Heavy-Duty Automotive Systems & Transportation Safety Expert
California, United States

Boris Sheboldenkov

Council Member
Boris Sheboldenkov is an automotive and heavy duty truck engineering expert with specialized knowledge in commercial transport systems, technical diagnostics, transportation safety, and fleet reliability. Built on years of hands on technical work across maintenance, diagnostics, modernization, and safety engineering, his background gives him a deep, practical command of automotive systems, from individual components to full fleet operations.

In his current work, Boris focuses on developing intelligent diagnostic and predictive maintenance solutions for heavy trucks, trailers, and semi trailers. This includes continuous condition monitoring systems, early fault detection technologies, and engineering methods designed to improve fleet safety and operational reliability. As an automotive expert, he combines field tested mechanical knowledge with analytical engineering thinking, allowing him to judge not just whether a technology is novel, but whether it is technically sound, scalable, and capable of real world impact.

Throughout his career, Boris has worked extensively on the maintenance, repair, programming, and technical modernization of heavy commercial trucks and trailers, with particular depth in braking systems and pneumatic systems, two of the most safety critical areas of automotive engineering. He has taken part in technical incident investigations, developed preventive engineering recommendations, and carried out equipment modifications to resolve safety, reliability, and performance issues. His background also includes work as a design engineer, adapting industrial and automotive equipment to meet local technical standards and specific operating conditions.
Boris has completed advanced professional training in technical condition inspection and WABCO commercial systems, reinforcing his practical automotive expertise with formal certification. He holds an engineering degree from Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology.

As a judge for engineering and technology competitions, Boris is qualified to evaluate projects spanning automotive engineering, transportation technology, heavy duty truck systems, diagnostics, predictive maintenance, braking and pneumatic system design, and applied automotive innovation. His strong technical grounding as an automotive expert allows him to assess submissions with a sharp focus on real world feasibility, mechanical soundness, operational reliability, and practical value.

His areas of expertise include automotive and heavy duty commercial transport systems, braking and pneumatic system engineering, diagnostics and condition assessment, predictive maintenance technologies, technical modernization and retrofitting, fleet reliability, transportation safety, and applied automotive technology solutions.