Satya Sharma
Visiting Professor, Executive Director, CEWIT
Address
Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology (CEWIT)
Stony Brook University Research and Development Park
1500 Stony Brook Road
Stony Brook, NY 11794-6040
Contact Info
Phone: (631) 632-8350
Fax: (631) 632-8205
Email: Satya.Sharma@stonybrook.edu
Education
- Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 1969
- M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 1966
- MBA Ohio State University, 1984
- BS in Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India, 1962
Professional Experience
Satya Sharma has managed technology, led product development, managed marketing and financial functions, led operations and taken a leadership role in organizational transformation. At Symbol Technologies, Sharma managed, lead and nurtured organizational transformation in engineering. He managed quality, product design and World Wide Operations. Sharma came to Stony Brook to lead its Center for Wireless Technology Initiative. To this endeavor, he brings experience based on achievements in formulating management strategies which focus on improvements and in clearly defining the role of the individual in business.
Previous Appointments
- Bell Laboratories
- Lucent Technologies
- Symbol Technologies
Past and Present Research Interests
TQM, SPC, Wireless and Mobile Computing, Materials Science
Courses Taught
TQM, R & D Strategy, Innovation
Publications/Patents
70 Publications, 60 internal technical memorandums, One patent
Honors and Awards
Key architect for Winning Following prizes:
- Deming Prize for Lucent,1994
- National Medal of Technology for Symbol Technologies, Inc., 2000
- Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing for Lucent, 1992
- Shingo Prize for Symbol Technologies, 2002
Member of Shingo Prize Board of Examiners
Reviewer of several journals
Invited speaker at various conference around the World