MEANA Officials

MEANA brings engineers of Malayalee origin to share our common interests, values and experiences and is involved in many activities for the betterment of society.

Executive Members

TONY JOHN

President

Master of Engineering Management, Northwestern University Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Kettering...

SINIL ANN PHILIP

Vice President

BS, Computer Engineering College of Engineering Chengannur

BOBBY JACOB

Secretary

Martech and Data Science Specialist, Radian Consulting LLC MBA, Finance,...

VINOD NEELAKANTAN

Treasurer

Vinod Neelakantan currently serves as Vice President, Corporate Development

PHILIP MATHEW P.E.

Public Relations Officer

P.E., LEED AP O+M Mechanical Engineer at MWRD

SABU THOMAS

Mentor

Sabu Thomas is an IT Management Professional and is the...

TONY JOHN

Position: President

Master of Engineering Management, Northwestern University

Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Kettering University

Bachelor of Engineering, Bangalore University

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SINIL ANN PHILIP

Position: Vice President

BS, Computer Engineering

College of Engineering Chengannur

BOBBY JACOB

Position: Secretary

Martech and Data Science Specialist, Radian Consulting LLC
MBA, Finance, Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management 1994-1997
BS, Engineering, Shivaji University 1986-1990

VINOD NEELAKANTAN

Position: Treasurer

Vinod Neelakantan currently serves as Vice President, Corporate Development (more…)

PHILIP MATHEW P.E.

Position: Public Relations Officer

P.E., LEED AP O+M
Mechanical Engineer at MWRD

SABU THOMAS

Position: Mentor

Sabu Thomas is an IT Management Professional and is the Founder/CEO of i-medIT Technology Solutions. i-medIT Technology Solutions provides enterprise-level IT practices and solutions to healthcare-focused businesses as well as small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the Chicagoland area.

Sabu received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago and M.S. in Computer Science from Illinois Institute of Technology. He also received an MBA in Technology Management from the University of Phoenix.

Sabu has been actively involved with MEANA since its inception in 1992. He held various positions during this time and led the organization as president in 2009 and 2010.

Under Sabu’s leadership, MEANA submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister of India (via Mr. Ashok Kumar Atri, the consul General of India) regarding the export of E-Waste to India and to ban this illegal activity.

Also, when MEANA conducted a fundraiser for the scholarship program in 2004, Sabu was the fundraiser convener and was able to raise $54,000.

 

Board Members

ABRAHAM PANICKER

Board Member

College of Engineering Trivandrum BTech, Mechanical Engineering

JAMES MANIMALA

Board Member

BSEE TKM College of Engineering, Kollam (1970) MSEE Illinois Institute...

JOSEPH PATHIYIL

Board Member

BS, Mechanical Engineering, Mar Athanasius College of Engineering – Kothamangalam...

KOSHY VAIDYAN, PE, LEED AP

Board Member

Studied at the College of Engineering, Trivandrum (CET), Studied at...

LUKE THACHET

Board Member

BSEE, The University of Illinois Chicago, 1980

MATHEW DANIEL

Board Member

Mathew Daniel currently serves as Global Head of the Banking...

SHAJI EDAT

Board Member

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Mar Athanasius (MA) College of Engineering –...

STEBY THOMAS

Board Member

Steby Thomas is a graduate with BS in Mechanical Engineering...

TOM PULLUKAT

Board Member

BS, Civil Engineering 1974 Regional Engineering College Calicut,

Girley Abraham

Board Member

BS Civil – TKM College of Engineering 1978-1983 Retired Civil...

P.S. Nair

Board Member

College of Engineering, Trivandrum, 1962 First Rank BS, Mechanical Engineering...

ABRAHAM PANICKER

Position: Board Member

College of Engineering Trivandrum
BTech, Mechanical Engineering

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JAMES MANIMALA

Position: Board Member

BSEE TKM College of Engineering, Kollam (1970)

MSEE Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago

Power Utility Engineer, worked for ComEd/Exelon for 35 years, currently a consulting engineer.

JOSEPH PATHIYIL

Position: Board Member

BS, Mechanical Engineering, Mar Athanasius College of Engineering – Kothamangalam 1973.

MS, Electrical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology.

Worked 34 years as a Power Engineer for Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois.

KOSHY VAIDYAN, PE, LEED AP

Position: Board Member

Studied at the College of Engineering, Trivandrum (CET), Studied at Illinois Institute of Technology, and studied at the University of Illinois, became a Licensed Professional Engineer in many States, Former Advisory/ Cognizant Project Engineer for NWP/Contractors for DEPT of Energy. Worked as Chief Electrical Engineer for STV Eng. Corporation. Worked as Senior Project Engineer for Sargent and Lundy Engineers involved in Nuclear Power Plants in Illinois, China, Korea, etc.

Provided Electrical Engineering Design and Construction Management Services for a wide variety of Industrial, Commercial, Pharmaceutical,   Laboratory, Healthcare,   Multiple Family Residential high-rise residential, and Commercial high-rise buildings in Chicago, Singapore, Dubai, etc. Some of his projects are the O’Hare Modernization Program, River City of Chicago, Marina City renovation, Stroger Hospital, Rush Hospital Addition, New  World Trade Center Buildings in New York, Nuclear Waste Disposal Plant in New Mexico, Los Alamos Laboratory

Still providing design services for former employers on part-time

Licensed Professional Engineer in Illinois, Alabama, Arizona, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, California, and New Mexico
Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED), Accredited Professional, U.S. Green Building Council

Professional Membership in IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, CEE, Consulting Electrical Engineers, Division of Electrical Association

Founding President of MEANA, Past Director of CEE

 

LUKE THACHET

Position: Board Member

BSEE, The University of Illinois Chicago, 1980

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MATHEW DANIEL

Position: Board Member

Mathew Daniel currently serves as Global Head of the Banking and Financial Services Business Division of IBM Corporation. Mathew has the overall global responsibility for running the entire business division and is also a key member of the IBM Senior Management Leadership Team in determining the strategic growth of the organization Prior to joining IBM Corporation Mathew was holding the position of Senior Vice President and Global Head of the Retail and Consumer Products Group Business Unit at Tech Mahindra Americas Inc/Satyam Computer Services Ltd. Mathew has also served in senior roles with HCL Technologies Americas Inc, Lucent Technologies Inc, and Xerox Corporation. Mathew is a leading Sales and Marketing Leader who has more than 36 years of global work experience and has worked in the US, Europe, and Asia Pacific Regions.

Mathew is a graduate of TKM College of Engineering, Kollam (1977-1982) under the University of Kerala with a Bachelor of Technology Degree in Mechanical Engineering. He has two MBA Degrees, one from London Business School and the second from the prestigious Harvard Business School. Mathew is currently pursuing his Ph.D. program in Marketing Management and Client Acquisition Techniques from Kellogg School of Management in Chicago.

Mathew served as the President of the Malayalee Engineers Association of North America(MEANA) from 2019-2020.

SHAJI EDAT

Position: Board Member

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Mar Athanasius (MA) College of Engineering – 1987

Secretary: Steby Thomas

STEBY THOMAS

Position: Board Member

Steby Thomas is a graduate with BS in Mechanical Engineering from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.  Class of 1995

Employed in the transportation industry in engineering and sales positions with several technical patents.

President of MEANA 2011-2012

Tom Pullukat

TOM PULLUKAT

Position: Board Member

BS, Civil Engineering 1974 Regional Engineering College Calicut, (more…)

Girley Abraham

Position: Board Member

BS Civil – TKM College of Engineering 1978-1983
Retired Civil Engineer from the City of Chicago

P.S. Nair

Position: Board Member

College of Engineering, Trivandrum, 1962 First Rank
BS, Mechanical Engineering

Key skills in General Management, Project Management, Corporate affairs, Financial Control, Man Management, Human Resource Management, Leadership Trainer and Prolific Speaker.

President of Malayalee engineers of North America, and of many Service and Welfare Organizations.

Gold Medalist in Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering.