John Roach, SE, PE

Office Engineering Leader

John Roach

John thrives when he is challenged. He happily takes on some of the most complex engineering projects and delivers elegant, optimized and innovative solutions. 

A versatile engineer with a passion for innovation, John has worked with a wide variety of clients across all markets and regions. As the office engineering leader for our Denver office, he is growing the engineering practice and developing strategies to pursue ambitious projects where he can use his talents to lead teams and find creative solutions for clients. He believes architectural design and structural engineering are intrinsically linked, and that the most aesthetically compelling and cost-effective solutions can be found where they intersect. Because he firmly believes that the best solutions come from interdisciplinary collaboration, John always strives to engage each stakeholder in the structural design process.

A few clients and collaborators 

  • Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia 
  • Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
  • Penn Medicine

Expert in

  • Interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Complex structural design
  • Taking Instagram pictures atop mountains

Passions

  • Helping others with his handyman skills
  • Publishing articles and sharing insights with aspiring engineers
  • Pursuing structural design excellence (and winning some cool awards along the way)