Background
Shah, Manu Hirachand was born on May 14, 1936 in Bardoli, Gujrat, India. Son of Hirachand N. and Gulabben H. Shah. came to the United States, 1959.
Shah, Manu Hirachand was born on May 14, 1936 in Bardoli, Gujrat, India. Son of Hirachand N. and Gulabben H. Shah. came to the United States, 1959.
Bachelor of Engineering Civil, Victoria Jubilee Technology Institute, Bombay, 1958; Master of Science Structural, University of Illinois, 1960.
Design engineer, Patel Engineering, Bombay, 1958-1959; project engineer, Skidmore Owings & Merril, Chicago, 1960-1973; project engineer, Alfred Benesch & Company, Chicago, 1974-1975; owner, president, Shah Engineering, Inc., Chicago, since 1976. President Chicago Architectural Assistance Center, 1985, board directors, 1976-1985.
Member Zoning Board of Appeal, Village of Oak Brook, since 1992. President India Association Metropolitan Chicago, 1965. Member American Society of Civil Engineers, National Society of Professional Engineers, American Concrete Institute (board directors Chicago chapter 1984-1985), Structural Engineers Association Illinois (board directors 1982-1985), Jain Society (coordinator Chicago 1986-887), Jain Social Group (president Chicago 1986-1987), Midwest Club (Oak Brook) (trustee, chairman architectural committee 1986-1990, since 1993), Toastmasters (president Speakers Forum 1976-1977).
Married Ila M. Shah, December 14, 1962. Children: Paras, Pamona, Punam.