Marin Assaliyski
Chicago,IL
Summary
Extensive experience at Ford Motor Company, specializing in systems integration and machine learning to optimize vehicle performance. Contributor to FNV4 architecture design and deployment, focusing on CI/CD pipeline development for efficient testing and deployment. Proven leadership in cross-functional teams, fostering innovation in hybrid and fuel cell technologies. Dedicated to continuous improvement through advanced data analysis and a strong emphasis on product quality enhancement.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Software Development/Integration Engineer (Hybrid/BEV/Fuel Cell)
Ford Motor Company
Dearborn, MI
01.2021 - Current
- Owner of company wide software feature responsible for balancing performance and efficiency (fuel economy) for all Hybrid and EV vehicle programs across the Ford portfolio.
- Utilized C/C++ for software development and applied advanced large data processing tools and methods to identify system performance, and potential issues before any major impact.
- Applied advanced machine learning methods to optimize system performance and efficiency in energy recapture, resulting in improvements in fuel economy.
- Worked with OBD teams to develop and integrate diagnostics and tracking methods, OBD/UDS
- Contributed to cross-functional (SW/HW) teams to implement CI/CD development pipeline.
- Onboarded and mentored multiple entry level colleagues.
- Multiple patents granted around energy management, user interfaces, and hardware management.
Systems Integration Engineer (Hybrid/BEV/Fuel Cell)
Ford Motor Company
Dearborn, MI
06.2015 - 12.2020
- Led a multi-million-dollar advanced powertrain project, collaborating with a team at the Aachen, Germany Research Center to design and integrate a prototype hydrogen fuel cell vehicle.
- Deployed processes and infrastructure to support automated data gathering, analysis, and integrate into software development and validation process.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to balance thermal and energy performance and evaluate versus attributes and performance metrics.
- Led the development of energy management strategies at vehicle systems level, applying advanced knowledge of software, hardware, and systems integration for efficient vehicle performance.
Technical Leader & Co-Founder
Hummingbird Technologies Inc.
Chicago, IL
06.2014 - 09.2016
- Co-founder and technical leader of a startup in the automated gardening industry, leading to successful technology sale/transfer.
- Led the conceptualization and development of a machine learning based method for quantifying and real-time optimization of desired phenotype expression of plants.
- Deployed cloud based architecture to gather large amounts of distributed data for purposes of phenotype definition and grow environment optimization, as well as remote hardware diagnostics and troubleshooting.
Research and Development Engineer
Robert Bosch Tool Corp.
Mount Prospect, IL
01.2012 - 05.2014
- Project leader in development of a hardware/software safety critical system in detection and mitigation of real-time hazardous power tool situations.
- Extensive use of methods in sensing, machine learning, digital signal processing, statistical pattern recognition, and controls on high-bandwidth, multi-core, real-time embedded ARM hardware.
- Recognized with Bosch Inventor Award in 2012.
Robotics Laboratory Research Assistant
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL
05.2009 - 05.2013
- Led a team of graduate students in exploration of various fuel cell technology applications in electrified passenger vehicle platforms.
- Multi-body dynamics simulations for design verification and optimization; hardware in the loop testing of control software.
- Developed diagnostics processes for remote diagnostics and troubleshooting for various robotics platforms by abstracting diagnostic layer from hardware layer.
Education
Master of Science - Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL05.2014
Bachelor of Science - Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL12.2010
Skills
- Emotional Intelligence: Courteous, effective, and efficient leadership
- High attention to detail with excellent scope definition
- Self driven and enthusiastic for growth of self and overall team through mentorship and guidance
- Systems Engineering & Integration
- Control Systems, Computer Vision & Perception
- Large Data Engineering & Analysis
- Google Cloud Platform & Terraform & Docker
- Automated Diagnostics & Prognostics
- Digital Signal Processing & Sensor Fusion
- Machine Learning
- Advanced Technical Troubleshooting
- Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology
Hobbies and Interests
Aviation (GA Piloting), Unmanned Aerial Systems (aka “drones”) Certified Pilot, Mountain Biking, Astronomy, AGI (and the philosophy around it), Gardening, Autonomous stuff, Transportation Enthusiast (licensed commercial motor vehicle operator), Railroad Tycoon player since adolescence
Accomplishments
- Over 10 patents granted while at Ford
- Henry Ford Technology Award Finalist (award pending Aug 2025) for optimizing system to reduce cost and maintain performance, $16million annual savings to multiple programs
- Robert Bosch Corp. Inventor Award 2014
Certification
- Level 2 High Voltage Automotive System Diagnostic
- Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
- Ford Tier 2 Vehicle Testing
Timeline
Software Development/Integration Engineer (Hybrid/BEV/Fuel Cell)
Ford Motor Company
01.2021 - Current
Systems Integration Engineer (Hybrid/BEV/Fuel Cell)
Ford Motor Company
06.2015 - 12.2020
Technical Leader & Co-Founder
Hummingbird Technologies Inc.
06.2014 - 09.2016
Research and Development Engineer
Robert Bosch Tool Corp.
01.2012 - 05.2014
Robotics Laboratory Research Assistant
Illinois Institute of Technology
05.2009 - 05.2013
Master of Science - Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering
Illinois Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science - Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering
Illinois Institute of Technology
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