Change is Good! Er Anil D’Souza Installed as Chairman of ACCE for 2017-19
“Go for civil engineering, because civil engineering is the branch of engineering which teaches you the most about managing people. Managing people is a skill which is very, very useful and applies almost regardless of what you do” – Sir John Harvey Jones
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Mangaluru: Serving as a President or Chairman of a organization is a privilege and honor bestowed upon you by club members. When you are selected, your peers have recognized your leadership skills and potential to manage the association effectively. Your term in office will offer many opportunities to learn new skills, enhance the experience of others and grow as a leader. By taking advantage of the many opportunities to learn and grow, your term can have personal and professional development benefits that will last a lifetime. All of the members of your association are part of your team, and it is the chairman’s responsibility to guide members toward reaching the association goals.
Having goals and making plans to achieve them are two key steps to being successful. Every office-bearers and every member has his/her important role to fill, and by working together, your association will be able to meet its full potential and serve a vital role in your community. To accommodate these facts, there is a great deal of latitude in how you choose to manage your association as long as you follow the basic association rules/standards. In today’s rapidly changing world, individuals must blend their family demands, work commitments and volunteer work. While the responsibilities of an individual association president/chairman may be demanding, he is able to share challenges, ideas and perspectives with fellow officers.
Er Anil Sebastian D’Souza (Chairman- ACCE (I) for 2017-19
“A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible” said Adam S. and for that matter, Er Anil Sebastian D’Souza is a person of that caliber. Born in Mangaluru, he did his High School at Milagres High School, PUC at St. Aloysius College – both at Mangaluru and Diploma in Civil Engineering at SNS Polytechnic, Bajpe, following which he joined as an Asst. Engineer with Noel F C Pinto (now N J Builders & Promoters) from 1988 till date. In ACCE (I)-Mangaluru Centre, Er Anil has served as Treasurer (2011-13), Secretary (2013-15) and Vice Chairman (015-17). Married to Priya S D’Souza, has a Son named Neil.
Like they say that Change in leadership is always good and better, it was time for change in Chairmanship to lead The Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (India) -Mangaluru Center (ACCE) for the year 2017-2019. The installation ceremony of the office bearers of ACCE (India) was held at St Sebastian’s Hall, Bendore, Mangaluru on Saturday, 10 June 2-017 at 7 pm. Live-wire Er Rajendra Rao Kalbhavi compered the event with his professionalism as always, and kept the audience glued to their seats with his punchy and witty dialogues. Following the invocation by Er Vimal Keerthi Jain, the welcome address was delivered by Chairman of ACCE (2015-2017), Er T Vinayak Pai. Introduction of the guests was done by the compere.
The ceremony was inaugurated by lighting the traditional lamp by Prof. K N Lokesh (Director, NITK-Surathkal), along with dignitaries on the dais namely- Chief guest, Dr Manjunath Bhandary (Chairman, Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management, Mangaluru); presiding officer-Er S Ratnavel (National President-elect, Association of Consulting Civil Engineers-India); Guests of honour- Er Chandramouleeswar S (National secretary general-elect, ACCE-I); Er Vijaya Vishnu Mayya (National Vice President (South zone) elect, ACCE-I). Er T Vinayak Pai (Chairman); Er Mohammed Iqbal (Secretary); Er Premanand (Treasurer); Er Anil S D’Souza (Chairman-elect); Er Sathyaranjan Rao (Secretary-elect) and Er Arun Prabha ( Treasurer-elect) of ACCE (I) – Mangaluru Centre.
A PowerPoint presentation compiled by Er T Vinayak Pai about the activities conducted by local ACCE for the year 2015-17 was also presented. Out-going chairman, Er Vinayak Pai in his farewell speech thanked and appreciated all the support, love and encouragement shown towards him during his two years tenure as Chairman of ACCE-Mangalore Center. Then came the moment of the evening, when Er Anil Sebastian D’Souza was installed the incoming Chairman of ACCE-Mangaluru Center, by offering him a bouquet of flowers by presiding officer Er S Ratnavel.
In his acceptance speech, Er Anil D’Souza offering his gratitude to God, his family members, relatives, team members, friends and well-wishers said, ”While I am accepting this responsible post of this prestigious association, I am looking forward to your full support and encouragement in taking this association to greater heights. I promise to work with my office bearers to provide effective club leadership. I promise to be responsible for developing team strategies, motivating the office bearers and members, and monitor the overall performance of the team. I am confident with this collaborative team approach not only we can improve our Association administration, but it also enables each officer to be more confident and effective. Collaboration ensures more effective use of individual talents. While I look forward to my successful two-year tenure as Chairman, I thank you all and seek your support and blessings in my forthcoming endeavours”.
Chief guest Dr Manjunath Bhandary addressing the audience said, ”Civil Engineering is known to be the mother of all engineering disciplines. It is an all pervasive engineering profession, full of opportunities and challenges. Civil Engineering addresses to all aspects of the infrastructure facilities necessary for modern living such as buildings, transportation systems, water supply and waste water treatments, environmental protection etc. Civil Engineering actually plays the role of nation building. The construction boom in India and abroad provides plenty of opportunities for Civil Engineers. So we should try to mould our engineering students as world class Engineers. We should look for progress through quality education by keeping pace with new challenges in the field of Civil Engineering. We need to create competent Civil Engineering professionals, applying their technical and managerial skills thereby finding real-time solutions to regional and global problems and accept new challenges in various Civil Engineering projects. As always change is better- now that ACCE has a new chairman, Er Anil D’Souza should follow his own dreams, create his unique ideas and plans, and thereby make a difference in the association and community”.
“My one humble request to the civil engineers of ACCE is that you should involve students who are becoming the prospective engineers in your projects- so they know the basic ideas and terms in the civil engineering field. We should aim in producing students with quality engineering talents to the society, and not just those who pass out with merits. At our Sahyadri College we provide only studies, but students should also learn, for that the help of you civil engineers is very much needed. Because sometimes students don’t know the difference between a column and pillar. Basic common sense is very much needed these days. I request ACCE members to start interacting with the engineering students- be my guest and I will provide you the space at Sahyadri. Together let’s develop a structure,” added Dr Bhandary.
ACCE (India) president-elect, Er S Ratnavel in his address said, ” Glad to see all these engineers in a jubilant mood, there is harmony among them, and that’s a good sign in any organization or association. As engineers, we need to have an exchange of responsibility, accountability, and commitment. As civil engineers are addressed as nation builders, I feel proud to be a civil engineer. We need to implement integration. Since Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings, we need to give full concentration while carrying out the job. As civil engineering is going high-tech these days, the job of a civil engineer gets tougher and needs more attention in the project undertaken. We all should look for great years ahead of us- we can all work together and come out with great results. Long live Civil Engineering and Civil Engineers!”.
Er S Ratnavel, Er Chandramouleeswar S, and Er Vijay Vishnu Mayya, the office bearers elect of National ACCE (I); and also Er Vinayak Pai, Er Mohammed Iqbal and Er Premanand (the outgoing office bearers of ACCE-Mangaluru were felicitated for their service in the Association. The vote of thanks was proposed by Er Sathyaranjan Rao. The formal function was adjourned for a fellowship dinner, during which a few engineers showed their singing talents.
Office Bearers of ACCE (I) Mangaluru Centre: Er Anil S D’Souza (Chairman); Er Sathyaranjan Rao (Secretary), Er Arun Prabha (Treasurer); Er Premananda A (Vice Chairman); Er Vinayak Pai (Immediate past chairman); Er Vijay Vishnu Mayya (National Vice President); Er Narendra Prabhu (Joint Secretary); Er Shankernarayana K (Joint Treasurer); Er Arunraj K V (PRO); Er Bharath J (Programme Committee); Er Eknath Dandekari (Technical Committee); Er Umesh Shetty (Community services); Er Rakesh Nayak (Membership Committee); Er Clody J Lobo (Laisioning Committee); other committee members are- Er Rajendra Kalbhavi, Er Ranganath Aithal, Er Balasubramanya M, Er Suresh Shetty, Er Mohammed Iqbal, Er Devdas T Uchil, Er Naveen Kumar, Er Jaykumar, Er Ajith Kumar, Er AV Suresh Rao, Er Kenneth D’Souza, Er Somshekar, Er Suraj Kumar A, Er Subramanya Prabhu, Er Austin Miranda, and Mohammed Ayub.
All the best Sir…………..