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HISTORY OF MJ

1979

Mohan's house

MJ FOUNDED

MJ was founded in 1979 by Man Mohan Jaggi. At the time, MJ was a two-person firm offering civil engineering services out of a home office above Mohan’s garage

1988

MJ BEGINS
SURVEY SERVICES

MJ surveyor in the field

MJ began offering survey services. Today, our survey group includes more than 40 staff members in four office locations.

Former MJ office

MJ MOVES TO
1533 CRESCENT ROAD

The building was formerly the KAPS building (Karen and Prem’s Store) which was Mohan’s wife and daughter’s party supply store.

1991

2004

MJ PURCHASES 
LASER SCANNER

MJ is one of the first companies in the country to purchase a 3D laser scanner. Our first project was scanning the Denver International Airport.

3D scanner at Denver Airport
Five roundabouts at I-87, Exit 12

Exit 12: DESIGN OF
FIVE ROUNDABOUTS

 

MJ led the design of five consecutive roundabouts over I-87 at Exit 12. This $20 million contract was the first of its kind and won several industry awards.

MJ WINS SBA AWARD

Mohan wins SBA Small Business Person of the Year Award. MJ competed against nationwide firms to win a contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide architecture and engineering services on over 25 projects!

Mohan wins SBA award
Mobile mapper in the City of Albany

MJ ACQUIRES
MOBILE MAPPER

MJ's mobile mapping system accurately captures 3D information at highway speeds. MJ has mobile mapped on a variety of roadway and highway projects.

TRANSFORMATION OF THE NEW YORK STATE FAIR

MJ completes our largest prime contract to date: the Transformation of the New York State Fair.

New York State Fair at sunset
Mike Panichelli

MICHAEL PANICHELLI
BECOMES PRESIDENT

Mohan retired as the president of MJ, passing the reigns to long-time employee Michael Panichelli. Mike has been with the firm since 1994 and has led MJ's expansion into new market sectors and service offerings.  

MJ OPENS HUDSON VALLEY OFFICE

MJ opens a new office in Fishkill, New York to increase our presence in the Hudson Valley.

Welcome sign at Picatinny Arsenal

MJ DEVELOPS MJ4D

Ribbon cutting

MJ AWARDED PICATINNY CONTRACT

MJ is awarded a $50 million contract with the US Army Corps of Engineers at Picatinny Arsenal, its largest contract in company history!

The logo of MJ's web based digital twin viewer

MJ launches, MJ4D. Developed in-house, MJ4D is a web app and digital twin viewer -allowing you to be there without being there.

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MJ LAUNCHES NEW BRAND IDENTITY

MJ's new brand represents not only where we are now, but where we aspire to go. We stayed true to our "MJ orange" in a bold, forward-moving line that signifies MJ's innovative mindset and focus on the future.

2007

2009

2024

2022

2016

2014

2018

2020

MJ RECEIVES  ARCHITECTURE & LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE LICENSE

MJ now operates under the legal name MJ Engineering, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Land Surveying, P.C.

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