Founded in 1994 and rebranded in 2018, Five Nine Design Group is an employee owned Indiana Corporation headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana with the targeted purpose of providing architectural and engineering services, AHJ permitting, and project management to the Telecommunications and Mission Critical business sectors of the economy. Through our company mission of commitment to customer success through service excellence we are focused on building long term customer for life relationships.

Five Nine Design Group has developed long term strategic partnerships in the Telecommunications and Mission Critical markets allowing our design group to provide industry leading service in architecture and engineering solutions, management, and turnkey project delivery. Our mission coupled with the innovative and creative strengths of our professionals has resulted in the delivery of over 500 successful projects for our customers.

Our Team

  • Brian Hobbs

    Brian Hobbs, Managing Member

    Brian has over 19 years of professional service experience in the telecommunications and mission critical industry with direct oversite and design of over 450 facilities deployed in hundreds of municipalities throughout 40 states and 3 countries.  Brian received a B.S. in Architecture and B.S. in Environmental Design from Ball State University.  Brian is responsible for overall company operations and developing, managing, and maintaining Five Nine Design Group’s customer relationships.  Through his leadership and management over the past 15 years he has grown the long-term customer base, service offerings, and company capabilities to make Five Nine Design Group an industry leader in the telecommunications and Mission Critical design services market.

  • Rex Atkinson

    Rex Atkinson, Production Director

    Rex is a junior level architect graduate with a B.S in Architecture and B.S. in Environmental Design from Ball State University.  He is NCARB IDP qualified and in process of completing Architect licensure in Indiana.   Rex has over 10 years of experience in the telecommunication and mission critical industry with special expertise in AHJ agency process navigation and permit acquisition.  He has excelled in delivering multiple projects on fast paced timelines against tough challenges.

    Rex manages the day to day production for all Five Nine projects and ensures that each of them are meeting the customers’ expectations within contracted scope and project schedule milestones.