Summary
Suhas Labade is an innovation consultant and maker-lab expert with over a decade of hands-on experience building and managing FabLabs, most notably leading Vigyan Ashram’s fabrication lab and mentoring students through Fab Academy. He specializes in digital fabrication—CNC, 3D printing, and embedded electronics—and has led projects that bring prototyping to underserved and tribal communities through government-backed initiatives. Suhas combines practical teaching with lab management, helping learners convert low-cost ideas into functional prototypes and small independent maker spaces into sustainable programs. He has a technical foundation with a Master’s in Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering and a diploma in digital fabrication, blending formal engineering rigor with maker-centered pedagogy. Known for scaling distributed learning networks, he quietly bridges local problem-solving with global maker communities, enabling cross-border collaboration and skills transfer. Now working as an independent consultant, he’s open to opportunities that amplify hands-on learning and grassroots innovation.
9 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma in Digital Fabrication, Diploma in Digital Fabrication at Academany - The Academy of (almost) Anything
Master of engineering, Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering, Distinction, Master of engineering, Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering, Distinction at Savitribai Phule Pune University