Indian named as Secretary in Texas's Engineering Board
An Indian-American is appointed as the Secretary of the Texas Board of Professional Engineers that licenses qualified engineers and regulates the practice of professional engineering in the US state.
Sokkalingam @ Sam Kannapan is a professional engineer and senior design engineer for SNC-Lavalin Hydrocarbons and Chemicals. Now he has been appointed as the secretary of the Texas Board of Professional Engineers (TBPE) in Austin. He also serves as a board member of the Society of Piping Engineers and Designers and an advisory board member of the Asia Society's Texas centre.
From now on the Indian will sign all the newly issued licenses. The news was confirmed by Texas Board of Professional Engineers (TBPE) in a press statement. The board will monitor and renew around 57000 licenses for engineers.
It has to be noted that Kannappan is a mechanical engineering graduate in Annamalai University. He also got his MS in Mechanical engineering at University of Texas. He also worked on Texas On-Site Wastewater Treatment Research Council from 2006-2011.