About Me

THE PROFIT ENGINEER

Aroop Bhattacharjee

Profitability

Watch your organization Reduce Cost and Increase Margin by 30%

Operational Excellence

Watch your organization improve their processes into a smooth flow.

Strategy

Watch your Strategy get embedded bottom-up with Change Management

I am a Registered Professional Chartered Engineer in Australia (CPEng) and The Netherlands (CEng), with 30 years of Product Design and Manufacturing experience. With this as my core competency, I work holistically with all kinds of companies and businesses to reduce their cost of doing business and increase their profit-margins.

I bring about not just physical, infrastructural and procedural changes to existing systems of manufacturing or running a business, but also affect a necessary mind-shift at key levels of the organisation to make the process successful.

I speak English, Malay, Bengali, and Dutch.

"We Cannot Solve The Problems With The Same Thinking We Used When We Created Them."

-Albert Einstein-

Product Design and Manufacturing

January 1988 – January 1991 : Research staff at CAD/CAM Centre, National University, Singapore

• Developed software for multi axes CNC machining, from products designed with CAD tools

January 1991 – October 2008 : Mechanical designer, Philips, Singapore/ Netherlands/ Belgium/ Brazil

• Designed household Consumer Electronic products, using various CAD software tools

2008 – January 2011 : Program Manager, Philips Lighting, Eindhoven

• Lead transformation from traditional Fluorescent lighting towards LEDs platform solution, for new

January 2011 – May 2013 : Program Manager, Philips IT, Eindhoven

• Lead roadmap for IT applications on Idea-to-Market phase across Philips, to harmonize IT needs

Business Strategy

May 2013 – Jan 2016 : Global Cost Master, Philips Procurement, Eindhoven

• Analyzed products by tear-down and benchmarking, to propose “cost structure”, to reduce costs

• Gave workshops on Design for Value, Cost Modeling and Cost Reduction

Jan 2016 – Dec 2016 : Program Manager R&D, FEI, Eindhoven

• Lead “Restriction on Hazardous Substances” (RoHS) project, which is legal requirement in EU

Jan 2017 – March 2019 : Business Mentor at HighTechXL, Eindhoven; supporting Start-Ups

March 2019 – March 2020 : Coaching LEAN and Six Sigma at VDL, Eindhoven; where the primary goal was to reduce product Lead Times and Cost, with short and longer term projects

July 2021 – June 2023 : Principal Business Consultant, CGI, Eindhoven. Leading the Business Consulting Group, and developed long-term programs, using principles from Operational Excellence

June 2023 – Present : Global Lean Design Lead, ABB E-Mobility, Eindhoven. Using my experience in Product Design, Manufacturing, Data Analytics, Cost Modelling and Change Management, to develop the Lean Mindset, for Business Transformation across the various global sites.

Education

2015 1st non-Dutch recipient of CEng, Chartered Engineer status by KIVI, Netherlands
2010 Pioneered low power LED based luminaires in Philips
2003 2 globally registered patents on Glass manufacturing for Cathode Ray Tubes, Eindhoven
1991 “50% Lead-Time Reduction Award”, Philips Consumer Electronics, Philips, Singapore
1989 “Outstanding Paper Award”, Asia Pacific Automation Conference, Singapore

2020 Change Leadership Certificate, Rotterdam University, Netherlands
2015 – 2017 Global Executive MBA, Rotterdam University, Netherlands
2015 Chartered Engineer, CEng, Royal Netherlands Society of Engineers, KIVI
1997 Chartered Professional Engineer, CPEng, Institute of Engineers, Australia
1987 – 1989 Master Degree in Computer Aided Engineering, MSc, Coventry Polytechnic, UK
1981 – 1986 Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering, BSc, Huddersfield Polytechnic, UK

MAKING A START

So What's the Plan

Get to know each other

This is often a nervous situation, it’s like the first date. With the best of intentions and transparent communications, everything will work out for the best If possible, a coffee is always a good start, and a smile.

Let’s have a chat ?

We can discuss the issues and brainstorm together on next steps, with tentative schedule.

Understanding your issue

This will take some soul searching, to fully understand the challenges.
Do we really know where the problem is ? Are we discussing the symptoms or the cause ?

Buy-in ...

To be successful, every project must have buy-in from people inside the organisation. Chose a team, and put aside 1 day Training to get them aligned. This will start creating Critical Mass moving in the right direction.

Determining your goals

Do you wish to Reduce Cost, Boost Profits, Increase Output etc ? Do you have a time frame to reach these goals ? And the process that often worked with best results, has always been with an internal team.

Just Start!

This will be a few weeks after the training , and will confirm the roles, goal and schedule.

CLICK THE PLAY BUTTON AND SEE HOW TO BOOST PROFITS

We Work Smart Using Various Skills & Expertise

I live in the city of Eindhoven, in The Netherlands.

You will be working with me directly. So, this is simple. This will make all communications very direct and transparent.

I’m excited to work together by making business critical operational changes to achieve your business goals and objectives.”

Competences

Product Design, Manufacturing, Cost reduction, Leadtime reduction, Value Engineering, Procurement Strategy, Supplier Development, Injection Molding, Tooling Design, CNC Machining, Competitor Benchmark, Project /Program Management, Cost Modelling, Lean Six Sigma Training, Plastics, Sheet Metal, Casting, Glass, LED, 3D Printing, Continuous Improvement, Change Management.

Providing a systematic approach

Trainings

All Questions Answered

FAQ

What Is Your Success Rate?

In last 30 years, I have Reduced Throughput Times and Costs by over 30%, won awards and have not yet been beaten by a business challenge .. so I suppose this makes it pretty close to 100% , wouldn’t you think so ?

So why not challenge me with something that rattles my brain, and keeps me thinking whilst I am walking, eating, sleeping !! .. as this means I am fully engaged on your challenge. And you will be motivating me as well .. thus a win-win scenario, correct ?

Can You Help Me Win?

Yes, I am very confident that I can add value, but help you WIN ?

The question is often “do you really know what do you need?”. And in my experience, by identifying this alone, is a big step forward for most organisations.