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Ashish Nadkar

Engineering Leader | Embedded & Mobile Software

Role
Senior Embedded & Mobile Software Engineer at Ford Motor Company
Location
San Francisco, CA, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Ashish Nadkar

I am an engineering leader with over a decade of experience building embedded systems and…

Experience

  1. Senior Embedded & Mobile Software Engineer

    Ford Motor Company

    Nov 2015 — Present · Palo Alto, CA, US

    As a founding member of GRIDRACK, I led the architecture and development of Ford’s Smart Accessory Ecosystem, advancing automotive IoT innovation using Bluetooth LE, Thread, and other wireless protocols- Led the embedded software development for Dynamic Window Resizing and Auxiliary Navigation on Android Auto for SYNC4 infotainment, collaborating closely with Google and overseeing cross-functional engineering teams- Invented and patented “Whisk” a mobile framework for accessing vehicle infotainment via BLE from unpaired devices. Developed several iOS apps to showcase its capabilities, including music streaming, location sharing, and infotainment control- Developed advanced in-car voice assistant solutions, including the patented Always-ON Voice feature with wake-word detection on SYNC3 infotainment, supporting multiple voice assistants. Partnered with Amazon to create the Alexa in-car prototype, which became a key feature on SYNC4- Contributed to AppLink on SYNC3, Ford’s in-vehicle app integration technology, and the SmartDeviceLink open-source library.

Education

  • University of Mumbai

    Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Engineering

    2006 — 2010

  • Vidya Mandir, Dahisar

    S.S.C.

    1992 — 2004

  • Sathaye Mahavidyalay, Vile Parle

    H.S.C., Science (Vocational: Electronics)

    2004 — 2006

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