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Sumedh Simha

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XR Product Lead at 8 CHILI, shipping 100+ VR pharma simulations and leading delivery of an AI + VR training platform.

India

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At 8 CHILI, I lead a 20-member team delivering VR pharma training simulations, with more than 100 simulations shipped across 16 production machines. I also contributed to the launch of an AI + VR training platform with PAGE (Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance).

I turned plant-floor VR usage data into adoption reports and retraining priorities, and helped drive guided-mode completion above 80% among operators on the highest-volume machine. I also standardized the SOP-to-simulation pipeline, cutting time-to-market for new client modules by about 30%.

Before becoming Product Lead, I developed Unity XR simulations and built a state-machine framework, editor tools, and a project porting tool. Earlier, I developed AR/VR applications at ARKELLIS, IIT Hyderabad, and MITACS Globalink, University of Alberta.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Product Lead

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8 Chili

Jul 2025 - Present (1 year 4 months)

Led a cross-functional team of 20 delivering VR pharma training simulations, shipping 100+ simulations across 16 production machines. Contributed to the launch of India's first AI + VR pharma training platform and drove plant-floor adoption to 80%+ guided-mode completion.

VR Training Team Leadership Stakeholder Management Product Management Agile Sprint Planning Adoption Analytics Client Demos SOP to Simulation Pipeline Unity State Based Architecture Interaction Design Performance Optimization

Unity XR Developer

8 Chili

Apr 2024 - Jun 2025 (1 year 2 months)

Developed immersive pharmaceutical training simulations for Meta Quest and HTC Vive Focus 3, covering setup, cleaning, dismantling, and line clearance SOPs. Architected a custom state-machine simulation framework and built Unity Editor tools to automate simulation setup, cutting per-module setup time by ~60%.

Unity C#XR Interaction Toolkit OpenXR Meta Wearables SDK VIVE Wave SDK State Based Architecture Editor Tooling Asset Bundles Addressables Performance Optimization Draw Call Reduction GPU Instancing QA Collaboration

Mixed Reality Software Engineer

Arkellis

Dec 2022 - Mar 2024 (1 year 3 months)

Developed an experience-center VR application in Unity/C# for Oculus Quest 2, showcasing aerospace engine components. Built interactive features including cross-section viewing, exploded views, and object manipulation, and integrated with back-end services over REST APIs.

Unity C#Oculus Quest 2 MRTK Unity AR Foundation Oculus Integration REST APIs AR VR Development Interactive Features Cross Section Viewing Exploded Views Object Manipulation

AR/VR Developer Intern

IIT Hyderabad

Aug 2022 - Jan 2023 (5 months)

Co-authored a published research paper on SIMBA, a Unity-based tool for validating designs of articulated product concepts. Built sketch-based mechanism modelling and developed a VR sketching application integrating a Geomagic Touch haptic device with HTC Vive Pro.

Unity C#VR Sketching Haptics Geomagic HTC Vive Research Mechanism Modelling Sketch Based Modeling

AR/VR Developer Intern

MITACS Globalink, University of Alberta

Jul 2021 - Sep 2021 (2 months)

Selected for the MITACS Globalink Research Internship. Built a C# pipeline converting BIM models into interactive Unity scenes and developed an AR/VR application for architectural walkthroughs.

Unity C#BIM AR VR Development Architectural Walkthroughs Pipeline Development