Suneet Sharma is a product designer with eight years of experience in the energy and transmission sector, emphasizing the integration of science, technology, and art to address complex socio-economic issues. The document details various design projects, including ergonomically optimized furniture and innovative product designs, showcasing his skills in design thinking and user interaction. Additionally, it highlights personal and professional projects, including patents and mechatronics work, demonstrating a blend of creativity and technical expertise.

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Suneet Sharma
suneet@seas.upenn.edu
www.suneetsharma.in/
http://in.linkedin.com/in/sharmasuneet
http://be.net/suneetsharma
M: +1-215-776-6662
A product designer and a passionate change agent, I am a firm believer in the power of science, technology and art in addressing
today’s complex socio-economic issues and market needs. With background in Mechanical Engineering as well in integrated product
design (Engineering, design and Business) and with eight years of experience in the Energy and Transmission sector, I have been
instrumental in promoting continuous innovation and have authored several patents
My Background in engineering and product design has developed in me astute observation skill, Design thinking and ability to look
from end users point of view and made me more a doer than a mere thinker; it has equipped me with the knowledge and skill to
realize an idea, whether it is solving technical challenges faced during my professional, academic life or developing solutions for
societal problem as part of “Manthan” group & “Jagrati Yatra”.
About Me

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InspirationDesign Brief
• Design a Cup & a Saucer
• Considered User Interactions with the cup & Saucer I.e. Ways of holding,
Ways of placing it on the table etc.
• Considered interaction between Cup and Saucer, How they complement
each other.
• Optimized size of the cup and Saucer – Based on Ergonomics of the user.
Cup is inspired from traditional Indian pot called “Matka” made of clay and
saucer from “Erundi” made of clothes, Predominantly used in Rural India.
“Matka” – Made of Clay, is Used
as Water Storage
“Kulhad” – Made of Clay, is
used to serve teaIdeation:
1: Tumbler - Cup & Saucer Design
Date: Aug‘14 – Aug’14 @ University of Pennsylvania
Academic work

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User Interaction / Scenario:
Tumbler - Cup & Saucer Design
Date: Aug‘14 – Aug’14 @ University of Pennsylvania
Academic work
Final Design:Sketch & 3D models:
This cup and saucer has the most natural shape existed – Sphere, Quite the
reason droplet or hail storm tends to become spherical, though not the perfect
ones and here too I have some intended imperfection to give room to new
expression.
Shuttle bend at the top provides room for the lip to rest for gentle shipping.
Spherical bulge at the saucer further complements the cup’s geometry and
smaller size of it doesn’t take away attention from the cup and keep it
prominent as intended.
Handle has been carved from within the sphere hence makes it an integral
part of the cup and spherical geometry gives the feeling of completeness
when one moves ones hand over it.

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Design Brief
• Design a Chair
• Considered Different users (Age group) and different ways a chair could be
used (Siting, Reclining, stool etc.)
• Looked
• Considered interaction between Cup and Saucer, How they complement
each other.
• Optimized size of the cup and Saucer – Based on Ergonomics of the user.
Inspiration
Ideation:
Various Yoga postures gave the idea of having a chair which can change
shape and each transformation has a meaning.
Protheus - Chair
Date: Sept‘14 – Dec’14 @ University of Pennsylvania
Academic work
Scenario: (Target Users)
The design is in line with standard anthropometry measurements and
ergonomics for optimized user experience.

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Sketch models: Process Selection:
3D Models:
Experiments with Laser cutting: To get the desired bend
No. Material Process
Complexity
(10 - Highest)
1 Wood Veneer Lamination 7
2 Wood Steam bending 9
3 Wood / Plywood Laser cut + Joining (Parts) 5
4 Wood / Plywood
Laser cut (ends) + Middle (Other
mediums)
5
5 Green wood Bending (Pieces joined) 6
6 MDF Laser cut (whole profile) 8
7 Dense foam Laser cut (whole Profile 5
8
Wood /
Plywood*
Design bent cuts 7
9 Canes Profile bending 5
10 Plastic Injection Moulding 9
11 Bamboo Bending outer structure 8
Wood is a tricky medium to get the desired bend and I was looking for
ways to achieve the wood to flow on a complex contour which was quite
impossible by steam bending and veneer lamination. Optimized laser cut
pattern not only helped the wood (MDF /Plywood) to roll over the contour
smoothly, but also gave the required strength
Protheus - Chair
Date: Sept‘14 – Dec’14 @ University of Pennsylvania
Academic work

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Protheus
• The Proteus consciously steers clear of requiring moving parts or adjustments to be able to achieve the multiple
transformations that it is capable of – the simplicity of the tumble is an inherent characteristic that makes this design
unique.
• Only 3 flattened Parts Joined together, can be sold as a Modular Design and takes less space.
• Design provides considerable rear and back comfort due to curvature along the body’s contour caused by cantilever
effect.
• Using the MDM /Plywood flat sheet with cut pattern keeps the chair light enough to rotate easily and keeps material
usage low
• The smooth profile of Proteus gives a sense of continuity and in spite of using traditional material, the cut pattern
provides a unique contemporary design impression and enhances overall aesthetic appeal.

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Mechatronics Project: Glimpse
Date: Sept‘14 – Dec’14 @ University of Pennsylvania
Academic work
Stalker: Responding to IR light -
Individual project
Designed and built to track an infrared beacon over a 180-
degree arc at a distance between 50 and 90 centimeters.
Link to the Project Video >>
Labyrinth: Remote Controlled Robot -
Individual project
Designed and built the mobile which can be remotely
navigated through a labyrinth
Stroboscope: LED strobe light
Individual project
Microcontroller (M2) Programming
Combined general-purpose I/O with the timer subsystem
on the M2 Microcontroller to create a battery-powered,
user-adjustable LED strobe light.
Orchestra: Wirelessly Controlled Speaker
Individual project
Microcontroller (M2) Programming
designed and constructed a battery-powered, GF1004-
based instrument capable of playing a tone for a specified
duration when requested via an mRF wireless command.
Golfer:
Team of 2
Microcontroller (M2) Programming
designed and developed Battery powered golfer
which point and shoots towards the IR beacon.
Robockey: Robb to Play Hockey
Team of 4
Microcontroller (M2) Programming
Robot Participated in Annual Robockey
tournament at University of Pennsylvania.
Acrobat: Self Balancing robot
Team of 4
Microcontroller (M2) Programming
Designed and developed fully self contained
Acrobat, which touch the ground only through
two coaxially-mounted wheels, and have a
center of gravity more than one-half wheel
radius above the wheel axis.

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Augmented Reality System
Date: Feb’13- Sept’13
Personal Work
About Technology:
Augmented Product visualization:
• A specific promise to “end users” of the
“unique real world experience” offered at
zero price.
• Ability to create and analyze different
scenarios while refurbishing the home.
• Which color product to buy as per the wall
color or you can even change the wall color
to find the adequate color of the product
before deciding.
Augmented reality (AR) is a live, direct or indirect, view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented by computer-generated sensory
input such as sound, video, graphics or GPS data.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ikg5nunWkZk (Watch Complete Video)
Augmented Product catalog:
• A specific promise to “installers” of “real
world integration’ offered at zero price
• It helps to create final scenario, what
products and where they will be installed
which leads to no confusion to the
installers what end users wants..
Augmented Product catalog:
• A specific promise to “installers” of “real world
integration’ offered at zero price
• It helps to create final scenario, what products and
where they will be installed which leads to no
confusion to the installers what end users wants..

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Switched Socket
Date: Jan’12 – Aug’12
Personal Work
Design Brief / Technical Challenges:
Design Available in The market:
As a safety concern it is a need, either to have a separate switch to
activate Socket or to have a well so users don’t get harmed by sparks
produced during switching ON/OFF.
Socket with Separate Switch Socket with Well
• Device could be toggled ON/OFF only when plug remains inserted into the
device.
• By Design always Parallel to the wall, When there is no plug inserted.
• Plug can be removed only when device is OFF. It eliminates the risk of
getting shock while removing plug as device is “OFF”.
• Plug can be inserted only when device is OFF
• Force of inserting plug will never toggle the SO.
• Switched SO doesn’t operate by jerking of the plug wire. (Vacuum cleaner
test doesn’t operate the switch).
• * New design address all the above challenges.
Technical Design:
Final Concept:

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Gesture Based Switch… e Pad
Date: Sept’14 – Ongoing
Personal Work
Description of the technology:
Idea:
Present
Future
Making a pivot from the thumb and rotating the finger in CW
direction to increase speed (Feels like rotating the knob)
Hi & Bye gesture (Along with sound) to switch On / Off the
mains.
Single tap to switch on/off the concerned device.
Product recognizes user’s gestures (Touch and touch less / Spatial) and
operate the respective devices or perform the desired function.
• Do we really need so many switches to operate different devices..
• Another difficulty - how to recognize which is for what?
• Idea is to actuate different devices by single switch however by making
appropriate more obvious gesture.
• Users gestures could be Touch / Touch less / Spatial.

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Uneven wall Snap design
http://www.google.com/patents/EP2270941A2
Snaps sitting loose in case
of negative wall irregularity
Part is not snapping
in case of Positive wall irregularity
Patented Work
Date: Aug‘06 – July’14 Schneider Electric India
Professional work
Releasable locking with angular adjustability
Step 1: After coming to step 1, we align the frame correctly then
push the hinge inwards.
Step 2: Snaps locks in its’ position
http://www.google.com/patents/EP2602888A2?cl=en
patent application number (777KOL2013
Angular Adjustable Lugs

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Exxact Range “Nordic Market”
Date: July‘08 – Oct’10 Schneider Electric Denmark
Professional work
Role & Responsibility:
I Led the design & development of products (Close to 200 product commercial references, 60 new tools), worked in products from
diverse line of business such as wiring devices, Residential Control, Network Connectivity & got supported by contract employee for
modeling and detailing work. Few of the products are shown below.
SELV Push ButtonDimmer Timer Rotary Dimmer Blind Cover Cable Outlet RCD
Lexcom (RJ45 Outlet) Telephone outlet Handicapped RWC
Section Switch
Products (Ingress Protection: IP 20)
Products (Ingress Protection: IP 44)
* Products are already in the market
SELV Push ButtonDimmer Timer Rotary Dimmer Blind
Cover
Section Switch

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Role & Responsibility:
Rotary Dimmer was part of the EXXACT project. I led the design and
development of the same (Excluding dimmer insert and light module.).
Design Brief / Requirement:
• Designing of Rotary dimmer (Excluding insert and light module).
• Light guide design which can distribute light across from the point source.
• Glow should be uniform across the edges.
Optimizing number of matt surfaces (Blue highlight) as well design of the
light pipe to control the uniformity of the light across.
Initial Design) With Light Glow Final Design) With Light Glow
Solution:
Light Guide Design
Date: July’08 – Oct’10
Professional work
Schneider Electric India

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Suneet Sharma
suneet@seas.upenn.edu
www.suneetsharma.in/
http://in.linkedin.com/in/sharmasuneet
http://be.net/suneetsharma
M: +1-215-776-6662