Sumukh U Kamat
Ponda
Summary
Senior Leader experienced in Program Management and New Product Development. Crafted strategic initiatives and built design teams to inspire team members and drive projects that align with organizational goals. Focused on delivering impactful results through effective leadership and collaboration.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
COO
Yimby
12.2025 - Current
- Strategy & Innovation: Leading strategy implementation to establish the organization as a market-defining leader in waste management and sustainability.
- Capability Building: Strengthening team capabilities and operational excellence to drive high-fidelity impact in environmental engineering.
- Oversaw daily operations to ensure smooth workflow across all departments.
- Developed strategic initiatives to enhance organizational efficiency and effectiveness.
- Led cross-functional teams to implement innovative solutions for operational challenges.
Manager, Projects
CommScope
11.2021 - 11.2025
- Coordinated new product transfers at Goa site, including business case reviews, P&L reviews, planning installation activities, sample builds, qualification and testing, and ensuring production readiness.
- Led completion of 2 major cable line expansion programs, enhancing operational capacity.
- Pvt Ltd
Projects Lead (External Consultant)
Anemos Energies
10.2020 - 10.2021
- Managed strategy, manufacturing, and greenfield project for nuclear-sized vertical axis wind turbines.
- Pvt Ltd
General Manager - Design & Engineering
Kineco
03.2018 - 09.2020
- Directed a multidisciplinary team of design, project, and procurement engineers on complex industrial projects in partnership with Indian Railways and Indian Defense.
Technical / Project Lead - Mechanical
Siemens Healthineers
12.2005 - 03.2018
- Contributed to the Development Competency Cluster, a group of global experts in the field of Mechanical & Electronics.
- Completed Design Projects (including Product Design and Detail Engineering and support to process planning for introducing in production lines) for below product lines.
- Ysio Radiographic X ray Stand for Global markets.
- Cios Smart C arm Systems for Global market Launch.
Expertise in
- Sheet metal design / machining components.
- Casting components.
- Idea generation & Brainstorming.
- Manufacturing feasibility.
- Localization of Components.
- Product safety & Risk Assessment.
- Product design & Ergonomics.
- Project Management.
- Material Science and Selection of Materials.
- Compliance to IEC medical directives.
Research Associate
IDC
04.2005 - 11.2005
- Worked on following research projects.
- Indian railways 3 tier AC Sleeper Coach Design.
- Soma Scrubber Vacuum cleaner redesign.
- Houseboat interior layout design.
- Product design & rendering.
- Brainstorming.
Graduate Maintenance Trainee
Unilever
11.2003 - 11.2004
- Assisted in troubleshooting machinery issues to minimize downtime.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of maintenance tools and supplies.
- Collaborated with team members on safety procedures and best practices.
Education
B.E - Mechanical
Goa Engineering College
Farmagudi, Goa01-2003
HSSC - Science
GVMS Higher Secondary College
Ponda, Goa01-1998
SSC -
Guardian Angel Higher Secondary School
Curchorem, Goa01-1996
Skills
- Project coordination
- New product development
- Supplier management
- Quality assurance
- Safety practices
- Team leadership
- Team collaboration
- Effective communication
- Design thinking
Accomplishments
• On the Board of Studies for Mechanical Engineering Goa university & Govt College of Arts,Science & Commerce, Khandola - Goa.
• Core Member for the CCG (Creative community of Goa) and helping the government draft its first design policy for the State.
• On the Advisory Board for major engineering colleges across Goa.
• Bagged Numerous Star Awards in CommScope for excellent performance in successful completion of expansion projects.
• First individual to be featured from India in 'I care' Siemens magazine in 2012 & again in 2015.
• Featured in numerous news articles for Cycle for a cause initiative taken in Goa for various social cause issues.
• Core Member for the CCG (Creative community of Goa) and helping the government draft its first design policy for the State.
• On the Advisory Board for major engineering colleges across Goa.
• Bagged Numerous Star Awards in CommScope for excellent performance in successful completion of expansion projects.
• First individual to be featured from India in 'I care' Siemens magazine in 2012 & again in 2015.
• Featured in numerous news articles for Cycle for a cause initiative taken in Goa for various social cause issues.
Hobbies and Interests
- Active with Social causes of Suicide prevention / Autism awareness / AIDS awareness & networking in Goa through the medium of Cycling.
- Active Cyclist.
- Reading books.
- Playing cricket / Table tennis with my son.
Key Areas Of Working
- Lead strategy implementation, operational excellence and innovation initiatives while building high-performance systems for growth and impact.
- Enable teams, strengthen capability, and help steer Yimby toward becoming a market-defining leader in waste management and sustainability.
- Design, develop, and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports for Business needs.
- Black belt certified for lean Sigma from Henry Harvin Education Institute.
- Proven knowledge on Project Management, Design & Product Development, Product / Branding design, Lean Sigma Six Methodology.
- Handle entire PMO activities for large turnkey projects & key clients like Indian Railways / Indian Defence.
- Well versed with zero based Costing techniques / Product costing.
- Set up design teams and processes for new product development cycle, well versed with V model of R&D + new product development gate processes as per automotive standards.
- Well versed with SAP systems (HANA & Business one).
- Good knowledge on Manufacturing processes like sheet metal operations, injection moulding, Castings, FRP composite & Tooling, Carbon fibre component development, Machining, Casting & Painting Techniques.
- Develop key suppliers for delivering expected Quality, first time right components and work hand in hand with suppliers for development of Key critical components.
- Train colleagues in techniques of FMEA, DTC/DFM/DFA and DFMEA and Design Thinking.
- Lead 5S, Lean methodology & operational excellence projects in the organisation, knowhow on sustainability Goals and ideas.
Timeline
COO
Yimby
12.2025 - Current
Manager, Projects
CommScope
11.2021 - 11.2025
Projects Lead (External Consultant)
Anemos Energies
10.2020 - 10.2021
General Manager - Design & Engineering
Kineco
03.2018 - 09.2020
Technical / Project Lead - Mechanical
Siemens Healthineers
12.2005 - 03.2018
Research Associate
IDC
04.2005 - 11.2005
Graduate Maintenance Trainee
Unilever
11.2003 - 11.2004
B.E - Mechanical
Goa Engineering College
HSSC - Science
GVMS Higher Secondary College
SSC -
Guardian Angel Higher Secondary School