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Where in the World is Roger?

The Adventures of the World’s Most Interesting Engineer

What makes Roger Ward, Sr. the world’s most interesting engineer?

Roger Ward, Sr. (PE, BCEE) is the CEO at Roger Ward Engineering. A veteran of United States Army, he proudly served our country in the early 70s. After his honorable discharge, he led a water practice for a national engineering firm’s Indianapolis office. He currently oversees all of the public sector projects at Roger Ward Engineering and provides senior-level consulting services on public water and wastewater infrastructure projects.

Ward Sr. has traveled the world with Engineers Without Borders, an amazing organization that provides volunteer engineering services and relief to communities around the world, volunteering to help them solve infrastructure, energy, agriculture, water and sanitation problems and other engineering challenges.

In September, he traveled to Equador, to a village called  Comuna Guangaje, a community with a population of 350 indigenous people, high in the Andes Mountains, that was facing a dire water supply problem. He led a seven-member team of volunteers who met with the community members, performed field surveys of the existing water distribution system and investigated ways to improve the system performance to provide a reliable water supply for the future. Along the way, he met some interesting people, (and a more than a few alpacas!) He also dined on a feast of potatoes and guinea pig. 

“This was an amazing trip,” he said. “The determination of these people is inspiring, and the country is so beautiful. I’m planning to return to further improve their water system.”

Ward Sr., holds a BS in Biological Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and a Masters of Engineering from Purdue University. He currently serves as the technical mentor to the Rose-Hulman and Purdue Chapters of Engineers Without Borders and is also a member of the Great Lakes Technical Advisory Committee.

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