After graduating from the University of Texas with a degree in Radio-Television-Film, he applied his skills to commercial and promotional production while simultaneously continuing independent filmmaking. Several of his educational animations are on permanent display at the Houston Museum of Science, and other prize-winning shorts have screened at SXSW Film Festival, Aurora Picture Show, Houston International Film Festival, and Beverly Hills Hi-Def Film Festival. Recently he worked with a group of high school students on their first feature film, Bindlestiffs, winning the audience award at the 2012 Slamdance Film Festival. Sharad is currently in post-production on his first feature length film, Christian Roane, and is also serving as a programmer for narrative shorts for the 2013 Slamdance Film Festival.