Our
Story
Apex Drafting & Partners was founded in 2022 with a singular mission: to become the leading resource for commercial millwork drafting services nationwide.
But the foundation goes back further than that. Negus Negesti, our founder, has been in the trenches of the millwork industry since 2002 — more than two decades working alongside respected firms across Virginia, New York, Washington D.C., and California. He has seen what happens when engineering keeps pace with production, and what it costs a shop when it doesn't. That experience is built into everything Apex does.
Who We Are
Apex Drafting & Partners was built to solve the single biggest bottleneck in the millwork industry: the Engineering Gap.
We are not a freelance solution. We are an Elastic Engineering Department designed to integrate directly with high-volume millwork firms. We convert fixed overhead into variable project costs — giving you the ability to scale up instantly without the feast-or-famine hiring cycle that slows most shops down.
Our Philosophy: Velocity
Sales move fast. Engineering is where projects stall.
For most operation managers, the bottleneck is not the shop floor and it is not the sales team — it is the drafting queue. When submittals back up, PMs lose momentum, fabrication windows shrink, and margin gets eaten by delays that were never budgeted for.
Apex exists to eliminate that gap. We don't draw pretty pictures and hand them off. We execute — on deadline, to AWI standards, with the same discipline on project one as on project one hundred. Whether we are navigating complex CAD files, coordinating field dimensions, or managing a high-volume revision cycle, we stay focused and we stay in motion.
That is what we mean by Velocity. Not just fast — deliberate, repeatable, and built to keep your floor moving.
Meet The Leadership
Malik Zuberi
Senior Drafting Consultant
With over 10 years of architectural millwork experience, Malik is our technical anchor. He is the authority on AWI and ADA standards, ensuring that even the most complex designs are constructible and compliant. If it's in the drawings, Malik has double checked it.
Negus Negesti
Founder & President
Negus founded Apex to become the number one US resource for commercial drafting. With over two decades of hands-on millwork experience, he knows hard work beats talent. Apex isn't just an agency; it is a strategic partner—one defined by grit, precision, and an unwavering commitment to execution.
Mika Reyes
Project Manager Liaison
Mika is the digital multitasker who connects the dots in the background. While our drafters focus on high-end details, Mika handles the logistics, digging through email chains and project reports to build "360-degree" WIP reports. She handles the "noise" so the team can handle the drafting.