Amit Dasgupta

Educational Background

B. Tech., Metallurgical Engineering, NIT Warangal.

Current Responsibilities

Consultant for the steel industry since the year 2017:

  • Consulting on cost reduction, productivity improvement and product development, with steel plants in India and abroad

Conducting Due Diligence studies on the operations of steel plants, on behalf of investment and consulting firms based in India and abroad.

Experience

  • 27 years of experience in the operations of steel plants in India, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia.
  • Headed steel making operations in:
    • Solb Steel, Jizan, Saudi Arabia.
    • Ispat Indo, Surabaya, Indonesia.
    • ISMT Ltd., Pune,
    • Hospet Steels Ltd.,
    • SAIL/Alloy Steels Plant,
  • Have contributed to the areas of process improvement and product development in alloy and stainless steels.
  • Successfully led in cost reduction initiatives like metallic yield improvement, consumption reduction and productivity improvement.

Developed steelmaking/casting processes for products supply to SKF, NSK Bearings, ZF, etc.

Professional Exposure

  • Worked with multi-cultural and multi-national workforce.
  • Possess working knowledge of one foreign language: Bahasa Indonesia
  • Provided training to plant personnel in various aspects of plant operations.
  • Active team member associated with improvement plans and turnaround activities at Welspun Speciality Solutions Ltd ( earlier RMG alloys)

Professional Affiliations

Professional Achievements/ Highlights