Crux Consulting

What Crux Consulting does

Crux Consulting LLC is a privately held, Nebraska-based fire and life safety engineering and code compliance consulting firm founded in 2021 by Shane Cherney, PE, P.Eng, CSP. The firm delivers three interconnected service lines: (1) code and regulatory consulting spanning permitting, zoning, building, fire, life safety, hazmat, ADA, MEP, energy, environmental, and OSHA/PSM compliance, plus direct AHJ negotiation; (2) fire, life safety, and security systems design and turn-key installation including sprinklers, fire pumps, detection, alarms, smoke control, mass notification, and security systems; and (3) performance-based design leveraging advanced physical modeling (CFD, hydraulic, thermal radiation, dispersion, explosion analysis, egress modeling, QRA) to support code equivalencies and engineering judgments.

Crux serves facility owners, developers, property managers, engineers, architects, contractors, attorneys, and insurance companies across federal, commercial, critical energy, and industrial sectors, with particular depth in DoD facilities, high-rises, universities, hospitals, oil and gas/LNG terminals, battery energy storage systems (BESS), data centers, and chemical/industrial facilities. The firm operates from an Omaha, Nebraska headquarters with branch offices in Boston and Charlotte, and claims over $1 billion of cumulative completed project experience across domestic and international work.

The business model is professional services on a project-by-project basis, engaging clients from concept studies through turn-key installation management, with pricing not publicly disclosed. On February 10, 2026, Agellus Capital acquired Crux and integrated it into its Bluejack Fire & Life Safety platform, combining it with the existing Orcus Fire & Risk business under co-presidents Shane Cherney and Marcelo D'Amico as part of a national fire and life safety roll-up strategy.

Name

Crux Consulting

Legal name

Crux Consulting LLC

Website

https://cruxcon.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Crux Consulting is a fire and life safety engineering and code compliance consulting firm serving federal, commercial, critical energy, and industrial clients with code consulting, performance-based design, and turn-key system installation from offices in Omaha, Boston, and Charlotte. Founded 2021, acquired by Agellus Capital in February 2026 and combined with Orcus Fire & Risk under Bluejack Fire & Life Safety.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Omaha

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for code and regulatory compliance, fire, life safety, security, and engineering for related specialty systems. Projects range from concept studies through turn-key installation management across various market sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Crux Consulting is a professional services firm delivering consulting, performance-based design, and engineering for code and regulatory compliance, fire, life safety, security, and related specialty systems. The firm serves facility owners, developers, engineers, architects, contractors, attorneys, and insurance companies across federal, commercial, critical energy, and industrial sectors, with projects ranging from concept studies through turn-key installation management.

Product overview

Crux Consulting offers a unified suite of fire and life safety consulting services organized around three interconnected practice areas: Code and Regulatory Consulting (covering permitting, zoning, building, fire, and environmental compliance), Fire/Life Safety/Security Systems (providing design through turn-key installation for suppression, detection, alarm, and emergency systems), and Performance-Based Design (delivering advanced modeling and analysis including CFD, hydraulic analysis, and risk assessment). Together, these services support clients from concept studies through installation management across federal, commercial, critical energy, and industrial sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Code and Regulatory Consulting Advisory service covering permitting, zoning, building codes, fire regulations, life safety, hazmat, accessibility/ADA, MEP, energy compliance, environmental/EPA Risk Management Plans, and AHJ negotiations with building officials and fire marshals.
• Fire, Life Safety, and Security Systems Design and turn-key installation services for fire protection and safety systems including fire sprinklers, standpipes, fire water tanks, fire pumps, special hazard suppression, fire/gas/hazard detection, fire alarms, smoke control, emergency voice/evacuation, mass notification, emergency power/lighting, and security/CCTV systems.
• Performance-Based Design Advanced engineering analysis services including computational fluid dynamics (CFD), hydraulic modeling, quantitative risk analysis, egress modeling, dispersion analysis, fire/thermal radiation modeling, explosion analysis, FMEA, and energy/acoustic modeling to support code compliance and safety assessments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $1 billion of completed project experience

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Bluejack Fire & Life SafetycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCrux Consulting was acquired by Agellus Capital and integrated into the Bluejack Fire & Life Safety portfolio company. The combined entity operating as Orcus Fire & Risk expands service offerings including code consulting, risk modeling, engineering, procurement, project management, and system installation and testing to more clients and vertical markets.
• Orcus Fire & RiskcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExisting fire protection engineering business within Bluejack Fire & Life Safety that Crux Consulting will be combined with under co-presidents Marcelo D'Amico and Shane Cherney. The combined entity operating as Orcus Fire & Risk will expand service offerings to more clients and vertical markets.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Jensen Hughes: Premier fire protection engineering, code consulting, and security design firm offering nearly identical services — performance-based design, AHJ negotiations, hazard analysis, security systems — across federal, commercial, and industrial clients. The closest direct competitor to Crux in head-to-head RFPs.
• Coffman Engineers: Multi-discipline engineering firm with a substantial fire protection engineering practice serving commercial, federal, healthcare, and industrial clients — direct competitor in building code and life safety engineering.
• Code Consultants, Inc. (CCI): Long-established fire protection and code consulting firm providing code/regulatory consulting, performance-based design, and life safety engineering across the same federal, commercial, healthcare, and institutional markets that Crux serves.
• TERPconsulting: Specialty fire protection engineering consultancy focused on performance-based design, fire modeling, and code consulting for complex facilities — directly comparable niche focus to Crux's PBD practice.

Broad incumbents

• NV5 Global: Engineering and consulting firm delivering fire protection engineering, code consulting, and building performance services to infrastructure and commercial clients — comparable as a multi-discipline engineering services platform with fire-safety capabilities.
• Exponent: Engineering and scientific consulting firm with a fire investigation and protection engineering practice serving industrial, energy, and infrastructure clients — comparable in advanced modeling, failure analysis, and regulatory expert work for the same energy-sector clients.
• Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates (WJE): Engineering consultancy providing fire/life safety, code consulting, and structural-fire-resistance services for buildings and infrastructure, particularly in existing-building and forensic contexts relevant to Crux's commercial and federal work.
• Arup: Global engineering consultancy with a well-known fire safety consulting practice delivering performance-based fire design, egress modeling, and code consulting for complex built-environment projects — a broader incumbent competing for the same large complex projects as Crux.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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