Portfolio: tinyurl.com/indesignlabs-portfolio
Address: House No. 4906, Pancham Complex, Sector 68, Mohali, Punjab, India
D.O.B.: 14th March 1984; Mobile: +91-999*******; e-mail: ***************.****@*****.***
LinkedIn: in.linkedin.com/in/gurvindersharma
Career Objective
To work in the field of Product Design and create smartly designed products that are appreciated and accepted globally, applying my knowledge, skills and creativity and expanding it further on the go.
Skills
Design Skills: Concept design, DFM, Mechanical Design, FEA, Material recommendations, 3D modeling, Sketching, Photorealistic rendering, Product motion simulation (exploded, 360 animation).
Software: Solidworks, Adobe Photoshop, MS office.
Education
Session
Degree/ Board of Education
Institute/ School
CGPA/%
2003-07
B. Tech, Mechanical Engineering
I.I.T. Delhi
6.3/10
2001-02
CBSE – AISSCE (Class XII)
Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sec. 47-C, Chandigarh
78.8
1999-00
CBSE – AISSE (Class X)
K.V., Mullanpur Garibdas, Punjab
84.4
Work Experience
Consultant Product Designer, Wrig Nanosystems Pvt. Ltd. www.truehb.com (Sept 2016–Present)
Researched various design techniques like Design Thinking, Color psychology, Empathy probes, branding strategies.
Vendor development: briefing, negotiation, evaluation for packaging, injection molding, thermoforming
Product design: Designed various concepts for standalone TrueHb Hemometer and dongle, designed packaging and thermoformed tray.
Graphics design: Designed standees, posters, technical brochures, packaging graphics.
Consultant Product Designer, 8D Quantum www.8dquantum.com (Apr 2014-Present)
Designed 14 products
EZ-Sit: An accessory for armless chairs that provides portable solution for armrests. The collapsible armrests aid in getting out of the chair, especially helpful for elderly people who find it difficult to get out of an armless chair due to lack of hand support. www.ez-sit.com
Vortex: A new take on blender. Designed the body, component placement, full manufacturing design. Product had a successful Kickstarter campaign: link
Founder, Product Designer, InDesignlabs, Mohali, Punjab (Mar11–Present)
An entrepreneurial venture into Product Design consultancy. www.indesignlabs.com
Providing engineering design and industrial design solutions.
Over 50 products designed in the field of automobile, consumer durable, packaging, molds, special purpose machines, bath fittings, engines, consumer electronics, bags, music instruments and furniture
Client testimonials. www.freelancer.com/u/gurvindersharma.html
Lecturer, M.E. Dept., Chandigarh Group of Colleges Gharuan, Mohali, PB. (June10–Dec10)
Course coordinator for courses namely: Theory of Machines and Machine Drawing.
Career councilor for junior year students in Mechanical Engineering Department.
Trained the students in making the drawings and 3D models using AutoCAD 2010.
Played the lead role in setting up robotics workshop for students.
Executive-Purchase, Philips Electronics India Limited, Baddi, H.P. (May08–Jan09)
Worked in the Philips Water Purifier segment of Consumer Lifestyle Division.
Developed vendor resource, executed price settlement, and managed the supply of components.
Designed a Leak Testing Machine for the Anti-Drip Bottles used in water purifier using pneumatic pressure decay method. The machine reduced the labor hours of manual leak testing of bottles.
Mechanical Design Engineer, Erockit Tech. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, fritz-erockit.de (Jan2008–May2008)
Developed the rowing mechanism for a remote controlled rowing boat using SolidWorks.
Analyzed rowing motion and implemented using rowing videos and motion detection tool in Maya.
Industrial Training
TATA Steel Ltd., Jamshedpur (May06–July06)
Modeled the Centralized Lubrication System for Conveyor Roller bearings.
Simulated the real-time movement of conveyors and grease pump using Maya.
Company accepted the recommendations for reducing labor hours.
Interests
Aesthetic body building: bodyspace.bodybuilding.com
Adventure sports: Successfully completed Devils Circuit 2016, a 5 KM obstacle race: Gallery
Sketching
Singing: Hindi and Punjabi classical, Hindustani Music: soundcloud.com/gurvinder-sharma