For Engineering, Architecture + Consulting Firms

Design Team Augmentation

Confidential technology and security design capacity for firms that need another experienced designer behind the scenes.

ApexCDM plugs into your project team for structured cabling, audiovisual, access control, video surveillance, and intrusion detection work. Your firm remains client-facing while we support design, documentation, coordination, and review under your direction.

Structured CablingAudiovisualAccess ControlVideo SurveillanceIntrusion Detection
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Your Firm Stays Client-Facing

We work in the background under your direction, standards, and delivery process.

02
Task to Full Package

Use ApexCDM for one deliverable, one discipline, or a complete design scope.

DESIGN SUPPORTWe Help Keep Your Project Alive - CONFIDENTIALLY
TOP SECRET
APEXDESIGN SUPPORT
01RedlinesMarkups + Revisions
02SpecificationsTechnical Requirements
03Full DesignComplete Packages
04Device PlansLayouts + Coverage
05Risers + DetailsArchitecture + Schedules
06QA / QC ReviewComments + Coordination
ONE TASKONE DISCIPLINEFULL PACKAGE
Built for Peer Firms

Add capability without changing the client relationship.

ApexCDM can support engineering firms, architecture firms, technology and security consultants, and specialty designers — including firms that normally perform this work internally. We integrate as additional project capacity, not as a replacement for your client relationship.

01
Confidential Background Support

Work can follow your templates, standards, review process, naming conventions, and appropriate nondisclosure requirements.

02
Flexible Scope

Bring us in for a deadline, missing discipline, specific deliverable, schedule recovery, or ongoing production support.

03
Design + Consulting Access

Use ApexCDM for production, technical direction, design review, coordination, documentation, and system-specific consulting.

Systems Supported // 01

Technology + security expertise your team can plug into.

Support can be limited to production assistance or extend through system planning, design development, documentation, coordination, specifications, and quality review.

01ICT

Structured Cabling

Copper and fiber infrastructure, pathways, telecommunications rooms, device connectivity, schedules, details, and specifications.

Copper + FiberPathwaysTR / ER Coordination
02AV

Audiovisual

Audiovisual system planning, room technology layouts, equipment coordination, connectivity, infrastructure, details, schedules, and specifications.

Room SystemsInfrastructureEquipment Coordination
03SECURITY

Access Control

Controlled-door layouts, reader locations, hardware coordination, system architecture, schedules, details, and specifications.

Door CoordinationArchitectureSchedules
04SECURITY

Video Surveillance

Camera layouts, coverage planning, system architecture, recording and storage coordination, network requirements, schedules, and specifications.

Camera LayoutsCoverageVMS + Storage
05SECURITY

Intrusion Detection

Sensor layouts, alarm zoning, system architecture, monitoring requirements, integration, details, schedules, and specifications.

DetectionAlarm ZoningIntegration
When Firms Engage // 02

Extra capacity for real project pressure.

The engagement can be short and targeted or become a repeatable extension of your delivery team across multiple projects.

01Workload Surge

Add production capacity when active projects, pursuits, or compressed deadlines exceed internal bandwidth.

02Missing Discipline

Add technology or security expertise when a required discipline is not available internally for a specific project.

03Schedule Recovery

Assign focused design and documentation work to help a delayed package regain momentum.

04Ongoing Backlog

Establish repeatable background support for firms with recurring technology or security production needs.

How We Can Plug In // 03

One task or the complete design package.

The assignment does not have to begin at schematic design. ApexCDM can enter where the project needs help and work within the documentation standards already established by your team.

01Redlines + Markups

Drawing revisions, comment incorporation, and targeted production support.

02Device Plans + Layouts

System-specific plans, locations, coverage, and project coordination.

03Risers + Details

System architecture diagrams, risers, typical details, and schedules.

04Technical Specifications

Project requirements and specifications aligned with the design intent.

05QA / QC + Peer Review

Independent review, coordination comments, and issue identification.

06Full Design Package

Complete assigned discipline documentation from design development through bid documents.

How We Integrate // 04

Your process. Additional ApexCDM capacity.

The goal is not to force a new workflow onto your team. We adapt to the project structure already in place.

01Define

Confirm scope, schedule, systems, level of effort, standards, and required deliverables.

02Integrate

Receive project files, templates, backgrounds, standards, references, and team direction.

03Produce

Complete assigned design, documentation, coordination, review, and consulting work.

04Review + Deliver

Work through comments with your team and issue the approved deliverables back into your process.

Confidential / Behind-the-Scenes Support

Your firm can remain the client-facing consultant while ApexCDM provides background design and production capacity under the engagement structure you establish.

Additional Design Capacity

Need another experienced designer behind the scenes?

Tell us the discipline, deliverables, current project stage, and deadline. We can define a focused support scope around what your team actually needs.

Request Design Capacity PROJECT-BASED // SURGE // ONGOING SUPPORT