Vikas Bhapkar

Background

About Vikas Bhapkar

Experienced in various domains at global OEMs for over 15 years, including BIW, vehicle integration, packaging, and architecture. Applied contextual and technical knowledge to support customers in achieving lightweight vehicle performance, utilizing material management and component design skills. Vikas’s Difference: • Worked in Different OEMs like Mahindra & Mahindra (Indian OEM), Mitsubishi Motors (Japanese OEM) & Stellantis Group (French OEM) and formed a diverse skill set through experience with multiple OEMs, learning from their unique approaches, to enhance my engineering expertise. • Proficient in BIW-underbody design and leading teams towards quality, cost, and delivery timeline considerations for product completion. • Proficient in vehicle integration & packaging, ensuring that individual components are seamlessly incorporated into the overall vehicle design and function. • Led front and occupant zone area as vehicle zone leader and facilitated hot housing meetings to resolve critical issues using sound engineering solutions. • Successfully applied project management principles to ensure timely completion of projects while meeting all project requirements and objectives. • Provided innovative business solutions, contributing to the growth of the business model. • Increase in revenue, profit and customer base over time resulting from successful new business ideas of engineering work. • Identified customer issue and developed a relevant solution, creating a new business opportunity to address it. • Filed and granted a patent for collapsible roofs for vehicles with semi-automatic system [Patent no: IN409172]. • Expertise in tools like CATIA, PLM system, PMIS tools, Microsoft tool etc.