Marina Tharayil

About Marina Tharayil

I enjoy bringing creative solutions to today\'s business and societal challenges through the next generation of technologies. I find it rewarding to use my communication skills to reach across organizations and create productive alliances that advance product development. I value the people I work with and like to create and nurture accomplished teams of talented people. In my latest role, I work on Connected Vehicle technologies at Ford Motor Companies. I manage a team of data scientists working with geospatial data and advanced analytics to create cutting edge technologies. I have leading two product teams prior to that, which used agile software development processes to provide analytic solutions in automomous driving and connectivity. Prior to this, I served various roles at Xerox-PARC and Conduent. My last role was as the Director of Process Analytics and Transformation Lab in Conduent Research. In PARC, I was a research competency manager for the Business Process Modeling and Optimization (BPMO) and held a program management role for transportation research work at PARC, Webster. At Xerox, I managed the Systems Design and Controls group to serve technology development in the services and solutions domain. I started my career in technical roles on paper path design and control for various Xerox printers. Specifically, I led the media registration technology development effort for iGen3 digital press family, which resulted in the improved registration control in iGen4. I am the author of several research publications and patents. I joined the Advance Media Handling Group in Xerox in August 2005 as a research staff member specializing in mechatronics. I earned a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from from University of Illinois, as a National Science Foundation Fellowship recipient. My thesis focused on developing high performance algorithms for precision motion control algorithms. I am a recipient of the 2009 Rochester Business Journal 40 under 40 award and a finalist for Rochester Engineering Society\'s 2012 Young Engineer of the Year Award. I am a senior member of (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), and past president of the University of Illinois MechSE Alumni Board

Experience

1. Smart Mobility Analytics Product Development

   Ford Motor Company

   Jan 2018 — Present · Dearborn, MI, US

   Currently, I manage a team of data scientists working on cutting-edge connected vehicle features. I have led product teams in vehicle data technologies that enable research and development in connected features. I was also the PI on a University Alliance project with University of Michigan.

Education

• University of Illinois Chicago

  BS, Mechanical Engineering

  1995 — 1999

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  PhD, Mechanical Engineering (Dynamics & Controls)

  1999 — 2005

• The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth

  Certificate, Mastering Management

  2010 — 2010