What Ramaker & Associates, Inc. does

Ramaker & Associates, Inc. is a full-service architecture, engineering, and interior design firm founded in 1992 and headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. The firm operates as a 100% employee-owned entity through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and employs approximately 90 employee-owners located across 12 states, with professional licensure in 49 US states. Ramaker delivers multidisciplinary services including architectural design, civil engineering, structural engineering, MEP engineering, geotechnical engineering, aquatic engineering, environmental consulting, land surveying, GIS services, and interior design for clients in hospitality, aquatics and recreation, government and community, telecommunications, cemeteries, multifamily housing, healthcare, and EV charging/renewables.

The firm derives revenue through two streams: project-based professional services fees for architecture and engineering engagements, and recurring subscription revenue from its proprietary CIMS (Cemetery Information Management System) software. CIMS is offered in three tiers (Light, Gold, and Platinum, with Platinum being a cloud-based web application) and has been implemented at over 1,000 cemeteries since its 1998 launch, including the US Naval Academy Cemetery and the US Air Force Academy Cemetery. Ramaker's technology stack is centered on GIS-based software development for cemetery management rather than AI/ML capabilities, and the firm has no disclosed patents or trademarks.

Ramaker's go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, anchored by a project portfolio website, industry awards (notably the 2024 WWA Leading Edge Award and Amusement Today Golden Ticket Award for The Rise of Icarus waterslide), and long-term relationships with hospitality brands (Hilton, Marriott, Hyatt, IHG, Margaritaville), telecom carriers and tower companies, government entities (Wisconsin DOT, US Naval Academy), and developers. The firm has no disclosed external funding, no M&A activity, and no parent company, suggesting organic growth funded entirely through operations and ESOP-related capitalization.

Name

Ramaker & Associates, Inc.

Legal name

Ramaker & Associates, Inc.

Website

https://ramaker.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sauk City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Architecture and Engineering: Project-based fees for comprehensive architecture, engineering, and interior design services across multiple disciplines including aquatics, civil, structural, MEP, geotechnical, environmental consulting, and land surveying.
2. CIMS Cemetery Software: Software licensing and implementation services for cemetery management including CIMS Light, CIMS Gold, and CIMS Platinum tiers, along with GIS mapping services and data migration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ramaker & Associates, Inc. is a full-service architecture, engineering, and interior design firm providing multidisciplinary design services including architectural design, structural, civil, MEP, geotechnical, and aquatic engineering, environmental consulting, land surveying, and master planning. The firm also develops and licenses the proprietary CIMS Cemetery Management Software, a GIS-based platform offered in Light, Gold, and Platinum tiers used by over 1,000 cemeteries. Services are delivered to enterprise, government, hospitality, telecommunications, and institutional clients across 49 US states.

Product overview

Ramaker & Associates is a full-service architecture, engineering, and interior design firm that provides innovative and efficient solutions across multiple industries. The company operates as a multidisciplinary practice offering architectural design, structural engineering, civil engineering, MEP engineering, aquatic engineering, geotechnical engineering, environmental consulting, land surveying, interior design, and wireless telecommunications services. The firm also offers CIMS Cemetery Software, a proprietary cemetery management software product available in three tiers (Light, Gold, Platinum) with GIS mapping capabilities that has been implemented at over 1,000 cemeteries. Services are provided across markets including aquatics and recreation, cemeteries, commercial development, hospitality, multifamily development, renewable energy, restaurant and retail, and telecommunications. The company is 100% employee-owned and operates from offices in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Colorado, and New Jersey.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CIMS: Cemetery Information Management System - comprehensive cemetery management software with mapping, record-keeping, and burial search capabilities. Available in Light, Gold, and Platinum tiers.

Products and services

• Architecture and Engineering Services Full-service multidisciplinary architecture, engineering, and interior design offering covering architectural design, structural, civil, MEP, geotechnical, and aquatic engineering, environmental consulting, land surveying, and master planning for clients across hospitality, government, telecommunications, cemetery, aquatics, multifamily, commercial, and renewable energy markets.
• Aquatic Engineering Specialized aquatic design and engineering services for waterparks, pools, splash pads, waterslides, and recreational aquatic facilities including competition pools, therapy pools, and water recreation features, delivered to resort, municipal, education, and recreation clients.
• Wireless Telecommunications Engineering Telecommunications engineering services covering tower site development, structural engineering for wireless sites, stealth sites, rooftop sites, water tank sites, and nationwide small cell buildouts delivered across 49 US states including Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico.
• CIMS Cemetery Management Software Proprietary cemetery management software offered in Light, Gold, and Platinum tiers featuring GIS-based mapping, burial records management, plot management, and cloud-based data access. Implemented at over 1,000 municipal, religious, military, and private cemeteries since 1998.
• EV Charging and Renewables Engineering

Quantifiable outcome

• Designed America's Tallest Waterslide at 145 ft (The Rise of Icarus)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments8 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

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• WhiteWatercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Project partner for The Rise of Icarus at Mount Olympus waterpark feature, one of America's most significant waterpark attractions. WhiteWater provided water slide equipment as part of the collaborative design effort.
• Holtz Builders, Inc.coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2024General contractor and construction partner for The Rise of Icarus at Mount Olympus, America's tallest waterslide at 145 ft.
• Advanced Building CorporationcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDesign-build partner for The River Food Pantry 31,000 SF facility project; partnership formed at critical time during material cost volatility.
• Forbair GroupmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeneral contractor and construction services provider for Dolphin Swim Academy and Jump Around Gymnastics projects in Cottage Grove Commerce Park.
• Eppstein Uhen Architects (EUA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitectural partner for DeForest Area High School Pool project; EUA provided architectural design services while Ramaker provided aquatic engineering.
• Plunkett Raysich Architects (PRA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitectural partner selected by Sauk Prairie Pool District for $12 million aquatic facility; Ramaker provided aquatic design and engineering services.
• Endless PoolsmajorTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner for Commercial Dual-Propulsion Therapy Pools; provides specialized pool equipment integrated into Ramaker's aquatic engineering designs for Indoorance Therapy Pools and Optimal Physical Therapy.
• Kraemer BrothersmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeneral contractor for Sauk Prairie Outdoor Pool renovation project including bathhouse updates and pool repairs.
• Badger SwimpoolsmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPool improvement contractor for Sauk Prairie Outdoor Pool renovation; collaborated on bathhouse and L-shaped pool repairs.
• ADCIminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProject partner for Holy Redeemer Church steeple fire repair; collaborated on historical preservation and structural engineering.
• Hawkeye HotelsmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHotel developer partner for Home2 Suites/Tru by Hilton Minneapolis dual-brand project in historic bank building.
• JR HospitalitymajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHotel operator partner for Home2 Suites/Tru by Hilton Minneapolis dual-brand hotel project.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• TKDA: TKDA is a 100% employee-owned engineering, architecture, and planning firm based in St. Paul, Minnesota, with comparable municipal, transportation, and private-sector clients and a similar ESOP-driven ownership structure to Ramaker.
• Short Elliott Hendrickson (SEH): SEH is an employee-owned professional services firm offering architecture, engineering, and planning across municipal, transportation, and infrastructure end-markets — closely matching Ramaker's ESOP ownership model and multidisciplinary service mix.
• Water Technology, Inc. Water Technology is one of the most recognized aquatic engineering and design specialists in North America and competes directly with Ramaker's aquatic practice for waterpark, pool, and recreation facility projects worldwide.
• Mead & Hunt: Mead & Hunt is a full-service architecture and engineering firm headquartered in Middleton, Wisconsin, with comparable multidisciplinary services (architecture, civil, structural, MEP) and similar end-market exposure to aviation, government, and infrastructure clients.
• MSA Professional Services: MSA Professional Services is a full-service architecture, engineering, and surveying firm headquartered in Baraboo, Wisconsin — geographically and operationally the closest peer to Ramaker, with overlapping municipal, transportation, and private-sector clients across the Upper Midwest.
• Counsilman-Hunsaker: Counsilman-Hunsaker is an aquatic consulting and engineering firm specializing in pool and waterpark planning — overlapping with Ramaker's specialty aquatic engineering practice at municipal and resort aquatic facilities.
• Widseth: Widseth is a Midwest architecture, engineering, surveying, and environmental services firm with comparable municipal, commercial, and energy clients — a similar mid-size multidisciplinary peer.
• Karges-Faulconbridge: Karges-Faulconbridge is a Wisconsin-based architecture and engineering firm of similar size, providing multidisciplinary design services to commercial, education, healthcare, and government clients — a direct regional comparable.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Stantec is a large global multi-discipline professional services firm covering architecture, engineering, environmental, and project management — competing with Ramaker for large municipal, infrastructure, and hospitality engagements, but at materially greater scale.
• Jacobs Solutions: Jacobs is a global professional services firm with deep architecture, engineering, and environmental capabilities that overlaps with Ramaker's telecommunications, government, and infrastructure work, but at vastly greater scale and program-management capacity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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

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