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Fenstermaker has evolved from a small regional surveying company to a diverse consulting firm, capable of handling projects requiring the expertise of one discipline or the combined efforts of several divisions.
Charles Howard Fenstermaker, Jr. founded C. H. Fenstermaker & Associates, Inc. in 1950. Fenstermaker was the son of another surveyor, C. H. Fenstermaker, Sr., who began surveying in Louisiana in the early 1900s. Today, the company is lead by William H. Fenstermaker, son of Charles Howard Jr. and the third generation to continue the family-surveying legacy.
The firm began as a small surveying and mapping company in New Iberia, Louisiana. Fenstermaker is now one of the largest surveying and mapping firms in the South and offers a multitude of other services as well.
In the beginning, the firm performed surveying and mapping almost exclusively for oil and gas clients. Today, Fenstermaker is a multi-disciplinary firm serving a variety of clients including the local, state and federal governments, the oil and gas industry, and private enterprise.
The company's early commitment to automated mapping kept the Fenstermaker firm at the forefront of survey and mapping technology. Over the years, the firm has grown and evolved and its dedication to technological advancements has set the company apart from the competition. Fenstermaker is capable of the most advanced computer mapping techniques in the country. The introduction of "smart maps" in the mid '80s paved the way to fully automated Geographic Information Systems technology available today.
Today, Fenstermaker consists of four divisions; Surveying & Mapping, Engineering, Environmental Consulting, and Advanced Technologies. The Advanced Technology Division, created in 2008 incorporates the highly specialized disciplines; Underwater Acoustic Services, High Definition Survey, and Geographic Information Systems.
Currently, Fenstermaker's offices are located in Lafayette, New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Shreveport, Louisiana, and Houston, Texas,
C. H. Fenstermaker & Associates - Time Line | 1950 | C. H. Fenstermaker, started the company, in New Iberia, Louisiana. | | 1954 | The company moves out of the family home into three rooms on Burke Street in New Iberia. | | 1962 | The business moved to offices on Charles Street in New Iberia. | | 1964 | C. H. Fenstermaker builds a two-story building at 1538 Pinhook Road, in Lafayette, LA.
The Lafayette office housed about 10 employees, while another eight remained behind at the Charles Street location, which became the company's warehouse for its boats and field surveying equipment. | | 1971 | William Fenstermaker, son of Charles Howard, joins the family business full time. | | 1974 | Engineering Division formed to provide civil engineering services for governmental agencies and private developers. | | 1980 | Bill Fenstermaker took over as president and CEO of the company. | | 1981 | Following a period of rapid growth, the company moves to its present location at 135 Regency Square.
The oil industry experiences downturn. CHFA continues to diversify adding Environmental Consulting Services. | | 1986 | CHFA purchases Aubry G. Burke & Associates of New Orleans. The New Orleans office of C. H. Fenstermaker & Associates is established. | | 1988 | Firm is awarded $5 million contract with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers to map the entire Atchafalaya Basin. The contract led to more jobs and more diversification.
The firm's Information Technology and Special Projects Divisions are formed. | | 1990 | Bill Fenstermaker named winner of the Entrepreneurial Success Award from the Louisiana Department of Economic Development. | | 1993 | Charles Howard Fenstermaker was presented with the Surveyor of Excellence Award for lifetime achievement by the Louisiana Society of Professional Surveyors. | | 1998 | Lafayette office complex expands to 27,800 square feet to accommodate growth of firm.
Fenstermaker opens Houston location. | | 2003 | Fenstermaker opens Baton Rouge office. | | 2005 | Bill Fenstermaker announces the appointment of Dr. Kam Movassaghi as President of C.H. Fenstermaker & Associates. | | 2007 | Fenstermaker opens Shreveport office | | 2008 | Fenstermaker adds Advanced Technology Division incoporating Underwater Acoustic Services, High Definition Survey, and Geographic Information Systems Dr. Kam Movassaghi serves as President of the Transportation & Development Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers | | 2009 | Dr. Kam Movassaghi inducted as Chairman of the Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce Fenstermaker's Advanced Technology Division wins the Louisiana Transportation Excellence Award at the 2009 Transportation Engineering Conference |
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