What Fisher Arnold does

Fisher Arnold (legal entity Fisher and Arnold, Inc.) is a privately held multi-discipline architecture and engineering firm founded in 1986 in Memphis, Tennessee, operating from nine staffed offices across Tennessee, Arkansas, Florida, Texas, and Indiana. The firm delivers integrated architecture, engineering, planning, environmental, surveying, transportation/CEI, and industrial-process services to government, utility, transportation, industrial, commercial, education, healthcare, and aviation clients across the Southeast and South-Central United States. Service offerings run the full infrastructure lifecycle — NEPA studies, design survey, interstate and interchange design, bridge design, electrical substation and distribution engineering, water/wastewater systems, environmental site assessment and remediation, drone LiDAR surveying, and construction engineering inspection — supported by standard industry technology stacks (AutoCAD, Civil 3D, MicroStation, OpenRoads, Revit, GPS/robotic total stations, 3D terrestrial scanners).

The business operates on a project-based professional services model, with engagements sourced via RFP, direct hire, and long-term on-call contracts (notably with TDOT and multiple municipalities). Notable enterprise clients include FedEx (multi-state facility design), Ford (Blue Oval City survey and electrical design), BNSF Railroad, City of Memphis, MLGW, Murphy USA, Camfil, Shelby County Schools, University of Memphis, Johnson & Johnson, and Memphis International Airport. Average revenue per employee for A/E firms at this scale typically places current annual revenue in the $25M–$50M range, though only a $5.8M figure (date-uncertain) was disclosed by Memphis Business Journal. Ownership is private/founder-managed with current President & CEO Keith Budlong (appointed 2021, originally joined via the 2017 MidSouth Utility Consultants merger) and CFO Michelle Davis. The firm has 101–250 employees, holds multiple state qualifications, and pursues growth through geographic office expansion (Indianapolis relocation in October 2024) and enterprise-client penetration rather than acquisition or external capital.

Name

Fisher Arnold

Legal name

Fisher and Arnold, Inc.

Website

https://fisherarnold.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Fisher Arnold is a privately held, full-service architecture and engineering firm in Memphis offering integrated design, surveying, environmental, transportation/CEI, and industrial-process services to government, utility, industrial, and commercial clients across the Southeast US.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture and Engineering Services

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Management & Delivery (EPCM/CMAR/Design-Build Oversight) (EUANALAE)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Architectural design firm
• Transportation engineering
• Environmental consulting
• Construction engineering inspection

Headquarters

HQ city

Memphis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Design Services: Professional services billed on hourly rates or fixed-fee project basis for engineering, architecture, planning, environmental, surveying, and construction inspection services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fisher Arnold is a multi-discipline architecture and engineering professional services firm offering integrated services across architecture, civil/structural/electrical/environmental engineering, transportation and CEI, land development, land planning, surveying, water/wastewater, and industrial process design. The firm delivers these services to government agencies, utilities, commercial/industrial clients, and educational institutions across the Southeast US on a project-based or on-call contract basis.

Product overview

Fisher Arnold is a multi-discipline architecture and engineering professional services firm offering an integrated portfolio of services. The company provides architecture, consulting, electrical engineering, environmental services, industrial process engineering, land development, land planning/landscape architecture, planning, structural engineering, survey, transportation/CEI, and water/wastewater engineering services. These services are delivered across multiple market sectors including aviation, commercial, education, environmental, government, healthcare, industrial, parks & recreation, transportation, and utilities. The firm operates as a unified professional services platform rather than a single product, with services often combined on multidisciplinary projects for government agencies, municipalities, and private clients throughout the Southeast United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Architectural design services for commercial and institutional building types, including design of new facilities and renovation/rehabilitation projects. Intended for commercial, governmental, and institutional clients needing building design and documentation.
• Consulting Comprehensive consulting services including industrial processing consulting, environmental consulting, remediation plans, and legal support for project evaluation and analysis. Used by industrial, utility, government, and legal-sector clients for project advisory work.
• Electrical Engineering Electrical engineering services covering high, medium, and low voltage power generation and distribution, substation design, transmission design, system studies, arc flash studies, and SCADA projects. Served to utilities, industrial, and government clients.
• Environmental Services Environmental assessment, compliance, documentation, management, and remediation services including NEPA studies, Categorical Exclusions, Environmental Assessments, Environmental Impact Statements, hazardous material assessments, UST/AST management, and hazardous waste services. Served to public agencies and private developers.
• Industrial Process Group Industrial process design, front-end planning, detailed engineering, and commissioning support for pulp and paper, steel, chemical, and petroleum industries, including operator training and outage planning. Targeted at industrial manufacturers and operators.
• Land Development Engineering Land development engineering including site master planning, due diligence, subdivision design, commercial centers, mixed-use developments, and governmental approval processes. Used by private developers, commercial real estate, and municipalities.
• Land Planning / Landscape Architecture Landscape architecture and land planning services including parks and recreation design, commercial planting, irrigation, urban design, sports complexes, bicycle paths, and greenways. Used by municipal parks departments, developers, and institutional clients.
• Planning Planning services including electrical rate studies, financial analytics and modeling, facilities condition assessments, urban and regional planning, master land planning, and LEED and sustainability planning. Used by utilities, municipalities, institutions, and private developers.
• Structural Engineering Structural engineering services specializing in precast and prestressed bridge design, concrete mixture design, material quality control, and concrete durability for highway, railroad, industrial, and airport projects. Used by DOTs, rail, industrial, and aviation clients.
• Survey Services Survey services including boundary, topographic, ALTA, bathymetric surveys, drone LiDAR, orthomosaic imagery, construction staking, and DOT route surveys. Used by government agencies, developers, engineers, and architects needing precise site data.
• Transportation & Construction Engineering Inspection (CEI) Transportation engineering and CEI services including NEPA studies, design survey, interstate and interchange design, roadway and highway design, traffic signals, bridge design, traffic studies, and CEI for TDOT and municipalities. Used by state DOTs and municipal transportation departments.
• Water and Wastewater Engineering Water and wastewater engineering including long-range water system planning, distribution systems, storage tanks, sanitary sewer collection, treatment plant design, stormwater services, and flood analysis and mitigation. Served to municipal water/wastewater utilities and developers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Designer of Record on first 21st Century School built for Shelby County Schools
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Vistage WorldwideminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2024Gene Bailey, Jason MacDonald, and John Pankey completed the Vistage Emerging Leaders Program, a 2-year commitment focused on improving execution, bench strength, employee retention, and enhanced culture. The firm hosts Vistage events at their Memphis headquarters.
• ABES EngineeringminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint Venture mentoring agreement with ABES Engineering, led by Emmanuel Tuombe, P.E. ABES Engineering was featured in The Daily Memphian for entrepreneurship, diligence and growth story. Partnership aimed at supporting minority business development in Memphis area.
• DomtarminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustrial Process Group assisted with on-boarding for returning workers at Domtar's Kingsport, TN mill while providing operator training and leadership development.
• Patton & Taylor Enterprises, LLCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partner for Springs at Buckingham Farm project, providing surveying, city approvals and site engineering services.
• Fleming ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Fleming Architects on Memphis Fire House No. 5 project which won a Notable Design Award.
• Christian Brothers UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partnership for career fairs and student recruitment. Fisher Arnold participates in campus recruiting at multiple universities including Mississippi State University and Alabama A&M.
• Mississippi State UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partnership for career fairs and student recruitment.
• Alabama A&M UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partnership for career fairs and student recruitment.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Barge Design Solutions: Nashville-based employee-owned engineering, architecture, and planning firm serving water, transportation, and industrial clients across the Southeast. Comparable in scale, multi-discipline model, and Tennessee operational footprint.
• Waggoner Engineering: Jackson, MS-based multi-discipline engineering firm providing civil, environmental, surveying, and planning services across the Southeast. Closely comparable regional peer with overlapping government and utility clientele.
• Allen & Hoshall: Memphis-headquartered multi-discipline A&E firm offering architecture, civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical engineering across the Mid-South. Directly comparable to Fisher Arnold in size, geography, service breadth, and government/industrial client base.
• Garver: North Little Rock-headquartered multi-discipline engineering firm with aviation, transportation, water, and environmental practices across the South and Midwest. Comparable in size, regional Southeast footprint, and integrated service platform.
• Buchart Horn: Regional A&E firm with offices across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast providing architecture, civil, structural, environmental, and transportation engineering. Comparable multi-discipline service mix and government client base.
• Neel-Schaffer: Jackson, MS-based engineering and planning firm with strong transportation, water, and environmental practices across the Southeast. Closely comparable in regional focus, multi-discipline service mix, and DOT/state government client overlap.
• KCI Technologies: Multi-state engineering, planning, and construction services firm with strong transportation, environmental, and utility practices across the Eastern U.S. Comparable in size, service breadth, and Southeast/Mid-Atlantic geographic overlap.
• Volkert: Mobile, AL-headquartered engineering and environmental firm with strong transportation, infrastructure, and energy practices across the Southeast. Comparable regional A&E peer with similar DOT and government client mix.

Broad incumbents

• Kimley-Horn: One of the largest U.S. consulting engineering, planning, and design firms with offices nationwide. Operates broadly in transportation, land development, environmental, and water — overlapping with Fisher Arnold's core services but at much greater scale and national scope.
• TRC Companies: National consulting firm providing engineering, environmental, and construction management services to utilities, government, and commercial clients. Overlaps with Fisher Arnold's environmental, utility, and infrastructure practices as a broader-scope incumbent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles25 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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