Sumeet Deshpande

About Sumeet Deshpande

Experienced Sr. Packaging Engineer with 10+ years of progressive career growth…

Experience

1. Senior Packaging Engineer

   Cyient

   Jul 2024 — Present · Pune, IN

   Spearheaded EUMDR remediation projects, including gap assessments, packaging specification updates, and pallet impact evaluations to ensure alignment with ISO 11607-1 & 2 and global regulatory standards. Led multiple Design Management Implementation (DMI) projects by assuming full packaging ownership for commercialized medical devices, reviewing packaging and labeling history, assessing risks and supporting change control activities for both packaging components and artwork. Played a key role in internal audits, addressing observations, leading root cause analysis, and closing non-conformances (NCs) within required timelines. Led packaging qualification and verification activities per ISO 11607-1 requirements: prepared protocols, reports and leverage reports (no test rationales). Managed Change Notices (Change Task & Change Assessment) and documentation workflows using PLM systems like Windchill; maintained traceable and audit-ready documentation. Executed multiple Design Change Analyses (DCAs) to support packaging design modifications, including documenting change rationale, detailed descriptions, and evaluating downstream impacts across affected systems and stakeholders.

Education

• Rochester Institute of Technology

  Master's Degree, Packaging Science

  2011 — 2014

• Pune Vidyarthi Griha's COET

  B.E., Printing Engineering & Graphics Communication

  2005 — 2009

Skills

• Product Design
• Six Sigma
• Packaging
• Lean Manufacturing
• Design of Experiments
• Manufacturing
• Minitab
• Materials
• Plastics
• Product Development
• Solidworks
• Packaging Design
• Packaging Engineering
• Medical Devices
• Continuous Improvement