Sumit Garg

About Sumit Garg

Growth & Results Oriented, Data Driven, Pragmatic Leader with \"Customer Success\" in DNA and “Turning Product Visions into Reality\" via Strategic Planning, Solid Execution and Exemplary Team Work. Adept at Innovative Technology Management & Agile Leadership for Large E2E Programs. Career Summary: MBA from MDI Gurgaon, 24+ years overall and 12+ years of Leadership & Management Experience with MNCs / Startups. Worn several hats as Program Manager, Product Manager, Engineering Manager entailing Cross-Site Collaboration between Globally dispersed Stakeholders across USA, Israel, France, UK, Malaysia, Singapore & more Domains experienced in include Cloud Platforms, Middleware & Mobile / Web Applications, Media Broadcast (PayTV / OTT), Consumer Electronics (STB), Automotive (Engine Test Beds), Industrial Automation (PLCs, Sensors & SCADA),Home Automation, IoT, Semiconductor SoC & Embedded Software Managed and Scaled Org. Verticals / Offshore Contract Development teams / PMO. Ensured Business Continuity through Organizational Transformations & Disruptions such as Cisco\'s Acquisition of NDS, Agile Transformation, Leadership and Workforce Restructuring Spearheaded Portfolio of Product Programs of size ~50M USD and ~30 million user base for Tier 1 Operators in APAC (Airtel, TSky, Astro), EMEA(DBS, beIN), Europe(Viasat) and USA (NTTC Operators). Skilled at Forging long term Strategic Partnerships with OEMs, Vendors, Third Parties such as Samsung, Huawei, KaonMedia, Technicolor, Sagemcom, Pace, Broadcom, MStar, ST Micro and many more Key Role in Several \"Industry Firsts\" Product Launches - 4K Zapper/ IPMC / PVR box for Rio Olympics, Made in India DVRLite Box, EuroDocsis Certification of STi7141 in first trial, User Experience enhancing Product Features for Linear / VOD and EPG My Co-workers define me as Highly Passionate & Self Motivated with Great Communication & Influencing skills who Leads & Motivates People creating an Environment of Trust and Transparency Passionate About E(I)ntrapreneurship, New Technologies and Emerging Business Models, Incubating and Scaling Up Organizations / Innovation Labs, Predictive / Prescriptive Analytics using AI & ML Off work am a Trained Yoga Teacher too and Practice Spirituality to keep me goingOpen to Exciting Full time and Consulting Opportunities, please do reach out at g••••••@gmail.com

Experience

1. Product Leader Critical Infrastructure & Health for Azure Data Centre

   Microsoft

   Aug 2024 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

   Product Leader driving next-gen solutions at Azure Cloud Infrastructure & Health Solutions focused on implementing foundational telemetry systems to support Microsoft Sustainability goals (WUE, IUE, PUE, Power Harvesting) and enhance data center health monitoring through incident detection, prevention, and alarm systems.

Education

• University of Mysore

  Bachelor's Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

  1994 — 1998

• Management Development Institute, Gurgaon

  Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Executive MBA), Specialization Areas - Strategic Management and Information technology

  2005 — 2008

• Accredian

  Global Certificate In Data Science, Machine learning - Regression, Classification and Clustering, Python, Statistics, Tableau

  2020 — 2020

• Kendriya Vidyalaya Malleshwaram

  High School, Maths with PCM and Biology

  1993 — 1994

• Kendriya Vidyalaya 2, Jalahalli West, Bangalore

  High School, Science, Mathematics

  1990 — 1992

Skills

• C++
• Strategy
• Digital Pay Tv
• Software Engineering
• Product Management
• Sdlc
• Debugging
• Start-Ups
• Program Management
• Software Design
• Set Top Box
• Integration
• Digital Tv
• Pre-Sales
• Pvr
• Embedded Systems
• Mpeg
• Agile Methodologies
• Rtos
• Management
• Soc
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Software Project Management
• Vendor Management
• Semiconductors
• Leadership
• Real-Time Operating Systems (Rtos)
• Business Strategy
• Embedded Software
• Project Management
• Agile Safe
• Firmware
• C
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Ip
• Linux
• Iptv
• Requirements Analysis
• Dvb