Providence Photonics is one of a range of specialist focus firms which collectively make up the Providence Holding Company, an engineering and environmental consulting firm offering comprehensive services regionally, nationally and internationally. Headquartered in Baton Rouge, LA, the organization has grown over the past 13 years to include nearly 200 employees in multiple offices and projects worldwide. Providence is a family of companies comprised of several related affiliates: Providence Engineering and Environmental Group LLC: Formed in 2000, this company has approximately 100 engineers, environmental scientists and support staff and performs engineering and environmental projects for governmental and industrial clients with offices in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Providence Technical Services, LLC: Formed in 2008, provides pre- and post-disaster assistance to state and local governments as well as private sector clients. Pre-disaster activities include risk assessments, vulnerability analyses, hazard mitigation planning, master planning, resiliency planning, mitigation project design, benefit-cost analyses, project management, and training. In post-disaster environments, Providence Technical meets the needs of recovering communities with long-term recovery by augmenting their staff and redevelopment planning, federal grant applications and grant management, project development, and project management. Providence/GSE Associates, LLC: Acquired in 2009, Providence/GSE is a 28 employee civil engineering design and surveying firm based in Houma, Louisiana that primarily serves Gulf Coast area local governments and levee districts. The Providence Family of companies work autonomously, but share support services, and combine in teams or share employees and expertise as required to meet or exceed client expectations. The Providence culture highlights flexibility and diversity in an effort to ensure fulfill employee career aspirations and continually expand services and service areas.