# Zubair Nizami > Titles don’t define me | AWS | Ex-Meta, Ex-Apple | AI prompt specialist | HAAS MBA Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/zubairnizami Results-driven and user-focused professional, passionate about using technology to enrich our everyday lives. Proven track record of delivering large-scale projects, working with and leading diverse cross-functional and multi-cultural teams and developing enduring relationships. Excel in both corporate and rapidly growing and ambiguous environments. MBA from Berkeley Haas School of Business. ## Work Experience ### Senior Partner Development Manager @ Amazon Web Services (AWS) Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area ### Product Manager @ Meta Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | Fremont, California, United States ### Product Manager @ Zoox Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 ### Product Lead - Hardware @ Apple Jan 2015 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area • Led and supported New Product Introduction (NPI) teams by designing functional testing solutions for Apple products through entire lifecycle, from program ideation to mass-production. • Initiated test hardware platform improvement project by developing custom probing technology as part of cost cutting drive, resulting in $4M capital savings. • Spearheaded multi-team taskforce to eliminate touch-sensor cracking issue by analyzing performance data and implementing strategic design improvements, which would have impacted 200K iPhone customers. ### Senior Product Design Engineer @ Cummins Inc. Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | Columbus, IN • Gathered and negotiated key performance metrics with external customers, such as Chrysler and Nissan, and represented customer requirements to internal teams. • Identified potential for optimizing bill of materials on Chrysler truck program, achieving annual savings of $0.5 million. • Implemented and directed initiative across team to create FEA (simulation) driven product designs for powertrain components, reducing design cycle time from 8 to 6 weeks. ### Finite Element Analyst @ Caterpillar Inc. Jan 2011 – Jan 2013 | Champaign • Leveraged FEA simulation tools to align mining equipment’s safety structures with all ISO requirements and Caterpillar design goals for over 12 projects, including mining trucks, wheel-loaders and excavators. • Identified and executed bolted-joint improvement project, yielding annual cost savings of $100K. • Pioneered novel approach to a standard FEA technique, enhancing simulation accuracy and slashing computational time by 10%. ### Research Assistant @ University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 • Led a team of 2 undergraduate students to successfully design, fabricate and test a compact water ultra-filtration system consisting of pumps, piping, tubing, flow sensors, data acquisition devices and filtration modules • Used Pro/Engineer to redesign and analyze a high-pressure pump to incorporate a built-in energy recovery mechanism • Fabricated the pump from light-weight corrosion-resistant materials as well as tested and optimized its design ### Teaching Assistant @ University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Jan 2009 – Jan 2011 • Heat Transfer Lab – Teaching experimental theory, use of apparatus and assistance in conducting experiments • Solid Mechanics Discussion Sessions – Problem solving sessions for improving understanding of core concepts ### Intern - Supply Chain Management @ Unilever Jan 2008 – Jan 2008 • Earned the ‘Best Intern of the Year 2008’ Award • Accomplished initiation and establishment of the equipment efficiency loss structure for a detergent manufacturing site of the company. • Facilitated and conducted workshop for employees, such as total productive maintenance. • Attended the Total Productive Maintenance Effective Maintenance Workshop. ### Intern - Production Development @ Omar Jibran Engineering Industries Limited Jan 2007 – Jan 2007 • Developed knowledge and understanding of the plastic molding process • Utilized Pro-Engineer Software in designing and creating layout of the needed machine elements parts • Acquired, established, and implemented full capabilities in performing full aspects of quality control, quality assurance, and documentation process ### Intern - Vehicle Final Assembly Shop @ Suzuki Jan 2007 – Jan 2007 • Performed and successfully reorganized engine assembly to the installation process • Devised and enhanced the capabilities and features of line-balancing model for the Vehicle Final Assembly Shop mixed-model line • Drafted the design for the new algorithm, which would be utilized in the mixed-model assembly line ## Education ### Master of Business Administration - MBA University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 ### Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Jan 2009 – Jan 2011 ### Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute Jan 2005 – Jan 2009 ### O Levels in Science Karachi International School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zubair-nizami --- Source: https://flows.cv/zubairnizami JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/zubairnizami/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-07