximately seven professionals including the founding PE (license #E015175), a COO/Director of Architectural Lighting Design, two electrical engineers, two electrical designers, and a lighting designer. A dedicated lighting-design sub-brand, Brighter Lighting Design, was formalized in 2024 at brighterld.com to pursue architectural, exhibit, facade, landscape, day-lighting, and custom luminaire design as a distinct offering.

Name

ANE

Legal name

ANE Engineering, inc.

Website

https://aneng.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ANE (Alan Noelle Engineering) is a California-based woman and minority owned electrical engineering consultancy, founded 2000, providing electrical plans, lighting design, HCAI/healthcare, LEED, and Title 24 compliance services to healthcare, education, government, and institutional clients across the California Central Coast.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electrical Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Landscape Lighting Design & Layout (HSAIAHAA), Outdoor Lighting & Electrical (Low-Voltage) (HSAPALAI)

Keywords

• Electrical engineering consulting
• Lighting design services
• Construction plan production
• Healthcare facility design
• Code compliance consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Barbara

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Hourly-based professional engineering and consulting services. Services include electrical design, lighting design, consultations, coordination, studies, code analysis, and reports. Reimbursable expenses billed at cost plus fifteen percent including travel, reproduction, and fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

ANE produces electrical plans and provides full-service electrical consulting for the building and construction industry, including power and lighting design, communications, controls, fire alarm systems, emergency power, clean rooms, hazardous area systems, and green building/renewable energy integration. The firm plans via AutoCAD and REVIT (BIM), delivering hard copy or electronic PDFs, and offers a dedicated architectural lighting design service branded as Brighter Lighting Design.

Product overview

ANE (Alan Noelle Engineering) is a woman and minority owned full-service electrical consulting and engineering company founded in June 2000. The company operates as a single unified offering of electrical engineering services supplemented by a specialized lighting design sub-brand called Brighter Lighting Design. Core services include power and lighting design, communications, controls, fire alarm systems, emergency power, and electrical plans produced using AutoCAD and REVIT software. Specializations include HCAI healthcare facilities, green building and renewable energy systems, hazardous locations, Title 24 compliance, and historic building renovations. The company primarily serves Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties in California across commercial, residential, and institutional construction in both private and public sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Brighter Lighting Design: A dedicated lighting-design service within Alan Noelle Engineering, comprised of a globally influenced team educated in architecture, art and engineering, offering architectural lighting, exhibit lighting, landscape and site lighting, facade lighting design, custom luminaire design, art and installation lighting, day-lighting design, photometric modeling and analysis, and sustainable analysis and design.

Products and services

• Electrical Engineering Consulting Services Full-service electrical engineering consulting for the building and construction industry, providing power and lighting design, communications, controls, fire alarm systems, emergency power, clean rooms, hazardous areas, green building techniques, and electrical plan production. Plans are produced using AutoCAD and REVIT (BIM) and delivered as hard copy or electronic PDFs, accompanied by consultations, code analysis, coordination, studies, and reports.
• Brighter Lighting Design Dedicated architectural lighting design service operating within Alan Noelle Engineering, offering architectural, exhibit, landscape/site, facade, custom luminaire, art installation, and day-lighting design, plus photometric modeling and analysis, and sustainable lighting analysis. Targets cultural institutions, museums, parks, commercial developments, and historic properties seeking specialized lighting design.

Quantifiable outcome

• First LEED CI Platinum project in California (West Coast Asset Management)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Brighter Lighting DesigncoreOthersBrighter Lighting Design is a dedicated lighting-design service operating within Alan Noelle Engineering (ANE Engineering Inc.). The service is comprised of a globally influenced team educated in architecture, art and engineering. Offers architectural lighting, exhibit lighting, landscape/site lighting, facade lighting, custom luminaire design, art installation lighting, day-lighting design, photometric modeling and sustainable analysis.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ME Engineers: ME Engineers is a national MEP and lighting design consulting firm delivering electrical engineering, lighting design, and technology systems for high-performance buildings. Directly comparable to ANE in offering electrical plan production and architectural lighting design for institutional and commercial clients.
• Henderson Engineers: Henderson Engineers is a U.S. engineering consultancy focused on building systems including electrical, lighting, and life-safety design. Comparable to ANE in providing consulting-grade electrical and lighting design services across healthcare, education, and commercial sectors.
• P2S: P2S is a full-service MEP and technology engineering firm with a strong healthcare and higher-education portfolio. Comparable to ANE in delivering electrical engineering consulting, lighting design, and specialized facility work for institutional clients.
• HLB Lighting Design: HLB Lighting Design is an independent architectural lighting design consultancy with a museum, cultural, and facade portfolio. The most direct peer to ANE's Brighter Lighting Design sub-brand, given the overlap in architectural, exhibit, and site/facade lighting design.
• TLC Engineering Solutions: TLC Engineering Solutions is a multi-discipline engineering firm with MEP, electrical, and lighting capabilities across healthcare and commercial sectors. Comparable to ANE in providing project-based electrical engineering consulting and lighting design for institutional owners.
• Affiliated Engineers (AEI): Affiliated Engineers is a national engineering consulting firm specializing in MEP systems for healthcare, higher-education, and cultural institutions. Highly comparable to ANE in serving HCAI-equivalent healthcare work and complex renovation/upgrade projects.
• CD+M Lighting Design Group: CD+M Lighting Design Group is an independent architectural lighting design practice delivering facade, site, and interior lighting services. Directly comparable to ANE's Brighter Lighting Design sub-brand on architecture-led lighting scopes.

Broad incumbents

• CannonDesign: CannonDesign is a large integrated architecture and engineering practice with strong healthcare and higher-education portfolios. Overlaps with ANE's healthcare/education electrical and lighting work but at much larger scale and with full architectural delivery.
• Syska Hennessy Group: Syska Hennessy Group is a global MEP and technology engineering consultancy. Operates broadly in the same space as ANE — electrical and lighting design for hospitals, universities, and cultural facilities — but at a national/international scale across multiple disciplines.
• Stantec: Stantec is a global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with deep healthcare and higher-education practices. Functions as a broad incumbent whose California healthcare and campus projects compete for the same institutional mandates ANE serves.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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