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Jen started in enterprise data management working on a global project team tasked with centralizing disparate processes and technologies across the organization. From this experience, she gained an understanding of data classification, learned the value of every step in the data lifecycle, and the importance of listening to your users. 

Dominique Ward is Head of Design Ops at Atlassian where she leads a multi-disciplinary team focused on enabling a more effective Design org by designing systems and practices that drive operational excellence, enable craft excellence, and improve experience quality. Dominique has spent over 15 years in operations and strategy across design, advertising, and tech industries. She utilizes Service Design and business strategy to optimize and develop solutions for how design teams and global organizations work and scale.

Jeff von Spangenberg began his career as a photographer for a commercial San Francisco studio whose clients included Banana Republic, Pottery Barn, and Mighty Leaf Tea. In the mid-2000's he transitioned to working in post-production and was later hired to be part of the early Restoration Hardware (RH) Creative Production Team, where he went on to lead their post-production internal agency.

Ying is a newly minted (graduated) data scientist exploring the DesignOps world. Having just graduated from Johns Hopkins University a little over a year ago, there is still much to learn and experience in this tech intersection of data, operations, and design. She is curious how this convergence can lead to practical solutions and transformative change. Ying is passionate about bridging functional divides within organizations and challenging existing boundaries where data becomes the cornerstone of innovation and operations are fine-tuned for efficiency.

Jaclyn Ziccardi’s work is at the dynamic intersection of operations and knowledge management, harnessing foundational methodologies drawn from library and information science and design thinking. She has led high-stakes operations initiatives within the Tech Industry spanning digital asset management and enterprise tooling implementations, brand and product launches, and numerous employee experience programs.