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ABOUT ME

Hi — I'm Phil Buckley, a Senior UX Designer and Design Custodian focused on enterprise and fintech products. I build scalable design systems, ship usable interfaces for complex workflows, and embed DesignOps to reduce design debt and increase delivery velocity. My work blends my passion for design tooling with a deep understanding of how teams ship design at scale.

I've led cross-functional teams at large organizations and consultancies to modernize enterprise workflows, standardize components, and improve onboarding for design teams. Outside work I coach an amateur soccer team, tinker with side projects, watch pro wrestling, and collect creative tools that improve how teams collaborate.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Led enterprise-wide design system migration supporting 100+ banking clients
  • Reduced design defects by 30% through implementation of quality monitoring framework
  • Established structured onboarding program reducing new designer ramp-up time by 50%
  • Successfully maintained system momentum through four management transitions
  • Built and scaled design systems powering mission-critical applications used by millions

TOOLS

FigmaAdobe Creative SuiteVSCodeProcreateFramerSplineRiveCursor AIWordPressAdobe Experience Manager

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Design Leadership

Design SystemsDesignOpsTeam LeadershipCross-functional CollaborationSprint Planning

Design Systems Expertise

Component Architecture & LibrariesDesign Token ManagementDocumentation & StandardsMigration & Implementation StrategyTeam Onboarding & TrainingCross-platform ConsistencyDesign Debt Reduction

UX/UI

Interaction DesignWireframingRapid PrototypingMotion DesignUser Research

Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 StandardsAAA ComplianceAccessibility AuditingAssistive Technology TestingInclusive Design Principles

Technical

CSSHTMLJavascript

Industry Knowledge

Financial ServicesEnterprise SolutionsHealthcare

EXPERIENCE

Senior Product Designer - Design Systems Specialist

2025 – Present

Abbott Laboratories

Designing healthcare-facing experiences and collaborating with engineers to deliver accessible, compliant interfaces for clinical teams.

Senior UX Designer

2021 – 2024

FIS Global

Led design for the Consumer Studio and notification platform, modernized the core design system, and improved developer handoffs and cross-team consistency.

Senior UX Designer

2020 - 2021

Zenmonics

Led initial design initiatives for channelUNITED platform prior to FIS acquisition. Established design system standards and documentation for enterprise-scale financial applications.

Design Lead

2019

Arcweb Technologies

Ran client workshops, implemented rapid visual systems, and delivered production-ready UI assets and patterns.

Senior Design Consultant

2018 – 2019

Capgemini Invent

Delivered enterprise UX engagements for Fortune 500 clients including Facebook, Ford, and Johnson & Johnson.

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