ECE Colloquium featuring Sherif Marakby, Ford Motor Company

Friday, February 5, 2016
3:00 p.m.
Jeong Kim Engineering Building, Room 1110
Jasmine Cooper
301 405 3114
cooperj@umd.edu

   
 

Distinguished Colloquium in Electrical and Computer EngineeringSherif Marakby 
Hosted by Booz Allen Hamilton

"Ford's Mobility and Innovation Strategy"

Sherif Marakby
The Ford Motor Company

Abstract: 

Our world is rapidly changing! The rate of technology introduction, megacity trends, the impact of consumer electronics, access to information through low cost high bandwidth communications are all impacting the way we move. How do we address all these factors? Ford’s
plan is through Ford Smart Mobility. Leveraging innovation and breakthroughs in new technology will change not only the way we are engineering vehicles but also how we service our customers broader mobility experience and in the end make people’s lives better, reopening the highways to mankind. Smart mobility, enabled through complex, distributed functions represent the biggest technical challenge facing the Industry and electrical, electronics and software product engineering enabled through robust Systems Engineering is fundamental to delivering the vision of Smart Mobility. Learn more and join the discussion about Smart Mobility and the engineering challenges to deliver future mobility in this exciting space.

Biography: Sherif Marakby is the Global Director of Electrical and Electronic Systems Engineering (EESE) at Ford Motor Company. He is responsible for electronic components on all Ford vehicles globally. This includes Infotainment Systems, Driver Assist Features, and Connectivity. Marakby earned his Master’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Maryland and a Master’s of Business Administration from the University of Michigan.

Marakby’s career at Ford Motor Company spans 25 years. His experience in the automotive industry took him around the globe and focused on various elements of vehicular systems. He spent 2 years in Ford of Europe working on Powertrain systems and components, and also worked as the Vehicle Line Director for the C-car developing the C2 platform. He also spent six years as Chief Engineer and Director developing Hybrid, Plugin Hybrid, and Battery Electric vehicles. He served as Chief Program Engineer on several vehicles including the Ford Escape, too. Early in his career he spent time working in manufacturing plans and held several engineering positions in electrical and body engineering.

 

 

 

 

   

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