We asked Stan some questions on what all he does in and out of the office, his childhood in Louisiana, and his garden! Congrats, Stan!
As a Senior Project Manager in the Drinking Water Group, my primary responsibilities are to perform and manage drinking water-related engineering services. While I have always been passionate about improving our drinking water systems, I have also had many opportunities at Wessler to perform and manage stormwater and wastewater projects. Dabbling on “the dark side” so to speak, is not a problem for me because the stormwater and wastewater projects are ultimately necessary for the protection of our drinking water sources.
The Wessler Way means that we work together with our clients to identify the most appropriate solutions, and then we perform the engineering services needed to implement those solutions with the quality required to ensure successful outcomes.
Gardening, hunting, fishing, wood cutting, woodworking, traveling, learning, spending time with family members, and helping others. I truly enjoy gathering, producing, preparing, cooking, repairing, repurposing, and building things that Pam and I can enjoy and share with our extended family and friends.
That if you can’t do something right it is probably not worth doing, and to always be honest and ethical.
My mom, Emily Diamond, raised seven of us in a big old house on nine acres in the pine woods four miles outside of Covington, Louisiana. We didn’t have a television until I was a sophomore in high school, so we spent as much time as we could outside and we read a lot. Our house wasn’t air conditioned so as soon as we finished our daily chores we would jump in and hang out on the beautiful Bogue Falaya River that bordered our property. During those hours and days on that wonderful river I gained an appreciation for how water works and what it can do. The Bogue Falaya has a huge hydraulic basin so when there are widespread, heavy rains it turns into a raging monster. I also learned what can happen if we don’t protect our rivers and streams when a truck load of acid that was leaking was dumped in the river. Everything in the river for miles downstream was killed and it took years for the eco-system to recover. After attending college in Pittsburgh I was visiting family in Brown County, Indiana and decided to stay for a while. My cousin introduced me to Pam and the rest is history!
I plant a wide variety of vegetables and have been doing so for years - all without using any commercial fertilizers. We really enjoy the garden produce, particularly the corn, tomatoes, potatoes, and beans; and enjoy it even more when we can share it with others.