Hi, I'm Ally.
I'm a product designer with 8 years of experience in digital product design. I really enjoy creative problem solving and building design systems that bring order to the chaos.
Before I got into UX, I worked as a Design Director, leading a team of five designers and overseeing all creative needs for a manufacturing company. Products I designed reached retailers worldwide including Urban Outfitters, Macy's, and Bed Bath & Beyond and I developed licensed collections and campaigns for brands like Marvel, Ford, and Corona.
In my most recent role, I lead a team of six designers on a centralized design system team at a large bank. Together, we evolved the system, supported our users, and collaborated everyday with engineers, accessibility experts, and content designers to create consistent, scalable, and accessible digital experiences.
Expertise
Career
Professional Experience
2022 — 2026
Lead Senior UX Designer
PNC Bank
- Owned and scaled an enterprise design system with an Angular-based component library (80+ accessible components) supporting 100+ product teams
- Drove design system governance, adoption, and continuous improvement through structured feedback loops, documentation, and support channels
- Partnered cross-functionally with engineering, product, content, and accessibility (A11y) to deliver reusable, responsive UI components at scale
- Planned design tokens and theming architecture, enabling visual consistency and flexible brand expression across platforms
- Guided design system strategy across multiple brands and business lines, advising design system leads on adoption and contribution models
2018 — 2022
Senior Product Designer
CGI
- Owned end-to-end UX (discovery through design and delivery) for core online banking features including Bill Pay and Document Center as part of a large-scale platform redesign
- Partnered closely with product management, engineering, research, content, and accessibility (A11y) to define requirements, explore solutions, and deliver responsive, accessible experiences
- Collaborated directly with engineers throughout build to ensure design quality, feasibility, and accessibility standards were met
- Contributed to and leveraged the enterprise design system, working closely with system teams to shape component usage and influence product design patterns
Career
Education
- 2026
AI & Design Systems Certificate
Brad Frost
- 2023
UX Certificate
Nielson Norman
- 2018
UX Design Certificate Program
Springboard
- 2001
Graphic Design & Media Arts Bachelor's Degree
Chatham College