Amanda Andres (sounds like ‘And-drays’) is a Business Anthropologist focused on directly influencing teams decisions at the intersection of making products and services usable for people while producing positive financial and operational results for the company.
In 2025 her research as an Experience Research Lead helped result in $19 million dollars in Ascension One unified patient portal billing experience payments and a 50% reduction in processing time through a digitized financial assistance application process*.
Prior to working in healthcare, Amanda worked as a Product Manager at an agricultural biotechnology company and helped increase developer and designer onboarding and adoption of a global design language system across both internal- and external-facing websites and applications.
Prior to working in healthcare, Amanda worked as a Product Manager at an agricultural biotechnology company and helped increase developer and designer onboarding and adoption of a global design language system across both internal- and external-facing websites and applications.
Before that, she worked as an Innovation Consultant in financial services and wealth management for nearly five years. Amanda worked as a multi-industry UX/UI Designer and Art Director for eight years. Review her LinkedIn profile for her full work history.
Over the past 17 years, Amanda’s career has taken her from working in design for local, regional, and national brands in the United States to working in business anthropology consulting for companies with a global presence.
She holds a postgraduate specialization in Interaction Design from U.C. San Diego, a postgraduate certificate in Business Anthropology from Clemson University, and a BFA in Graphic Design from Webster University. Amanda is a proud member of both EPIC and the American Anthropological Association.
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