Chris Down BSc (Hons) CEng CITP MBCS

Chris is the proprietor of the business and the primary technical and commercial contact.

With over 17 years experience in the development, supply and support of structural engineering software, covering all aspects from complex analysis to drawing and modelling systems Chris is considered one of the foremost authorities in this field.

Following an honours degree in Civil Engineering Chris worked for a number of structural engineering consultants on a range of high profile, high complexity projects before moving full time into the computer side of structural consultancy in 1989.

Chris has been a Chartered Engineer since 1998 when he was admitted as a Chartered Member of the British Computer Society in recognition of his contributions in the structural engineering software field.

Chris is very much “hands on”, most of his working life has been spent in the harsh world of real projects, real deadlines and limited budgets.  His stated aim is “not to drive push my clients to the leading edge of software development, but to ensure they purchase the systems that will generate the best returns for their business”.

Chris is a regular contributor to a number of publications on the wider aspects of IT, structural engineering and CAD. Including The Steel Construction Yearbook, The Structural Engineer, CAD User and Computing.

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