San Francisco-based • IT Support • QA • Technical Operations

I troubleshoot technical issues, validate software behavior, and turn findings into clear next steps.

My background spans Apple technical support, software QA, team training, and practical AI-assisted workflows. I focus on understanding what is failing, documenting it clearly, and helping the work move forward.

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Technical support, software QA, and follow-through people can rely on.

I’m Ahmed AlOtaibi. My background includes high-volume Apple technical support, Location Framework QA, employee training, and day-to-day operations.

I do my best work when a problem is still unclear: gathering symptoms, reproducing behavior, narrowing likely causes, documenting what matters, and giving customers or teammates a useful next step. I stay calm, communicate directly, and know when an issue needs escalation.

QA Analyst / QA Engineer IT Support / Desktop Support Technical Support Engineer Technical Operations
Swift XCTest Jenkins Regression Validation Bug Reproduction Defect Documentation
Technical Troubleshooting QA Testing Technical Documentation Training & Enablement macOS / iOS Support APIs & Automation AI-assisted Workflows

Apple support, software QA, and team training

Nov 2021 — Jul 2026

San Francisco, CA

Technical Specialist — Apple Inc.

Troubleshot hardware, software, account, and device issues across Apple products and services in a high-volume environment.

  • Managed a high daily volume of technical support cases while maintaining service quality and ownership.
  • Gathered symptoms, narrowed likely causes, and moved issues toward resolution or escalation.
  • Explained technical problems, next steps, and constraints clearly to customers and teammates.

Feb 2023 — Aug 2023

San Francisco, CA

Training In-Store Experience — Apple Inc.

Created and delivered training for technical workflows, onboarding readiness, and customer-facing troubleshooting.

  • Trained 150+ employees on technical knowledge, workflows, and service readiness.
  • Turned complex technical concepts into repeatable, coachable guidance.

Jun 2018 — Jul 2021

San Francisco, CA

Store Manager — Eureka Market

Earlier operations experience that built strong habits around process discipline, prioritization, and ownership.

KXSF Radio

Updated an open-source iOS radio app for newer Apple operating systems, debugging compatibility issues and testing behavior across devices.

Swift iOS QA mindset

Weather API Project

Built an API-connected weather app that retrieved, processed, and displayed live data. The project gave me hands-on practice with integration debugging, structured data, and reliability checks.

APIs JavaScript Troubleshooting

AI Output Review Tool

Defined the product direction and acceptance-tested an AI-agent-assisted, local-first QA workspace for scoring AI responses and classifying failure patterns. It stores searchable review history in browser localStorage and does not call an external AI provider.

AI evaluation JavaScript Test-driven QA

Core toolkit

macOS support, hardware and software troubleshooting, bug reproduction, QA validation, technical documentation, SQL, JavaScript, Swift, XCTest, Jenkins, release-readiness support, and API integration.

IT Support QA Automation

Looking for QA, IT support, technical support engineering, or technical operations work.

I’m strongest in roles that combine troubleshooting, validation, documentation, and calm communication. If that matches what your team needs, email is the best way to reach me.