Sunil Patel studied B.E.(Civil Engineering) and M.E.(Construction Engineering & Management) at Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya Engineering College, Vallabh Vidyanagar. He worked with STUP Consultants Pvt. Ltd before joining HCP in 2013. Significant projects that he has worked on include the IIM-A Flyover, Ranip Railway Overbridge and Income Tax Flyover.