Background
Kannappan, Sam was born in 1943 in Nattarasankottai, India, SCIENCE/ENGINEERING0. Son of N. Sockalingam and Kaliyammai.
Kannappan, Sam was born in 1943 in Nattarasankottai, India, SCIENCE/ENGINEERING0. Son of N. Sockalingam and Kaliyammai.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Annamalai University, India, 1965. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University Texas, 1970.
Principal engineer, SIP Inc., Houston, 1973-1981; supervisor, Blount Brothers, Houston, 1981-1983; mechanic engineer, Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1983-1985; project engineer, Bendix, Greenbelt, Maryland., 1985-1987; mechanic engineer, Bechtel, Gaithersburg, Maryland., 1987-1988; senior engineer, General Electric, Princeton, New Jersey, 1989-1991; mechanic engineer, United States National Research Council, Washington, 1991-1992; manager mechanic engineering, Zentech, Houston, since 1992.
Founder secretary Meenakshi Temple, Houston, 1978. Secretary Tamil Nadu Foundation, Baltimore, 1984. Notary public Texas State/Harris County, Houston, 1979.
Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers (B31-3 piping committee, gas pipeline safety research committee), Piping Society Houston, Texas Real Estate Commission, Maryland Real Estate Commission, Inter-Faith Conference.
Married Meena, 1967; children: Ramesh, Narayanan, Abirami, Ram.