Samir Sharma

About Samir Sharma

Experienced Technical Leader with a demonstrated history of leading global product safety, regulatory compliance, and EHS for innovative organizations of various sizes (from start-ups to more than $40B), in different industries. Strong product development, program, and project management professional who graduated from Stanford GSB and Arizona State University. Expert in: Owning the safety lifecycle of highly innovative products or solutions from concept to design, from manufacturing to scale, from operations to end of life, and everything in between. Regulatory Compliance Framework/management, Design for Technical Compliance, Design for Safety, CE marking; Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) management, ISO 45001, OSHA/FDA/NFPA/NRTL/CFR compliance; Compliance Engineering, Consumer Electronics, Electrical, Industrial, Machinery, Power Electronics, Electro-Mechanical, Transporation, Medical/Healthcare, FDA/Quality System Requirements, cGMPs, and design control, 510(K), Oil & Gas, Robotics and Automation, EMC, litigation matters and deposition, Human factor analysis, Electric vehicles, charging stations, Automotive and autonomous vehicles. Functional Safety (IEC 61508, ISO 26262, IEC13849, IEC62061), Risk Assessment and Management (ISO 12100, ISO 14971), and techniques - HAZOP/DFMEA/FTA/HARA/SISTEMA/SOTIF. Hazardous Area (IECEx/ATEX), Product Stewardship, Environmental Compliance (REACH, RoHS, CA Prop 65, Conflict of Minerals, EPA, EnergyStar), Energy/Renewable Energy (Solar, Wind, Batteries, Energy Storage, Hybrid, Fuel cells, Aeroderivatives, Gas/Steam Turbines), Vessels (ASME/PV/PED), Lifts, Agriculture, Irrigation, IoT (radio communication- RF, wireless, GPS, GSM, CDMA, RED, FCC), Building and fire safety. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Safety incident tracking, reporting, and mitigation. Product Recall Management. Reliability Engineering (DfR and FRACAS) and Quality/Supplier Quality. ISO 9001, ISO 13485. Lean Six Sigma. Testing, Test lab development, accreditations, ISO 17025, UL DAP, and Intertek Satellite lab program. Global approvals/certifications/homologation (IEC, UL, EN/CEN, ASTM, TUV, DNV, CSA, NOM, Intertek, ANATEL, and other safety/telecom approvals). Global Market Access with personal contacts in most countries/regions. Quality and regulatory audits. International export compliance. Global Standard Development (a member of several UL TCs, IEC TCs, NFPA CMP, etc.)- official US delegate to several global standard bodies. Prepare organizations for the ever-changing product regulatory landscape and adapt.

Experience

1. Senior Director - Global Product Safety, Security, Quality, and Regulatory Compliance (Integrity)

   Lindsay Corporation

   Jan 2024 — Present

Education

• University of Rajasthan

  Bachelor of Engineering, EE/IC

• Arizona State University

  Master of Science, Systems Engineering (Safety and Reliability)

• Crotonville Alumni

  Certified Reliability Practitioner (RPP), Reliability Engineering (RE)

• Stanford University Graduate School of Business

  Executive Leadership Program (LEAD) - Corporate Innovation

• Crotonville Alumni

  Executive Leadership Trainings, FOL, BELS, Senior Manager and Executive Leadership Program

  2011 — 2016

Skills

• Engineering Management
• Photovoltaics
• Solar Energy
• Testing
• Reliability
• Engineering
• Product Development
• Design of Experiments
• Electronics
• Renewable Energy
• Failure Analysis
• Semiconductors
• Alternative Energy
• Six Sigma
• Reliability Engineering
• Root Cause Analysis
• Spc
• Regulatory Affairs
• Product Management
• Electricians
• Thin Films
• Solar Pv
• Ce Marking
• Process Simulation
• Metrology
• Electrical Engineering
• Standards Development
• Process Engineering
• Solar
• Electrical
• Trs
• Systems Engineering
• Compliance
• Lean Sigma
• Global Regulatory Compliance
• Quality Management
• Quality Auditing
• R&D
• Program Management
• Power Electronics