Sumit Mittal

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Director R&D at Barco

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Overview

Sumit is a strategic leader with over 22 years of experience, currently serving as the Director of R&D at Barco. He spearheads the software product portfolio and innovation strategy, specializing in cloud services, digital transformation, and scalable SaaS platforms. Colleagues describe him as a calm, knowledgeable, and supportive leader.

Outside of his core technical responsibilities, Sumit shows a keen interest in emerging technology trends and their societal impact. He follows national achievements in sports like chess and has also expressed concerns regarding consumer data privacy and the security of financial applications.

He successfully integrated machine learning and computer vision to automate QA, achieving a 30% improvement in operational efficiency for his division.

Personality Overview

Quality Focused

Generally Skeptic

Objective Thinker

More than the product, they care about the impact of the product.  They like to move fast and expect the same from others. They take a lot of pride in personal achievements.

Topics They Care About

Cloud & AI Transformation
He leads Barco's initiatives in cloud and AI, using AWS microservices and machine learning to build intelligent SaaS ecosystems for predictive maintenance and analytics.
Generative AI
He holds a certification in "Generative AI: Working with Large Language Models, " signaling a professional focus on this cutting-edge technology.
Agile Transformation
As a Certified Scrum Master, he has a proven track record of initiating and managing large-scale Agile transformations in R&D environments.

Media Appearances

Sumit has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2019
Director R&D at Barco
7-2011 - 1-2019
Senior R&D Management Roles at Barco
6-2004 - 6-2011
Engineering Project Manager at Capgemini
6-2004 - 6-2011
Engineering Project Manager at Capgemini (Formerly known as Hughes Software Systems)
10-2003 - 6-2004
Member Techincal Staff at iPolicy Networks

Education

1984 - 1997
Education details unavailable from Apeejay School
Education details unavailable from college
7-1997 - 6-2001
Bachelor of Engineering - BE from Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University (MJPRU), Bareilly

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Insights For Selling To Sumit

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk
  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship
  • Be respectful but crisp

DONT's

  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them
  • Avoid being too verbose

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Sumit is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Sumit

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sumit move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Sumit take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Sumit

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