about us
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With over 25 years in the construction industry, C. Tucker Cope has developed a reputation as an outstanding Engineer, employer, business owner, and leader. One of Tucker’s many strengths is helping develop a business owner’s idea into a concept, then taking it from inception to completion.
Tucker grew up in the construction industry and knew from a young age he wanted to be an Engineer. His family was involved in the redi-mix concrete industry when, in his younger years, he could often be found playing in the sand with toy dump trucks or riding in the company mixer trucks. During his teenage years, his family started a construction company through which they identified a growing market for metal buildings that was not being utilized. After Tucker attained both a Bachelor’s and Master’s of Science in Civil Engineering from Case Western Reserve University in 1997, he was employed in the metal building manufacturing industry as a Design Engineer. After leaving the metal building manufacturing industry, Tucker got involved in the family construction company. Since the early 2000’s, Tucker and his team have grown C. Tucker Cope & Associates into one of the premier design-build companies in the tri-state area. In 2014, along with a fellow engineer of C. Tucker Cope & Assoc., a partnership was formed that was the beginning of engineering company Engineering Direct. Engineering Direct, LLC handles the engineering design aspect for C. Tucker Cope & Associates, as well as operating independently as its own business entity.
Tucker holds a professional license in 6 states. He is currently a board member of the Metal Building Contractors and Erectors Association (MBCEA) and is also active with the local Ruritans Club where he helps with their tractor pull events.
In Tucker’s free time he enjoys spending time with his wife Ashley and working around their 50+ acre property where they also have many family pets.
Here at Engineering Direct, Kevin specializes in architectural and structural drafting to assist the Design Engineers with various projects.
Kevin holds an Associates of Applied Science in Computer Drafting and Design from ITT Technical Institute.
In Kevin’s spare time, he donates his time to the community by helping at various churches. He enjoys spending time with his niece and nephew, traveling, and catching a Pittsburgh Penguins game from time to time.
Cory’s prime focus is architectural and structural drafting with a focus in BIM modeling. He has assisted in design with a vast variety of projects from car dealerships to aluminum extrusion plants.
Cory holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Architecture & Minor in Construction Management from Kent State University.
Nick specializes in stormwater management design and site design. His main focus is on designing ways to control runoff from storm events by utilizing underground storage, detention ponds, and providing a site with proper ways to reach the storage devices. Nick also assists in preliminary building layout design using Revit.
Nick holds his Bachelor’s of Science in Civil and Construction Technologies. Nick is also studying to become an EIT (Engineer in Training) and his goal is to eventually obtain his PE (Professional Engineer) license.
In Nick’s spare time, he enjoys coaching soccer and watching and playing other sports like soccer, basketball, and golf.