Austin Ward

Austin Ward is a Diagnostics Software Engineering Manager at Apple, where they manage a team responsible for manufacturing diagnostic software for nearly all of Apple's major product lines. Austin has experience in bringing new products from prototype to high-volume mass production and has effectively managed distributed teams across multiple continents and time zones. Prior to their current role, Austin served as a Hardware Test Engineer at Apple, developing manufacturing test software for several prominent products. They hold a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, where they also worked as a student assistant and facilitator.