Our History
Providing Structural Condition Assessments to Montana and Surrounding States
After designing yellowcake uranium processing plants around the world, Samuel Hensler, PE, chose to relocate to Billings, MT, as his wife pursued a new career in the healthcare industry. During this relocation, he found employment with Eggart Engineering Company (EEC). Under the guidance of its founder, Quentin Eggart, PE, Sam began performing structural condition assessments of residential and commercial structures. This was a fascinating branch of engineering that Sam had not yet encountered. It involved astute observation, a deep understanding of construction practices from various eras, formulating hypotheses based on a solid knowledge of structural mechanics, testing those hypotheses with imperfect information, and using Sherlock-esque detective skills to reach conclusions. All of this required not only physical agility to maneuver through tight, precarious spaces but also social adeptness to communicate highly technical findings in simple terms to non-engineer clients. As a nerdy, rock-climbing, socialite engineer, Sam had found his calling.
After a few years of expanding EEC’s engineering consulting services, Sam realized that his role had become a distraction from EEC’s primary successful revenue stream—constructing metal buildings. After a long and open discussion with Mr. Eggart, they agreed that it would be best for Sam to practice his consulting services independently. Thus, in early 2018, Sam founded Dynamic Analysis, a forensic and structural engineering firm dedicated to structural analysis.
As demand for these services grew, Sam found skilled engineers who could fit the specific nuances required for condition assessment work. Samuel Bower, PE, joined Dynamic Analysis, bringing years of experience as a design engineer at Sanderson Stewart and as a project engineer at COP Construction. Later, Kyle Huss, PE, joined Dynamic Analysis after a long career involving explosive ordnance disposal for the US Army and rotating equipment engineering for Exxon and Phillips.
Today, Dynamic Analysis has grown into a five-employee forensic and structural engineering firm specializing in forensic analysis for the litigation, insurance, and real estate markets. With its core firmly rooted in forensic and failure analysis, Dynamic Analysis enhances its structural design process with a strong grasp of which building mechanics work best in different situations.
