Maliha S. Ahmed
Sr. Technical Program Manager Enterprise Technology | Scrum Master | Master of Engineering Science
- Role
- Operations & Technical Program Manager - Reality Labs at Meta
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Maliha S. Ahmed
With extensive expertise in systems engineering, operations, and technical program…
Experience
Operations & Technical Program Manager - Reality Labs
Aug 2025 — Present
Led technical programs for a multimillion-dollar, AI-optimized XR immersive environment, increasing utilization and throughput for the Optics, Photonics & Light Systems (OPALS) organization- Directed server room operations & infrastructure stack, driving strategic supply chain sourcing to support immersive experience growth- Program managed end to end hardware–software integration for high frame rate stereoscopic LED MR/XRexperiences (Unity, Unreal, OptiTrack, eye tracking, network/video pipelines, tracking infrastructure, custom I/O, internal tooling) to deliver high fidelity demos and research milestones- Managed roadmaps, dependencies, resilience and risk across system infrastructure, software, and MR/XR demo programs, boosting utilization by 30%, supporting 20+ executive/VIP visits per quarter, and maintaining zero-incident safety- Built an intake and tracking system in GSD, that cleared 100% of legacy backlog and reduced triage time from weeks to hours- Managed research operations, budget, OKRs/KPIs, program reviews, reducing budget variance to under 10% and accelerating funding and prioritization decisions by 25%- Led multi-org technical events and immersive demos. Built an AI driven resource capacity planning tool to eliminate team overallocation- Authored lab guides & technical documents, improving throughput, cutting onboarding time by 50%, and reducing process escalations by 30%- Managed org-level technical communications, ensuring clear visibility into priorities, progress, and impact.
Education
Penn State University
Master of Engineering Science - MSE
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Private Pilot
2006 — 2009
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Bachelor of Science - BS
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