Corporate Background
History

The firm was founded in 2001 to serve the needs of engineering departments at state and local government agencies. It has since delivered professional services on numerous projects, both large and small. The size of its government contracts has varied from $20,000 to $2,000,000.

Its IT Services Division has delivered workflow automation solutions for Office of Traffic and Safety, Office of Environmental Design, Office of Highway Development, Office of Planning and Preliminary Engineering, Highway Hydraulics Division, Design Technical Services Division, Prince William County, and the Maryland Department of Environment. Some of the award-winning solutions it has built include: Environmental Monitor's Toolkit, Property Notification System, Quality Assurance Toolkit, Contract Tracking System, among others. It is a developer partner with key industry platform vendors such as Bentley Systems, Autodesk, ESRI, and Microsoft.

Its Engineering Services Division has delivered professional engineering and construction management and inspection services for Maryland Transportation Administration, Maryland State Highway Administration, Arlington County, Virginia DOT, Housing Authority of Baltimore City, Midasco, and JSI Paving and Construction. It has partnered with industry heavyweights such as URS Corporation, Parsons Brinckerhoff, RK&K, KCI Technologies, JMT, Greenhorne & O'Mara, Greenman-Pedersen, STV Incorporated, and reputable specialized firms such as Sabra, Wang & Associates.

Government-related certifications the firm holds include: MDOT Certified MBE, Maryland SBR, Virginia SWAM, and US SBA 8(a).

 
Ownership

RAM Consulting Corporation is a privately held firm registered as a C Corporation in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Corporation is owned by the husband and wife team of Ranjit and Manjit (Mindy) Sahai.

Ranjit is a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) who was appointed a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2009 (F.ASCE). He is a graduate from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi. From IIT Delhi, he received his B.Tech. and M.Tech. degrees in Civil and Structural Engineering respectively. He came to the US with his wife, Manjit, in 1983. He received his MS degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Houston, Central Campus (Go Cougars!). He authored “Teach Yourself MicroStation” in 1999 and the book received acclaim from readers world-wide. He had co-authored four books before that between 1994 and 1997. He wrote the popular MDL Corner 101 column, a programmer’s introduction to the Bentley MicroStation Development Language for the now-defunct MicroStation Manager magazine. He rose to the title of Vice President at Alpha Corporation where he started as a Structural Engineer in 1987. He had designed mid-rise buildings in 1985 with Building Engineers in Houston, Texas; and analyzed curtain walls for high-rise buildings in 1986 with Flour City Architectural Metals, Glen Cove, New York. He founded RAM Consulting Corporation with his wife Manjit on December 7, 2001. The company launches its newest division, RCareTM Solutions on July 22, 2010. (It's coming, take a peek.)

Manjit is Executive Vice President at RAM Consulting Corporation. She manages the Accounting and Human Resources departments for the company. She holds an MS degree from the University of Punjab, Chandigarh, India. She has a 25-year background in accounting and human resources.

 


Products and Solutions

sample image Teach Yourself MicroStation
Critically acclaimed book with instructions for beginners, advanced users, CAD managers, and programmers by Ranjit Sahai
sample image Permitting System
Automate the entire workflow of permit issuing sections at your agency
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Empower inspectors responsible for monitoring compliance with environmental and other permits with our online permit compliance solution
sample image RCareTM Solutions
Implement best practices for operational efficiencies without big-company budgets