 Raj
Soin born in New Delhi in 1947, graduated from
Delhi College of Engg. in 1969 in Mechanical Engg. After
graduation, he went to Bradley University, United States
where he earned a Master of Science degree in Industrial
Engineering in 1971. Over the years, Raj continued his
post-graduate studies in business and finance at Bradley
University, Illinois State University and the advanced
management programs at Harvard University and The Wharton
School of the University of Pennsylvania.
with Firestone Tire and Rubber Company as an Industrial
Engineer and worked at various production facilities
until 1978. In that year, Raj joined Williams International
as Manager of Corporate Systems. While at Williams,
his responsibilities were expanded to include the departments
of industrial engineering, operations planning, scheduling
and management systems.
In 1984, Raj started his business viz. Modern Technologies
Corporation (MTC). From its inception, MTC has grown
at an exceptional rate and was hailed as one of the
fastest growing companies in the United States by Inc.
magazine for four consecutive years. In June 2002, MTC
Technologies had an initial public offering and is listed
on the Nasdaq. Headquartered in Dayton, OH, MTC Technologies
has sales in excess of $180 million and employs over
1500 people in 25 cities in 18 states. MTC Technologies
is a provider of engineering, management and technical
services to a variety of Department of Defense, federal
agencies and commercial customers. Service offerings
cover such diverse areas as Acquisition Support, Aeropropulsion
Sciences, Computer and Software Technologies, Management
and Administration, Operations and Maintenance, Quality
Technologies, Telecommunications and Engineering Technologies.
Over the years, Soin has invested in numerous entrepreneurs
from the Miami Valley to Silicon Valley and around the
globe. In just 16 years, many of these investments have
developed into a variety of strong businesses involving
many diverse technologies and serving many different
markets. The multi-national complex of companies that
comprise the Soin family include; Corbus L.L.c., Composite
Technologies Company L.L.c., Custom Manufacturing Solutions
Inc., Corbus (India), JMD Development, Integrated Information
Technologies Corporation (Denver, Colorado), Integration
Corporation (Fort Walton Beach, Florida) Mr. Soin feels
a responsibility to give something back to his community.
A good example is Soin's role as the first president
and founding trustee of the Ohio-India Project. Two
of the local projects of the Ohio-India Project are
(I) Gandhi House, a transitional house for women in
need and, (2) the Annual Day of Caring, which started
as a local event and is now conducted in several states
with expectations of becoming a national program. In
August 2000, the business college at Wright State University
was renamed to Raj Soin College of Business in honor
of his accomplishments and support of the University.
Mr. Soin is also the main contributor for "Sukh
Dev Raj Soin Hospital" which is being built in
India in memory of his father. MTC Technologies supports
many community projects through the MTC Foundation.
Raj is a member of the board of Ohio Venture Capital
Authority and President of the Asian Indian Alliance.
He has also served as a past member of the Board of
Trustees of Wright State University; past member of
the Advisory Board of KeyBank, Dayton District; Founding
Trustee and Past President of Asian Indian American
Business Group; past member of the Dayton Foundation
Board of Trustees; first President and Founding Trustee
of Ohio India Project; past member of the Dayton Area
Chamber of Commerce Board of Trustees; past member of
the Ohio Business Roundtable.
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