SUNEET SHARMA 207S, Apt7, 46 TH ST 215-776-6662

Philadelphia, PA, 19139 suneet@seas.upenn.edu

http://in.linkedin.com/in/sharmasuneet http://be.net/suneetsharma SUMMARY

A product designer and a passionate change agent, I am a firm believer in the power of science, technology and design in addressing

today’s complex socio-economic issues and market needs.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia, PA May 2016

Master of Science in Engineering, Integrated Product Design

Relevant Courses: Design Process, Marketing, Mechatronics, Industrial Design, Digital Fabrication, Problem Framing

Teaching Assistant: Introduction to Theatre Art – Teaching “SketchUP” software and its’ application in Theatre Art

R.V. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, INDIA May 2006

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering (GPA: 3.9/4; as per WES) Distinction

Project “Ashwa”: Competed in FSAE – Australasia, 2005 (First Indian Team)

Internship at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (Project: Gassification of Coal using Oscillatory Combustor Gassifier)

INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE, INDIA July’11 – Dec’11

Part time course in Statistical Quality Control & Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Distinction

Certifications/Trainings: Certified Associate in Project Management (Astrowix Corporation)

EXPERIENCE

Company: “Weigle Information Commons”, University of Pennsylvania September 2014 – Present

Domain: Education, Library

Job Title: Intern

Support Commons on Technical issues, Website design, Publicity & General desk support

Support faculty as well as students (Trainer for Design Related software).

Company: Schneider Electric, INDIA August 2006 – July 2014

Domain: Switch Gear

Job Title: Technical Lead

Worked as Global Technical Leader on various global projects from India, Nordic, European and Latam Market.

Finalized technical deliverables (Project Requirements), Problem solving, knowledge sharing & Training, project planning,

scheduling, resource estimation, and cross-functional coordination.

Local patent correspondent - Worked as link between the inventor and Patent attorney, led the innovation drive, building

technology roadmap and strategy.

Innovation Leader “Partner Engineering India – Wiring Devices Domain”- Promoted innovation, Identified focus areas and

came up with OTM projects, made innovation strategy for Wiring Device Retail.

Built Technology Roadmap for “Partner Engineering India – Wiring Devices Domain.”

Enclosure Domain Expert: Supported teams in Problem Solving (Enclosure Design) and Product Knowledge.

Nordic Market Expert: Supported team in terms of market knowledge and product (Nordic) requirements.

Member of Idea Screening Committee: Screened and incubated patentable and innovative ideas.

Member of G4 (Technical Experts): Identified 2 crucial technologies for Schneider electric India and worked with Indian

university for Research.

Company: Schneider Electric, DENMARK July 2009 – Oct 2010

Domain: Switch Gear

Job Title: Technical Lead (Went as a professional Trainee)

Led the design and development of EXXACT range (More than 200 product references).

Coordinated with Offer Development team in India, Industrialization, Offer Management, Front Office, and Testing &

Validation teams.

PROJECTS

“Mozart”, New Generation of Wiring Devices for Danish Market, Denmark Nov 2010 – July 2014

Led the Design and Development of 300 product references from wiring device and network connectivity line of Businesses.

SWOT analysis of existing range and Finalized project and product technical requirements.

Trained Indian offer development team in terms of product knowledge, Market Knowledge and Danish Culture.

Finalized System Architecture, Work Estimation, Resource planning and Execution.

Implemented Scrum – Agile Methodology (First time in Electro-Mechanical Project).

Invented “Angular adjustable snap” to avoid the need of screw in the system architecture.

“EXXACT” New Generation of Wiring Devices for Nordic Market, Sweden, Norway, Finland July 2008 – Oct 2010

Led the design and development of 800 product references from Wiring Devices, Residential Control, and Network

Connectivity line of businesses (Products are in the Market).

Invented “Uneven wall Snap” design, to solve the problem of mounting the product in case of uneven wall surface.

Converted Market requirement into technical specification.

Built Design Guidelines, Validation and Verification plan, Bill of Material structure, Marking Specification, Product User

Manual, PLM structure and requirement review and tracking sheet.

Deployed Product Excellence and Quality Management System & Coordinated with Cross functional team.

“Efficiency Flexibility Speed Initiatives (EFS)” to enhance team’s productivity, India 2011– 2012

EFS: KNOT: - Knowledge sharing initiative at ODI – Successfully conceptualized and implemented a roadmap to make

knowledge sharing more effective and efficient and later extended to other business unit as model.

EFS: Building Expertise: - Identified Competency/Expertise needed for Offer Development India to become Global Solution

center and how to groom talent to acquire the requisite level of competency.

EFS: Design lead time optimization: - Worked to optimize the time taken to design a Product / Part, from Open to Close,

Keeping in mind all the factors (Requirement, Complexity, Rework, etc.)

EFS: Mentor Mentee program: - Empowered individual employees to connect to organizational needs and align their career

interests and objectives accordingly.

“Enabling Visually Impaired people”, India 2011– 2012

Led the initiative with an objective to provide an opportunity to Visually Impaired People (VIP) to demonstrate their skill in Schneider

electric core business by bring in additional value to the BU, as well enable them to become economically independent.

“Offer Development efficiency - Drawing optimization”, Global 2012– 2013

Made best practices in finalizing drawings with an aim to minimize the time to market

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Design & Analysis tools: Pro-E Creo and related tools, SolidWorks, Rhino, SketchUp, Auto-CAD, Keyshot, MATLAB (Learning),

Tolerance Manager, Mini tab

Applications / Tools: MS Office tools (Excel, Word, Power Point, MS Project), Adobe creative suite – Photoshop, Premiere,

Illustrator, In Design, Audition; Micro-Controller Programming (Embedded C)

Process: PMP & PLC Management tools, SQC, Six Sigma methodology, Manufacturing Process (Plastic Sheet metal), Functional

Design Approach, DMAIC tools, Design Processes, Need Finding

Standards and other skills: Product standards & Testing (Switch gear domain), Product Design, Drawing, User interaction and

ergonomics, Market Research, Materials, IPR, Model making & Prototyping, Electronics, Photography

PUBLICATION

Patent- “Multidirectional Movable Mounting lugs" - Patent filing number – 777/K0L/2013

Patent- “Snap Assembly for flush mount fixture" – Patent number - EP2602888A2

Patent- “Angular Adjustable Snaps" – Patent number - EP2270941A2

Publication- "iLibrary - Library system for masses"- ISBN: 978-84-616-0763-1