Amanda Neal

Experience

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  State of Colorado

  Jun 2007 - now

  • Direct Salesforce team and liaise with Salesforce stakeholders department and statewide. • Implement agile management by paving the way for daily team stand ups and backlog prioritization meetings.• Lead the CDLE Data Governance Committee in prioritizing and implementing strategic efforts surrounding the department’s data asset inventory and data sharing opportunities• Serve on the Government Data Advisory Board to enhance department’s alignment with statewide data goals and objectives.• Implement strategy for web and hardware accessibility improvements throughout the procurement process and software development life cycle to expand access for users increasing inclusive opportunities. Show less • Coordinated cross team and cross state agency stakeholders to elicit business and functional requirements that are clear, understood, and traceable; analyzed department systems to provide risk and gap analysis for large-scale statewide project.• Analyzed and refined requirements through diagrams, models/prototypes, and wireframes.• Managed both agile and waterfall projects from initiation through project completion achieving goals on time and on budget following PMI and Office of Information Technology’s local governance framework.• Facilitated agency-wide Salesforce administrator users group to create a strategic direction for the department around best practices. • Analyzed department systems to provide risk and gap analysis for large-scale statewide project.• Created agency strategy and business case for ADA web accessibility (WCAG) testing. Show less • Supervise web and design team.• Develop strategy across the department; administer design and communication strategy, style, and brand requirements.• Oversee project execution and implementation for communications, graphic, video, and multimedia projects.• Manage department websites and applications for user experience, content, structure, and visual requirements.• Directly engage stakeholders for focus groups and information sessions.• Develop wireframes for department website and application designs.• Facilitate project solutions to meet stakeholder needs and manage project expectations. • Train and manage over 30 department-wide web authors and communications specialists on technical process, content strategy and messaging best practices.• Direct and promote online digital initiatives correlating with department marketing and branding efforts.• Implement large-scale outreach efforts targeting over 170,000 employers and even more job seekers statewide. Show less

  • Director of Strategic Business Technology

    Nov 2022 - now

  • Platform Administration Program Manager

    Aug 2019 - Nov 2022

  • Business Analyst

    Mar 2018 - Aug 2019

  • Creative Director

    Jan 2012 - Mar 2018

  • Web and New Media Producer

    Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  • Senior Compliance Officer

    Jun 2007 - Jan 2011