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.

1. 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
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.

2. 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