LAFAYETTE, LA — C. H. Fenstermaker & Associates welcomes Grant Besse, PE, to the company. Besse will be lending his skill set in hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, analysis and reporting, development design, and project management to the engineering team in his new role as Engineer.

Prior to joining Fenstermaker, Besse worked for five years as a Civil Engineer for Bluewing Civil Consulting, LLC, which was a new startup at the time of his hiring. At Bluewing, Besse was able to utilize developing skills in Hydrology and Hydraulics (H&H) and floodplain engineering that began with his work as a Graduate Research Assistant within the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Department of Civil Engineering.

Besse's extensive work in water and sewerage, roadway, drainage, and floodplain engineering, along with his passion for coastal engineering as a means of improving lives in Louisiana’s coastal communities make him an ideal fit for Fenstermaker's engineering team under the leadership of Anna Doucet, PE.

“We are so excited to have Grant join our engineering group," Doucet said. "His skill set in H&H, development design, planning, and data analysis is a great compliment to the services we offer. Plus, Grant’s service-oriented mindset and family values exactly match Fenstermaker’s core values."

Besse holds a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and earned a master’s degree in civil engineering from the same university. He is also the current President of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Acadiana branch.