Why choose Allons-y Consulting?
Allons-y (ah-lo(n)-zee) is an idiomatic French expression meaning roughly, "Let's go!" That's exactly the energy we bring to design systems and digital transformation work.
We help organizations build front-end infrastructure that scales and manage complex technical initiatives that drive business outcomes.
Founded in 2025, we combine deep technical expertise in design systems and web standards with proven program management capabilities. Whether you need someone to architect your component library, lead a multi-million dollar digital transformation, or bridge the gap between design, engineering, and business strategy—we deliver results.
We believe the best technology is invisible&emdash;it empowers teams to do their best work without getting in the way. We specialize in creating infrastructure, establishing workflows, and leading initiatives that make complex problems feel manageable.
Meet the team
Cassondra Roberts, Founder & Principal Consultant
Design Systems • Front-end Architecture • Web Standards
Cassondra is a W3C CSS Working Group member and design systems engineer with over a decade of experience building enterprise-scale front-end infrastructure. She co-founded PatternFly Elements at Red Hat (adopted by Google, IBM, and Fidelity) and served as Staff Design Engineer on Adobe's Spectrum Design System, where she led the AI Working Group and pioneered workflows that reduced planning overhead by 25%.
As an open source leader and conference speaker, Cassondra specializes in the critical space between design and engineering—translating vision into production-ready, accessible code. She contributes to web standards that shape how we build interfaces and brings both cutting-edge technical knowledge and proven enterprise patterns to every project.
Expertise:
- Design systems architecture and implementation
- Web components, TypeScript, modern CSS and semantic HTML
- Accessibility best practices and compliance
- W3C standards contribution (CSS Working Group)
- Open source community management
- AI-augmented engineering workflows
- Technical leadership and mentorship
Recent projects
Adobe
Spectrum CSS
A native HTML and modern CSS library that expresses the design direction of Adobe's Spectrum design system.
Adobe
Spectrum Web Components
A framework-agnostic component library leveraging web components to implement Adobe's Spectrum design system.
Red Hat
PatternFly Elements
A web component implementation of the PatternFly design system. Leverages the power of custom properties to create well-scoped elements that are fully customizable.
Recent presentations
Michael L. Roberts, Program Management Director
Enterprise Program Management • Portfolio Governance • Extensive Government Experience
Michael is an accredited program manager with extensive experience leading large-scale digital transformation initiatives and complex technology portfolios. He has managed programs with budgets exceeding $354 million, led teams of federal employees and contractors, and overseen portfolios with contract ceilings totaling over $127 million.
With expertise spanning financial system modernization, enterprise architecture, and organizational change management, Michael brings strategic program leadership to Allons-y's clients. He specializes in aligning technology initiatives with business strategy, managing risk across complex portfolios, and leading global teams through large-scale transformation.
Recent Achievements:
- Managed consolidated upgrade of Momentum Financials including G-Invoicing implementation and Treasury IPP integration
- Led portfolio of 20+ projects with combined budget of $354M
- Directed teams of 75+ contractors and 12 federal employees
- Oversaw enterprise-wide financial systems, payroll modernization, and compliance initiatives
Expertise:
- Program and portfolio management (PMP®, MPM®)
- Large-scale digital transformation
- Financial systems modernization
- Enterprise architecture and integration
- Change management and organizational strategy
- Risk management and governance
- Federal/enterprise project delivery
