Indian American CEO gives dirt its due

Indo-Asian News Service
The Hindustan Times
Thursday, November 20, 2003

Washington, November 20 - An Indian American soil
specialist has given dirt its due -- turning his
knowledge of geology into a multimillion-dollar business!

Allahabad-born Dhirendra Swarup "Sax" Saxena is president
and CEO of ASC Geosciences, headquartered in Lakeland,
Florida.

Saxena is a geotechnical engineer, a soil specialist who
helps developers determine the makeup of the ground they
intend to build on and how to engineer a solid
foundation.

Saxena, 63, has invested a lifetime in the science of
soils. ASC Geosciences employs 80 people and has branch
offices in six states.

A graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
Kanpur, he migrated to the United States via Canada. He
went on to study at Technical University of Nova Scotia,
Canada, when he got a scholarship.

His first job took him to Orlando, where he took soil
samples during the earliest stages of Walt Disney World.

Saxena, who uses the nickname Sax, has left much of the
operation to his two sons, Anu and Jay, leaving him time
to concentrate on especially challenging projects that
require his expertise in soil mechanics. The firm also
specialises in the broader field of environmental
engineering, which incorporates other elements such as
water and air.

Saxena's reputation has grown so far and wide that
architects working for the University of South Florida
employed him in the university's search for a new
Lakeland campus.

His firm is currently working on a project at Lakeland
Regional Medical Centre, which is adding a 300-bed wing.

The weight of the nine-storey tower rests on Saxena's
reputation, which merits praise from some of his peers.

Other Saxena projects in recent years include the Turkey
Point Nuclear Power Plant near Homestead, the World
Marriott Resort at Lake Buena Vista and more than a dozen
airport improvement jobs throughout the state, including
Lakeland, Bartow and Winter Haven.

From his corporate perch Saxena can view one of the
city's more pastoral scenes -- Lake Wire and its
burgeoning stock of swans and other birds. He speaks of
Lakeland with reverence.

It fits his persona -- dynamic yet laidback and family
friendly, according to a report in the Ledger, published
from Lakeland, Florida.

Lately he has taken to philanthropy to compensate the
community and his adopted country for his good fortune of
the past 20 years since setting up his business out of
his home garage.

The Saxena Family Foundation supports a variety of good
causes, such as the children's wing at Lakeland Regional
Medical Centre, and a lecture series.

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Indian American CEO gives dirt its due
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Allahabad-born Dhirendra Swarup "Sax" Saxena

That is a remarkable waste of syllables.

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