The Professional Portfolio of
Amanda Newcomer

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A multi-passionate DesignOps practitioner, people-centric leader, collaborator, and endlessly curious person.

My DesignOps Mindset

People

Support my team and cross-functional partners

Build and nurture relationships

Lead with empathy

Create a psychologically safe environment

Foster a positive internal design culture

Process

Implement new processes and refine existing ones

Build scalable systems 

Ensure the right tools are in place for successful outcomes

Utilize data to measure impact and tell the
right stories

Practice

Provide solutions and solve complex problems

Create and innovate as much as possible 

Advocate for accessible and inclusive design
experiences

Serve as a strategic change agent across the
organization

Kind Words

Anonymous 360° feedback from my peers at KTD

“I wish I could develop cloning technology so we could have more of her time. More program managers, like Amanda, means better process improvements and better experiences for our teammates and customers, PERIOD!”
“Amanda is great at combining her organization skills and ability to be flexible in order to adapt to the needs of our organization. She is proactive and helps us all get through the chaos of effort estimation every quarter. I am so grateful for her!”
“Really appreciate her help and guidance as it relates to the quarterly effort estimation process. I also believe her onboarding and SharePoint work as it relates to our org has been phenomenal and has proven to make the onboarding process 200% better than before.

I can’t count the times I’ve wondered, “Where do I find out where/how to find X” and found the info on our SharePoint site. Amanda also brings a very professional demeanor to all of her interactions.”
“Amanda has been so helpful with helping draft communications and coordinate the L&D Day. I appreciate all the help she provided with reorganizing the Accessibility Teams channel and the communication portion.

When I have to write them myself it takes a lot of effort and time and rewriting. It seems like she can put them together in a fast and efficient fashion, it is a huge time saver for me. They are also so well put together.

We need more people like Amanda to do what they do best and help the rest of us be better at our jobs.”