Background
Raju, Ventkitaswamy was born on August 12, 1947 in Bommanayackenpatty, India. Son of Venktitaswamy and Rukkumani Gounder.
Industrial engineering educator
Raju, Ventkitaswamy was born on August 12, 1947 in Bommanayackenpatty, India. Son of Venktitaswamy and Rukkumani Gounder.
Master of Science in Electronics, Madras University, India, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University Calcutta, India, 1973. Master of Business Administration in Marketing, Management, Missouri State, 1976.
Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, 1980. Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial Management, S.G.U., India, 1987.
Research fellow, Institute Nuclear Physics, Calcutta, India., 1970-1973; production control coordinator, Voplex Corporation, Rochester, New York, 1978-1980; industrial engineer, Reynolds Aluminum, Masena, New York, 1980-1981; faculty member manufacturing department, Rochester (New York) Institute Technology, 1981-1994; chairman manufacturing department, Rochester (New York) Institute Technology, 1987-1994; chairman manufacturing technical department, Purdue School Engineering and Technology, Indianapolis, since 1994; director Center for Advanced Manufacturing Studies, Purdue University School Engineering and Technology, Indianapolis, since 1995.
Married Susan Marie; 1 child, Saraswathy.