Umar Shahid
Data Center Design and Engineering Manager @ AWS | PE, PMP
- Role
- Data Center Design and Engineering Manager- Amer West at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Location
- Sterling, VA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Umar Shahid
As a certified Professional Engineer (PE) and Project Management Professional (PMP) with over two decades of experience, I lead a team of design managers at Amazon Web Services (AWS), delivering consistent and high-quality data center designs across the Americas. My role emphasizes team leadership, stakeholder engagement, and program-wide change management to ensure operational excellence and efficiency. Passionate about fostering cross-functional collaboration, I focus on driving innovative solutions and process optimizations while maintaining stringent quality standards. My background in strategic planning, due diligence, and land development enables me to support the delivery of mission-critical infrastructure projects that meet the complex demands of hyperscale data centers.
Experience
Data Center Design and Engineering Manager- Amer West
Jul 2024 — Present · Herndon, VA, US
I lead a team of Design Managers delivering high-quality, consistent designs across the Americas, influencing stakeholders and managing program-wide changes while fostering cross-functional collaboration. I oversee communication with leadership and partners, encourage innovative solutions, and drive efficiency improvements while maintaining quality standards.
Education
The George Washington University
BS, Civil Engineering
2001 — 2005
Virginia Tech
Master’s Degree, Urban and Regional Planning
Skills
- Site Development
- Federal Agencies
- Civil Engineering
- Geopak
- Erosion Control
- Sewer
- Drainage
- Environmental Compliance
- Site Plans
- Microstation
- Water Quality
- Leed Ap
- Project Management
- Municipalities
- Proposal Writing
- Water
- Site Planning
- Bentley Microstation
- Sediment Control
- Autocad
- Foundation Design
- Land Development
- Sustainability
- Inroads
- Environmental Awareness
- Hydraulic Calculations
- Engineering
- Conceptual Engineering
- Conceptual Studies
- Construction
- Stormwater Management
- Submittals
- Hydrology
- Traffic Control
- Low Impact Development
- Environmental Permitting
- Feasibility Studies
- Project Coordination
- Project Planning
- Autocad Civil 3d
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