Rizwana, a San Francisco resident, blends her roles as a technologist and an artist with her engineering, leadership, creative and communication skills.

Rizwana has 16 years of experience in Engineering and Product Management across a spectrum of industries, including semiconductors, gaming, healthcare, appliances, finance, and automotive. She has led transformative initiatives for silicon technologies, consumer electronics, SaaS and data products at companies such as Intel Corporation, Sony Interactive Entertainment, General Electric, Barclays Wealth Americas, and Siemens.

Holder of two patents and a member of the Intel Patent Board, Rizwana also contributes to the scholarly community by reviewing manuscripts for IEEE and serves on California State University, Chico's Advisory Council.

Her artistry plays a pivotal role in shaping her decision-making process, particularly in the realms of user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design, resulting in the creation of innovative and intuitive products.

Awards & Recognitions

2024 - Extraordinary Ability Visa (EB-1A Visa) or Einstein Visa recipient - By U.S. government
2024 - Women of Impact - By Women Impact Tech
2024 - Intel Above & Beyond Award - By Intel Corporation
2022 - Intel ARC First GPU Contribution - By Intel Corporation
2021 - Distinguished Toastmaster Award - By Toastmasters International
2020 - Leadership Excellence Award - By Toastmaster International
2019 - Hackathon First Prize - By Sony Interactive Entertainment
2019 - PlayStation Got Talent - By Sony Interactive Entertainment
2018 - Advanced Communicator Gold Award - By Toastmaster International
2017 - GE Above & Beyond Award - By General Electric
2017 - Advanced Communicator Silver Award - By Toastmaster International
2016 - GE Above & Beyond Award - By General Electric
2015 - GE Inventors Award - By General Electric
2014 - GE Above & Beyond Award - By General Electric

Organizations

2022 - Present - Board Member - Intel Patent Board
2022 - Present - Journal Reviewer - IEEE Transaction
2021 - Present - Advisory Council - California State University
2020 - 2021 - Division Director - Toastmaster International
2017 - 2018 - Division Director - Toastmaster International