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Personality Profile: Nagappa Ravindra, P.E. 2013

Name: Nagappa Ravindra, P.E. Title: President Company: Ravi Engineering & Land Surveying, P.C. Location: Rochester, NY. Place of birth: Mysore, India Family: Wife - Vasantha Ravindra, Two daughters - Priya and Anisha College: B.S. from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India and M.S. from Syracuse University First job unrelated to your current field: Teaching Assistant at Syracuse University First job in your current field: Structural Engineer at a Consulting firm in Syracuse, N.Y. What your firm does now and its plans for the future? We provide structural, environmental, geotechnical engineering, land surveying and construction inspection services in New York. Expand geographically to Pennsylvania in the future. Hobbies: Golf, tennis and ping pong Favorite film: "Beautiful mind" Favorite novel: "To Have and Have Not" by Ernest Hemingway Keys to success: Perseverance If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Professional tennis player Person you admire most (outside of the family): Stefan Edberg
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