The Pitch
An engineering design firm that focuses on meeting community-based needs through water-based infrastructure.
Robert Mora & Jennifer Snape
The Entrepreneur
Robert Mora, PE, PLS, ENV-SP (Founder & Managing Partner)
A professional engineer and land surveyor, Mr. Mora is a founder and managing partner at Batture LLC. Batture is an engineering firm focused on infrastructure planning and design. He has been actively involved in the the New Orleans Professional Chapter of Engineers without Borders and currently serves as the Chapter President. He is a member of the Greater New Orleans Water Collaborative, currently serving on their steering committee.
Jennifer Snape (Managing Partner)
Jennifer Snape is a Managing Partner in Batture, LLC, a civil engineering and land surveying firm based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Jennifer graduated from Tulane University with her bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering. She received a Master’s Certificate in Coastal Engineering from Old Dominion University. She has been working as a civil engineer for over 13 years. In 2016, Jennifer was selected as one of fifty Women of the Year by New Orleans City Business and she was awarded the Outstanding Young Alumni award by Tulane University School of Science and Engineering. Jennifer has co-authored two books on Louisiana/Engineering History, Louisiana’s Oil Heritage and Huey P. Long Bridge. Jennifer is involved with multiple non-profit and professional societies, including Groundwork New Orleans, where she has been on the board and acted as treasurer for 4 years, Society of American Military Engineers, where she has held board positions for three years, Engineers Without Borders, and American Society of Civil Engineers.