Background
Pandya, Navinchandra Narmadashanker was born on January 30, 1928 in Mangrol, India. Arrived in United States, 1957, naturalized, 1970. Son of Narmadashanker and Rambhaben B. (Joshi) Pandya.
Pandya, Navinchandra Narmadashanker was born on January 30, 1928 in Mangrol, India. Arrived in United States, 1957, naturalized, 1970. Son of Narmadashanker and Rambhaben B. (Joshi) Pandya.
Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Gujarat University, 1954. Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Wayne State University, 1959. Attended, University Michigan.
Managing partner Real Investment Company, Universal Investment Development Company. President Prayag Associates. Chief civil engineer Atul Products, India, 1954—1957.
Instructor Wayne State University, 1959—1962. Designer, project engineer Giffels Associates Inc., Southfield, 1962—1973, director computer applications, 1973—1978, director advance technologies, 1978. Member, various national committees President Cultural Society India, since 1975.
Consultant in field.
Vice president Bharatiya Temple, 1976. Member of American Society of Civil Engineers (president, Southeast Branch Michigan Section 1975-1976), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Planning, Architect, Society Computer Applications in Engineering, American Concrete Institute, Toastmasters International Club (president 1978), Chi Epsilon.
Married Snehlata P. Joshi, April 29, 1954. Children: Sonal, Pranav, Prashant.