SHERIF MARAKBY: HELPING DRIVE THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORD’S ‘GREEN’ POWERTRAIN TECHNOLOGY

• Sherif Marakby, chief engineer for Ford’s Global Hybrid Core Engineering, led the development of the Fusion Hybrid’s powertrain system
• Marakby leads the core engineering for electrified systems and components at Ford

Sherif Marakby leads Ford Motor Company’s core engineering for electrified systems and components. He is responsible for delivering the Fusion Hybrid’s powertrain system.

Marakby, who has a master’s degree in electrical and electronics engineering from the University of Maryland and a master’s in business administration from the University of Michigan, has worked at Ford for nearly 20 years. Before becoming chief engineer of Global Hybrid Core Engineering, Marakby worked in powertrain systems and components, electronic systems and modules, program management, electromechanical systems, manufacturing and assembly.

He’ll be discussing the plans that Ford has for vehicle-to-grid communications for plug-in hybrids.

Join Sherif here for a live chat at 11:30am (EST) on August 28, 2009.

SHERIF MARAKBY: HELPING DRIVE THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORD’S ‘GREEN’ POWERTRAIN TECHNOLOGY

• Sherif Marakby, chief engineer for Ford’s Global Hybrid Core Engineering, led the development of the Fusion Hybrid’s powertrain system
• Marakby leads the core engineering for electrified systems and components at Ford

Sherif Marakby leads Ford Motor Company’s core engineering for electrified systems and components. He is responsible for delivering the Fusion Hybrid’s powertrain system.

Marakby, who has a master’s degree in electrical and electronics engineering from the University of Maryland and a master’s in business administration from the University of Michigan, has worked at Ford for nearly 20 years. Before becoming chief engineer of Global Hybrid Core Engineering, Marakby worked in powertrain systems and components, electronic systems and modules, program management, electromechanical systems, manufacturing and assembly.

He’ll be discussing the plans that Ford has for vehicle-to-grid communications for plug-in hybrids.

Join Sherif here for a live chat at 11:30am (EST) on August 28, 2009.

Join the conversation and ask your questions live with Ford’s Advanced Engine Design and Development Manager, Brett Hinds. This exclusive live chat focuses on one of Ford’s latest technologies –EcoBoost, the newest and most advanced engine technology in Ford’s lineup.

The EcoBoost family of four and six-cylinder engines use turbocharging and direct injection technology to help Ford vehicles deliver up to 20% better fuel economy, while simultaneously cutting CO2 emissions by 15 percent.

To check out the chat live, tomorrow, on August 21st at 10:30 a.m.

Quotes

“Engines are interesting machines,” said Hinds. “They produce a lot of performance and give the car personality and character. They’re complex. I’m inspired to continually make them better and more efficient.”
–Brett Hinds, Advance Engine Design and Development Manager

“We’re actually helping the Earth,” added Hinds. “Our customers will not have to make compromises to enjoy the EcoBoost engine. Customers do not have to sacrifice performance for fuel economy, and that helps the environment, the nation and the consumer.”
–Brett Hinds, Advance Engine Design and Development Manager