Navneet Sharma
Ahmedabad,Gujarat
Summary
Results-driven section head recognized for high productivity and efficient task completion. Specializes in strategic planning, team leadership, and operational improvement. Excels in communication, problem-solving, and adaptability, ensuring seamless team coordination and project success. Committed to optimizing processes and fostering professional growth within teams.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Section Head
Secure Meters Ltd.
Sanand, Gujarat
01.2021 - Current
- Led a team of 11 developers and technicians, ensuring timely completion of projects.
- Executed supplier development initiatives for automation, significantly reducing manufacturing costs.
- Designed manufacturing line layouts to enhance workflow efficiency.
- Developed special-purpose machines for functional testing of smart metering products.
- Created specialized testing equipment for CCA and machine designs.
- Collaborated with suppliers on SPM jigs and fixtures from concept through validation.
- Implemented continuous improvement strategies, achieving cycle time reductions in assembly processes.
Process Engineer
Secure Meters Ltd.
Udaipur
10.2017 - 12.2020
- Maximized productivity and reduced direct BOM cost by 1% and production cost by 26%.
- Led process troubleshooting through data analysis, delivering corrective actions and boosting department culture.
- Redesigned product PCB to enhance quality and minimize costs.
- Ensured zero defect delivery by defining PFD acceptance criteria and utilizing Shainin tools.
- Conducted root cause analysis to eliminate process losses and reduce production downtime.
- Coached new employees, overseeing progress and delegating tasks to foster growth.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to improve product quality, elevating customer satisfaction.
- Created process simulations for testing outcomes without service disruptions.
Hardware Developer
Secure Meters Ltd.
Udaipur
09.2012 - 10.2017
- Led a hardware team for the development of Calibration & error testing facility for electrical transducer and resistance transducer
- CCA level test facility development of around 11 products
- Product Level Test Facility development including Testing Conveyor System
- Developed hardware Testing Solution
- Travel to customer sites to provide prompt resolutions to issues
- Developed Relay contact resistance measurement equipment for testing product in China and visited Supplier in China to improve productivity & quality
- Development of Transducer to measure temperature from sensors like RTD & thermocouples
- Worked on improving Process Capability of transducer manufacturing process stages
- Development of USB based switching solutions in manufacturing testing of various products
- (hardware and firmware) Complete line design of new gas meter line with lean manufacturing process
- Manufacturing Process Engineering, knowing Project Management processes, Design & Development of Jigs & Fixtures, and Low Cost Automation solution
- Provided input to design, prototype, manufacture, and system testing to achieve working model
- Developed computer-engineering drawings identifying plant layout modifications, material handling systems using state-of-the-art design software
- Optimized hardware systems by conducting thorough testing and debugging procedures
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of hardware components into overall product design
- Enhanced system performance by designing and developing custom hardware solutions
- Streamlined development process by creating comprehensive documentation, including schematics, layout drawings, and assembly instructions
Hardware Development Engineer
Secure Meters Ltd.
Udaipur
11.2011 - 08.2012
- Responsible for design & development of 0.5 and 0.2 class accuracy transducer called as DPT (digital Programmable Transducer)
- Designed Power supply for meter SMPS-Fly back
- Engineering BOM management of various products in Agile through Change Order management systems
- Passed meter in various EMI/EMC test like surge, Impulse, Radiated emission, Conducted emission, radiated susceptibility, and conducted susceptibility, ESD, EFT etc as applicable according to standards applicable worldwide
- Responsible for Hardware – Mechanical interfacing, DXF, Step models exchange
- Documented whole design calculations and followed all process in complete lifecycle of product
- Solution to Field failures in existing grid meter family of products and Discrete Transducers
- Directed PCB layout to ensure EMI constraints, and design goals are met
PCB Designer
ESL India Ltd.
Udaipur
11.2008 - 03.2010
- PCB CAD design of new products mainly CENSEO ( used for PUMP efficiency monitoring )
- Apart from PCB CAD,I also designed Analog IO circuit
- Performed Product Benchmarking of competition product is another new area where work has been involved during this tenure
- Create and Supports the release of Gerber & BOM's to prototype and production PCB boards
- Assist Mechanical Design Engineers with PCB outline definition and critical part orientation/placement
- Achieved progressively higher levels of responsibility and professional acumen, moving from Junior PCB Designer to Senior PCB Designer
- Integrated existing company data into component database library using CAD library management and MS Access Database
- Led product testing, failure investigations and corrective action planning
Education
MBA - Business Analytics
AMITY UNIVERSITY
NOIDA03.2025
Master's - Electronics (Electrical Engineering)
Madurai Kamraj University
Udaipur05.2012
Bachelor's - Computer Applications
Madurai Kamraj University
Udaipur05.2009
Associate - Electronic Engineering (Electrical Engineering)
Government Polytechnic College
Ajmer05.2005
High School Diploma -
Mayoor School
Ajmer, India05.2002
GED -
Mayoor School
Ajmer, India05.2000
Skills
- Hardware Electrical Systems
- PCB Design
- Data Analysis
- Test Procedures
- Special Purpose Equipment Design
- Automation Applications
- Team Management
- Customer Relations
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Problem-solving aptitude
- Effective Communication
- Cost analysis and savings
- Manufacturing Line Design (SMART/Prepaid Electricity Meters)
- Value Engineering
- FCT development
- Cost reduction
- Industrial Robot development
Certification
- Quality Management System Auditor
- Six Sigma Black Belt
- Six Sigma Green Belt
Hobbies and Interests
- Acting
- Photography
- Writing & directing Hindi Plays
Languages
- Hindi
- English
Timeline
Section Head
Secure Meters Ltd.
01.2021 - Current
Process Engineer
Secure Meters Ltd.
10.2017 - 12.2020
Hardware Developer
Secure Meters Ltd.
09.2012 - 10.2017
Hardware Development Engineer
Secure Meters Ltd.
11.2011 - 08.2012
PCB Designer
ESL India Ltd.
11.2008 - 03.2010
MBA - Business Analytics
AMITY UNIVERSITY
Master's - Electronics (Electrical Engineering)
Madurai Kamraj University
Bachelor's - Computer Applications
Madurai Kamraj University
Associate - Electronic Engineering (Electrical Engineering)
Government Polytechnic College
High School Diploma -
Mayoor School
GED -
Mayoor School