Ir. Bluemink, R.G.H.

Bart Bluemink is a lecturer and PhD candidate working at the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering. His main research interests are Servitization, Design Strategy, Service Design, and Lean Project Management.

Academic Background

After his graduation in 1986, he worked as a product development manager for several leading brands in the consumer business. As a designer, he developed various successful products. As an experienced project manager, he led many complex innovation projects to a fruitful close.

During his career, he benefited greatly from his education at the faculty of Industrial Design Engineering. Maybe that is why he has become an enthusiastic Delft Industrial Design Engineering study program ambassador. In one way or another, he always stayed connected with the faculty by coaching master graduate students within the companies he worked for or as an external advisor as a member of the educational advisory committee.

In 2016, he started as a part-time teacher of practice in the DOS department. He became enthusiastic and passionate about sharing his experiences in design practice, theory and methods with BSc and MSc students. In 2018 he started his PhD on servitization, researching how technology-driven B2B manufacturers of investment goods can create product-service value propositions for end-users and become orchestrators of product-service ecosystems.

Education

• 1980 – 1986
  Industrial Design, Delft University of Technology

Experience

• 2016 – present
  Lecturer/Researcher, the Delft University of Technology, faculty of Industrial Design Engineering
• 2015 – 2022
  DNAMX, Strategic Design Consultancy, Rotterdam
• 2007 – 2015
  Independent Project Manager Innovation Management, BlueMink IDS, Oranjewoud
• 2003 – 2007
  Manager Product and Process Development, Forbo Flooring, Krommenie
• 2000 – 2003
  Manager Product Development, Berg Toys, Ede
• 1991 – 2000
  Manager Product Development, Batavus, Heerenveen
• 1986 – 1991 
  Industrial Designer, Royal Sphinx, Maastricht

Specialisation/field of research

• Servitization
• Design Strategy
• Design Engineering
• Project Risk Management
• Lean Project Planning

Coaches students on

• BCT (1st year BSc)
• SPI (2nd year BSc)
• PO3 (2nd year BSc)
• BEP (3rd year BSc)
• MPI course coordinator (1st year IPD-master)
• Internships
• Graduate projects

Secondary employment

• DNAMX BV, non-managing partner