HistoryPresident and Chief Design Engineer David Philips, P. E. graduated from Georgia Tech in 1978 and landed a job with HNTB in Atlanta GA as a design engineer. At that point in time HNTB was the fourth largest engineering consulting firm in the nation. After approximately 14 years of engineering experience Mr. Philips started A. P. Structural Engineering providing the highest structural engineering standards with over thirty-five years of experience.SpecialtiesStructural engineering design, inspection, and construction management. Residential and commercial projects throughout metropolitan Atlanta.