From inspired vision to impactful solutions
Paul J. Ford & Company has been leading the way in structural engineering design for more than half a century, delivering creative solutions across the buildings, wireless communications, and power infrastructure markets. Founded in 1965 by Paul Joseph Ford in Columbus, Ohio, the practice is a nationally recognized leader in the design, analysis, and modification of communications towers, monopoles, and transmission structures. It also provides comprehensive structural engineering services for a broad range of building types, including commercial, healthcare, education, industrial, hospitality, multifamily housing, and municipal facilities.
David HawkinsPresident
Chad HinesVice President
Justin KlineVice President
Justin RuhDirector of Engineering
Brian GreeneChief Financial Officer
Comprehensive structural design, analysis, and foundation engineering services for new construction, expansions, and historic renovations across commercial, institutional, and specialty markets.
Design development, construction document preparation, and construction administration for diverse building sectors.
Advanced structural assessments and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to evaluate existing structures and load capacities.
Shallow and deep foundation design, including specialized rock anchor, precast modular, and caisson systems.
Innovative engineering, analysis, and modification services for wireless infrastructure, specializing in guyed towers, self-supporting towers, monopoles, and non-traditional sites.
Analysis, design, and modification of guyed towers, self-supporting towers, and monopoles.
Detailed analysis and modification of antenna mounts, platforms, and proprietary mounting solutions.
On-site mappings, condition assessments, and construction inspections to verify structural integrity and modification compliance.
Transmission, distribution, and substation engineering designed to enhance grid reliability, specializing in lattice towers, steel pole structures, joint use, and complex relocations.
Telecommunications · Power Transmission & Distribution · Healthcare · Education · Hospitality · Retail · Industrial · Multifamily Residential · Government · Public Safety · Commercial · Parking · Senior Living · Aviation · Data Centers
Cedarville, OH · Education · 2020 · Client: Cedarville University
A new two-story, 15,000 square foot addition to the existing library building at Cedarville University to accommodate a new dining facility anchored by Chick-fil-A. The design features a broad expanse of windows overlooking a central campus lake, utilizing structural steel and a composite elevated slab with braced steel framing on shallow foundations.
Columbus, OH · Multifamily Residential · 2022 · Client: National Church Residences
A new three-story, 85,000 square foot affordable housing facility providing 94 senior housing units. Formulated through the FHAct50 pilot program, the complex features one- and two-bedroom residences in the revitalizing Franklinton neighborhood of Columbus.
St. Mary's, IN · Education · 2021 · Client: Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Structural design of a new 49,000 square foot coeducational residence hall and dining facility. The project features a three-story, 38,000 square foot residence hall housing approximately 100 students in apartment-style suites, alongside an adjacent 11,000 square foot, 500-capacity dining hall.
Monroe, LA · Data Centers · Client: CenturyLink
Design of a new technology center and parking garage, featuring a four-story technical center, a 30,000 square foot three-story mechanical building, and a five-story precast parking garage with 1,000 spaces. The structural system comprises composite slabs over steel frame supported by deep foundations, with concrete shear walls and steel moment and braced frames.