Vikrant Bende

Result-driven and well-organized professional with a strong engineering background and 16+ years of techno-managerial experience in designing and developing advanced automotive solutions.

• Apollo CV - ICV People Mover of the Year of the year award to 9m Electric Bus in 2018.
• Golden Peacock Innovative Product/Service Award' for ‘Tata Urban Electric Bus – Zero Emission Urban People Mover'.
• Patent for “Method and system for facilitating communication between and external charger unit and and electric vehicle.”
• Delivery of 9m & 12m Electric buses from in shortest time span for showcase.
• Development of long range electric buses for Type 1 and Type 2 applications.
• Creation of in house design evaluation software for front axle components.
• Design of novel concept of chassis mounted AC compressor system on LP 913 CNG with minimum cost.
• Technical Paper presentation in Technical Seminar Fest in Tata motors. Won first prize for presentation on Prediction of Transmission loss for NT6 silencer through Transfer Matrix Method.
• Participation in Technology showcase events like Imagineering, Tata Innovista in Tata Motors.
• Active participation in CSR initiatives, sports and social events.

• Electric Buses – Phase 1 (2015 to 2018), Conceptualization and modelling of 9m and 12m buses for FAME 1 Tenders.VIG + CoC Team formulation, Technology mapping, engagement with key stakeholders like vendors, government bodies, Product Planning Group, Plant and Machinery Group, Costing cells.Indigenous vehicle logic formation, Design signoffs, DVP formulation, Prototype Management with stringent budget controlDelivery of first prototypes of 650 mm floor height 9m buses and 900mm floor height 12m buses.Subsequent formulation of 900 mm floor height buses and 400 mm floor height buses in BRTS / Non BRTS busesDelivery of FAME 1 buses at 6 locations along with greenfield infra planning for Electric buses., 01/01/2015, 12/31/2018
• Electris Buses - Phase 2 (2018 – 2024), High volume tender deliveries for FAME II and CESL.Range improvements and TCO reduction across range of EV buses.Modular vehicle design, Born EV bus, concept developmentReliability improvements, new gen battery adaptation, new technology infusion for EV aggregates.Efficiency improvements with reduction in auxiliary and traction units.Safety improvement for EV buses, EBS ESC DeploymentFCEV bus KO and concept design preparation., 01/01/2018, 12/31/2024
• ILCV Buses Trucks and Buses, Responsible for new development and in-production vehicle management.Development of semi low floor new generation bus – 650 mm floor height Diesel and CNG buses compliant to UBSII norms.LNG and CNG buses: 55 seater, 36 seater, 24 seater buses with LNG and CNG fuel system.Diesel Buses & Trucks: 24 to 40 seater buses in 6.5T to 10T category and cargo trucks/tipper in 7.5T-10.4T.Regulatory compliance projects: BSIV migration of LCV trucks and buses in ILCV segment. AIS 052, RSL, ABS regulation compliance of ILCV trucks and buses.Export products: Buses for GSO, South Africa, Russia and UkraineUpgrade program: ILCV truck upgrade for higher payload, fuel economy improvement, features and process improvement projects.Rear engine bus concept preparation for Middle East countries and VietnamVAVE projects: Idea generation, viability analysis, release and implementation.Field failure analysis and reliability improvement in ILCV trucks and buses., 08/01/2008, Today

• Design ownership of frame, fuel system, exhaust system, controls, engine mounts for 7T to 9T trucks and buses.
• Design ownership of rigid front axle for 4T to 11T trucks and buses.
• Project management: Project planning with 3rd generation NPI process, resource planning, D & D cost estimation and monitoring, critical path monitoring, risk management, close coordination with project/purchase/Quality/production teams.
• QRT Lead for EV bus launch, operations and production adaptation for EV buses.
• Training to field, production, service and quality team members for EV buses during launch and upgrade events.

• Participation in Busworld Expo at Brussels for study on new gen buses
• Benchmarking study and report preparation on Charging Infra readiness for TML Ev buses at Shenzen and Beijing, China.
• Intensive Training cum certification course on EV technology at NFTDC, Hyderabad.
• Attended conference on “9th International Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Conference (IHFC-2022)”
• Trainings on technical and project management skill enhancement like TBEM, PDCA, DFMEA, Information Security, Connected Electric Shared and Safe vehicles
• Behavioral skill enhancement through trainings like Safety, POSH, Code of Conduct, Defensive Driving etc.