Fenstermaker Names Travis Bodin Chief Operating Officer

Fenstermaker has named Travis Bodin Chief Operating Officer, expanding his leadership across the firm’s operational divisions. The appointment marks a new chapter in Bodin’s more than two-decade career with Fenstermaker and reflects the company’s commitment to bringing its technical capabilities together in support of long-term growth. 

Bodin joined Fenstermaker’s engineering design team in 2004 and built his career through technical practice, project work, and leadership in Survey & Mapping. He later served as Survey Office Operations Leader and Vice President of Survey & Mapping, developing a perspective shaped by the realities of delivering client work and the responsibility of guiding the people behind it. His appointment brings that experience to a companywide role. 

As COO, Bodin leads operations spanning Survey Field Services, Advanced Technologies, Energy, Government, and Supporting Services. He works with the firm’s directors and technical leaders to improve coordination across disciplines while keeping project delivery central to operational decisions. 

His appointment comes as Fenstermaker implements a companywide organizational restructuring designed to strengthen collaboration and support sustainable growth. 

“Travis shares the values that guide this company and is well positioned to help execute our vision moving forward,” — Charles Fenstermaker, President 

For Bodin, effective leadership begins with understanding the people and processes behind successful project delivery. He has met with leaders across the firm to hear their perspectives on operational challenges and identify opportunities for greater coordination. As he explained in a recent conversation, an executive’s role is “to listen, understand, and be a voice of reason for those that work for the company.” 

A native of New Iberia and a graduate of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Bodin holds an MBA, is a licensed professional land surveyor, and is a Project Management Professional. Reflecting on the opportunities that have shaped his career, he offered a simple piece of encouragement: “Don’t ever let anybody tell you you can’t do something.” 

Looking ahead, Bodin has expressed optimism about the shared experience of Fenstermaker’s leadership team and its ability to address challenges together. His focus remains on strengthening the connections and operational discipline that will support the firm’s continued growth.