Senior Product and UX Designer
Web, SaaS, and project leadership
Creating experiences that enhance users’ lives is my passion. I believe in design’s power to make a difference and am dedicated to building products that are both empowering and accessible.
– Allison
✦ Why you should work with me
Creating impactful user experiences through strategic decisions
As a senior UX designer with experience in both web and SaaS, I bring a rare blend of creative insight, technical fluency, and strategic thinking to every project. I’ve led high-impact, high-visibility initiatives, understand how design translates to code, and consistently drive outcomes that align user needs with business goals. Here’s what I bring to the table:
► Proven leadership on high-impact projects
Led UX for nationally recognized platforms, delivering accessible, standards-compliant designs under tight timelines.
► Facilitator for strategic discovery
Designed and led collaborative workshops that surfaced key insights, aligned stakeholders, and set clear direction across cross-functional teams.
► Strategic thinker with a systems mindset
Aligns UX strategy with business goals to create scalable, user-centered solutions that drive both adoption and long-term value.
► Diverse project experience
Aligns UX strategy with From SaaS products to government websites, I’ve worked on a variety of projects, adapting to different industries and user needs with ease.
► Technically fluent designer
With a background in coding since middle school, I bring a deep understanding of how design decisions translate into code enabling smoother handoffs and more thoughtful collaboration with engineers.
► Accessibility advocate
Ensuring accessibility and WCAG compliance is a priority in my work, making sure that the products I design are usable by all.
Elizabeth M.
“Allison is the best problem-solver I’ve ever worked with. She approaches design with a strategic thoughtfulness and thoroughness that result in seamless, outstanding results. And even beyond the results, she is a genuine pleasure to work with, communicating clearly and often.”
Julie A.
✦ What I'm thinking about
Latest posts
Why Chick-fil-A’s Drive-Thru Feels Faster (Even Though It’s Not)
It’s 12:03 p.m. The lunch rush is on. You’re sitting in your car, eyeing two drive-thru lines: McDonald’s has five cars. Chick-fil-A has twelve. You pick McDonald’s. Shorter line, faster food. Right? Not always. I pulled into Chick-fil-A’s line that day, fully expecting a wait. Instead, someone took my order before I even reached the […]
The Business of Digital Manipulation: How your Brain is Hacked to Create Addictive Digital Products
The Hidden Systems Behind the Apps We Can’t Stop Using Many people don’t realize just how calculated our digital habits have become. The apps we open dozens of times a day aren’t just popular by accident, they’re designed to be addictive. And the companies behind them aren’t just hoping we’ll stick around; they’re engineering entire […]
Design Thinking, Empathy, and the Case for a $100K Starting Salary
In my work, I focus on understanding people’s needs, empathizing with their challenges, and making sense of the systems they move through. That lens of empathy and curiosity made me want to dig into the conversation around starting salaries (especially the criticism aimed at Gen Z grads asking for $100K). What also pushed me to […]