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Shawn C. Tovey,
RCDD

AI-Enabled Engineering  ·  Smart Automation  ·  Independent Consulting

Independent consulting for AI-enabled engineering and smart automation. Not AI for its own sake — AI where it actually makes the work better.

Background

The Practice

Independent consulting for AI-enabled engineering and smart automation.

Limited Energy eXperts (LEX) is an independent consulting practice focused on practical AI adoption for engineering, low-voltage design, and home automation workflows. LEX helps turn repetitive technical work into structured, repeatable processes — from Division 27 and Division 28 engineering support to AI-assisted estimating, documentation, coordination, and system planning.

The focus is not AI for its own sake. It is using AI where it actually helps: reducing manual effort, improving consistency, accelerating design decisions, and giving engineers, contractors, and homeowners better tools to solve real problems.

The free tools on this site — PLEX and The Estimator — came from real project needs. PLEX was built to simplify telecom room power, UPS, generator, and cooling coordination. The Estimator was built because low-voltage bidding still depends too heavily on spreadsheets that were never designed for Division 27/28 scope.

AI Adoption Low-Voltage Design Division 27/28 Support Home Automation Engineering Workflows Smart Automation AI Tooling BICSI Standards
Credential

RCDD

Registered Communications Distribution Designer — credentialed by BICSI.

BICSI
Registered Communications Distribution Designer

The RCDD is BICSI's flagship credential for ICT systems designers. It validates expertise in the design and integration of communications systems, data centers, security systems, and the associated low-voltage infrastructure. Holders demonstrate competency across telecommunications distribution, structured cabling, and building systems coordination.

Free Tools

Built for the Profession

Client-side engineering tools that run entirely in the browser. No login, no subscription, no data sent anywhere.

Power Load EXaminer
PLEX v2.32

Preliminary sizing for telecom room and equipment room power loads. UPS, generator, PoE, and cooling coordination for Division 27/28 design.

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Job Estimation
The Estimator v1.25

Schedule-driven crew sizing and job estimation for Division 27/28 low-voltage work. BICSI-coded scope, overtime math, local and remote cost variants.

Launch The Estimator  →
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Contact

Professional inquiries, tool feedback, and industry conversation welcome.

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Questions about AI adoption for engineering workflows, feedback on the tools, or just want to connect with someone who thinks about this stuff all day.

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