Background
Vora, Manu Kishandas was born on October 31, 1945 in Bombay, India.
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Manu Kishandas Vora
Edit Profilequality consultant chemical engineer
Manu Kishandas Vora, American Chemical engineer, quality consultant. Recipient Non-Supervisory Associate of Arts award Affirmative Actions Advisory Committee, 1987, 92, 97, Outstanding Contribution award Asian American for Affirmative Actions, 1989, Distinguished Svc. award Save the Children, 1990, Annual Merit award Chicago Association Technology Socs., 1992.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Banaras (India) Hindu U., 1968; Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, Illinois Institute Technology, Chicago, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering, Illinois Institute Technology, Chicago, 1975; Master of Business Administration, Keller Graduate School Management, Chicago, 1985.
Career
Graduate assistant, Illinois Institute Technology, 1969-1974; research associate, Institute Gas Technology, Chicago, 1976-1977; chemical engineer, Institute Gas Technology, Chicago, 1977-1979; engineering supervisor, Institute Gas Technology, Chicago, 1979-1982; member technical staff, American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell laboratories (now Lucent Technologies), Holmdel, New Jersey, 1983-1984; member technical staff, American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell laboratories (now Lucent Technologies), Naperville, Illinois, since 1984; manager customer safisfaction, American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell laboratories (now Lucent Technologies), Naperville, 1990-1996; voice of the customer manager, American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell laboratories (now Lucent Technologies), Naperville, since 1997. Member of faculty Illinois Institute Technology, Chicago, part-time, since 1993. Speaker in field.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman Save the Children Holiday Fund Drive, since 1986. Trustee Avery Coonley School, Downers Grove, Illinois, 1987-1991. President, director Blind Foundation for India, Naperville, since 1989.
Director National Ednl. Quality Initiatives, Inc., Milwaukee, since 1991, fellow, 1992. Fellow American Society Quality Control (standing review board since 1988, editorial re. board 1989, technical media committee 1989, mixed media review board 1994, national quality month regional planning committee 1989-1994, national certified committee 1989-1994, chairman certified process improvements subcommittee 1990-1994, testimonial awards 1996, Executive Board Chicago section, vice chairman of the section affairs 1993-1994, section chairman 1994-1995, national director at large, 1996-1998, national director 1998-2000, special award 1991, Century Club award 1992, Founders' award 1993, Joe Lisy Quality award 1994).
Member Illinois Team Excellence award (chief judge since 1993, steering committee since 1993, award).
Interests
Connections
Son of Kishandas Narandas and Shantaben K. (Valia) V., m. Nila NarotamdasKothari, June 16, 1974. Children: Ashish, Anand.
