Design

Design/Systems Austin Group, Inc.’s integrates a versatile young department responsible for producing working drawings, record drawings, submittals, operation and maintenance manuals, and calculations. They maintain constant interaction with the installation department, sales department, and service departments as well as our customers in all phases of a project to ensure communication, consistency, and code compliance are adhered to. The design department at Design Systems Group Austin is proficient in the layout of many types of systems including; Fire, Security, CCTV, Intercom, Nurse Call, Access Control, and many more.

Altogether we are an active department striving to design multiple types of systems in a timely manner using the latest in software technology, training, experience, and hard work. “Life Safety by Design”!

Design Contacts

Shannon Ritchie

Design Manager

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Shannon has been an employee of Design Systems Group Austin since May 2000 gaining diverse experience within the industry. Starting in the installation, he later moved to service, and now runs the design department. This allowed time to dedicate intense effort in attaining a Bachelors of Interior Architecture from Kansas State University. After graduation he added to his resume by working for an architecture firm in Wichita, Kansas for one year while continuing to do contract work for Design Systems Group Austin.

Shannon has a Bachelors of Interior Architecture, LEED AP, licensed State of Texas Fire Alarm Technician and is VESDA trained and certified.