Sean Yap
Managing Director & Lead Mechanical Design Engineer, UNIPAC
Sean is a mechanical engineer who joined UNIPAC in 2013 as a design engineer and has led the business as Managing Director since 2019. He still designs: workshop layouts, OEM-approved equipment configurations and bespoke aftersales products for automotive manufacturers.
- Qualification
- Mechanical Engineering (Hons), University of Sydney
- At UNIPAC
- Since 2013
- Managing Director
- Since 2019
- Languages
- English, Malay
From design engineer to Managing Director
Sean has spent his whole engineering career at UNIPAC, working his way from the drawing board to running the company, without stepping away from design.
- 2009 – 2013
University of Sydney
Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering, graduating with Second Class Honours.
- 2013 – 2016
Design & Optimisation Engineer, UNIPAC
Worked with large automotive manufacturers on efficiency programs, designed and prototyped aftersales service products in SolidWorks, and planned workshop equipment layouts to Australian standards.
- 2017 – 2019
Director, UNIPAC
Became a Director of UNIPAC, having taken on the role of Lead Mechanical Design Engineer in January 2017.
- 2019 – present
Managing Director, UNIPAC
Leads the business while remaining its Lead Mechanical Design Engineer, involved in workshop projects from first layout to installation.
- 2023 – present
CEO, 3D Beta Australia
Also heads 3D Beta Australia, which designs and produces bespoke workshops.
What Sean is responsible for
Workshop design and planning
Proposes layouts and OEM-approved equipment configurations that meet each brand's guidelines, Australian standards and WHS regulations. Turnkey workshop solutions →
OEM workshop standards
Works with vehicle manufacturers to develop and refine workshop standards that optimise operations and compliance.
Bespoke aftersales products
Designs, prototypes and tests special tools and service equipment for OEMs, including the Express Service Trolley →
2D drawings and 3D renders
Prepares detailed layout drawings and renders so clients can see the finished workshop before work starts.
End-to-end project management
Runs multidisciplinary projects from procurement and manufacturing lead times through to installation and coordination with trades on site.
Costings and tenders
Prepares job costings, quotations and tender submissions, so projects are scoped and priced realistically from the start.
This isn't about adding steps. It's about removing variability.Sean Yap, on vehicle intake in the service lane
Sean argues that service lane intake is starting to be treated as part of workshop infrastructure, not just a front-of-house process. That means moving from selective checks and manual interpretation towards:
- →Consistent screening of every vehicle
- →Objective condition capture
- →Automatically generated data
It is the thinking behind UNIPAC's touchless vehicle inspection range from BL Innovare.
Recent work by the UNIPAC team
Planning a new or upgraded workshop?
Tell us about your site, your brand standards and your service volumes. Sean's team will review it and come back with next steps.