What The Sextant Group does

The Sextant Group is a vendor-neutral technology and acoustics consulting firm founded in 1995 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, providing planning and design services for technology systems, AV, IT, security, and acoustics in the built environment. Since 2019, the firm has operated as the core of NV5 Global, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: NVEE) Technology & Acoustics group, subsequently joined by Mediatech Design Group, KMK Technologies, TDSi, and Professional Systems Engineering (PSE) to form a combined global practice of more than 120 technology professionals. The firm applies a proprietary methodology branded as Artistic Engineering™, which combines artistic vision with technical engineering to deliver system and space design across eleven verticals: education, justice and public safety, hospitality, healthcare and behavioral health, cultural and arts, corporate, sports and recreation, government, worship, and aviation and transportation.

The core offering is fee-based professional consulting: technology and acoustics planning, system design, space planning, specification development, and advisory services delivered through direct consulting engagements, RFP responses, and referrals. The firm is structurally independent — receiving no revenue from product representation, manufacture, sale, or installation — which it uses as its primary differentiator against vendor-affiliated competitors. Nearly all technical specialists hold advanced credentials in their respective disciplines, supporting engagements with named clients such as the University of Colorado Boulder, Kiewit Building Group, the University of Missouri Kansas City, and the Luxor Hotel Casino / Allied Esports arena.

Distribution is sales-led, executed through enterprise direct sales, RFP responses, and referrals, with thought-leadership content and client testimonials acting as top-of-funnel demand generation. Work is delivered through unified studios with a global footprint, all aligned under the NV5 brand. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; client testimonials indicate value-based positioning consistent with professional-services quote-based engagements.

Name

The Sextant Group

Legal name

NV5 Global, Inc.

Website

https://thesextantgroup.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Sextant Group is a vendor-neutral technology and acoustics consulting firm providing AV, IT, security, and acoustics planning and design for built-environment projects across eleven verticals; now operating as NV5 Technology & Acoustics under NV5 Global (NASDAQ: NVEE).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Pittsburgh

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. Professional Consulting Services: Fee-based professional consulting services for technology and acoustics planning and design. Services span system design, space planning, and advisory services across multiple vertical markets including education, justice, public safety, hospitality, healthcare, cultural institutions, corporate, sports, government, worship, and aviation sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Sextant Group provides technology and acoustics consulting services for the planning and design of systems and spaces across multiple vertical markets including education, justice, public safety, hospitality, healthcare, cultural and arts, corporate, sports and recreation, government, worship, and aviation and transportation. Services span AV, IT, security, and acoustic system design delivered with vendor-neutral, unbiased recommendations through its Artistic Engineering™ approach. The firm now operates as part of NV5's Technology & Acoustics division following its 2019 acquisition, supported by more than 120 technology professionals across unified studios with a global footprint.

Product overview

The Sextant Group is a technology and acoustics consulting firm (now part of NV5's Technology & Acoustics group) that provides planning and design services for technology systems and spaces. The firm operates as a unified practice with over 120 technology professionals, offering Technology & Acoustics Consulting services through an 'Artistic Engineering™' approach. The company is fiercely independent and provides vendor-neutral counsel without incentives from product sales or installations. Services span across education, justice, public safety, hospitality, healthcare, cultural & arts, corporate, sports & recreation, government, worship, and aviation & transportation markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Technology & Acoustics Consulting Comprehensive consulting services for technology and acoustics planning and design across multiple vertical markets, delivered by more than 120 technology professionals using a vendor-neutral approach. Services include AV, IT, security, and acoustic system design for new construction and renovation projects in education, justice, hospitality, healthcare, corporate, government, worship, and transportation facilities.
• Artistic Engineering™ A branded proprietary methodology combining artistic vision with technical engineering excellence to design systems and spaces. Delivered as the firm's signature collaborative process for innovative and effective technology solutions across multiple vertical markets.

Quantifiable outcome

• Faculty development workshops that transform concept of learning and set stage for years to come

Named customers4 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• NV5 Global: Publicly traded parent company (NASDAQ: NVEE) of The Sextant Group; provides the platform, capital, and cross-sell context for Sextant's operations and is itself a broader engineering and infrastructure consulting peer set.

Direct peers

• ME Engineers: MEP and technology design firm with strong AV/acoustics practices for performing arts, sports, and cultural venues — directly comparable in both technical scope (AV, acoustics) and the high-profile venue vertical Sextant serves.
• Cerami & Associates: Specialty acoustics, AV, IT, and security consulting firm serving healthcare, education, and cultural clients — closely overlaps Sextant's acoustics and technology consulting practice in scope and customer base.
• Sparling (technology consultancy): Technology and acoustics consultancy serving corporate, healthcare, and education clients with AV/IT/security design — a long-standing peer in the independent specialty-consulting niche.
• Shen Milsom & Wilke: Independent technology consulting firm specializing in AV, IT, security, and acoustics design for buildings — directly comparable to The Sextant Group in service mix, vendor-neutral positioning, and vertical-market exposure across higher education, healthcare, and corporate.
• Waveguide Consulting (now Salas O'Brien): AV/IT design and commissioning consultancy with a comparable vendor-neutral model and higher-education, corporate, and healthcare focus; now operating within Salas O'Brien, a broader engineering platform — analogous to Sextant's position inside NV5.

Broad incumbents

• Arup: Global engineering firm with world-class acoustics and AV design practices serving cultural, sports, and transportation clients; a broad incumbent whose specialty groups directly compete for marquee projects.
• Jacobs: Large global engineering and consulting firm offering building technology and mission-critical services — competes as a broad incumbent with scale advantages across government, healthcare, and infrastructure verticals.
• WSP: Global professional services firm with technology systems design capabilities embedded in larger building MEP and infrastructure engagements — competes as a full-stack incumbent against Sextant's specialty scope.
• AVI Systems: Large-scale AV integrator with design-build capabilities across corporate, education, and government; broader incumbent that competes with independent designers by absorbing design into installation contracts, opposite to Sextant's vendor-neutral stance.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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