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Amanda Haverkamp is a Senior Program Manager at Amazon, where she has spent nearly nine years leading large-scale operational programs that have eliminated billions of dollars in preventable costs across North America's fulfillment network.

She currently leads Cross-Mile Continuous Improvement, a program that equips Amazon leaders with the Lean and continuous improvement tools needed to drive world-class operational performance.

Prior to that, Amanda built and led Amazon's NA Quality concessions and damage reduction programs from the ground up. With a team of just three program managers, she identified $4 billion in opportunity costs and delivered $1.4 billion in verified savings over four years — work that directly improved the experience of hundreds of millions of Amazon customers.

Before Amazon, Amanda served as Director of Operational Excellence at M&I Electric, where she owned engineering, quality, and program management for a $100 million business. She holds a Bachelor of Science in General Engineering from the University of Illinois and an MBA from Indiana University Southeast.

Amanda's impact extends beyond the P&L. When she joined Amazon, she was the only woman on a team of 30. Within three years, the team reached 40% women — with 90% of those women personally mentored or identified by Amanda. She has mentored over 100 people throughout her career, with more than 35% earning promotions during their time working with her. She sponsored several women's organizations at Amazon, the Black Employee Network (BEN), a sustainability affinity group, and served as the manager of a DEI Program Management team for five years, creating employee-led groups that reached over 2,000 people. Amanda is a passionate advocate for workplaces where every person is free to be themselves.

You can connect with Amanda by reaching out to her on Linkedin here. Amanda shared the following resources for women who may be interested in becoming an Engineer:

1. Book Recommendation: “Emotional Intelligence 2.0” by Dr. Travis Bradberry and Dr. Jean Greaves.

2. Six Sigma Program

3. ASQ Program

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