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As Neil D. Lawrence argues in “The Atomic Human,” AI’s real power isn’t replacing human decisions—it’s removing the bottlenecks that slow down human choice-making.

This philosophy drives my approach to UX design.
 
 

 

I solve problems through design for humans

 

Selected Skills

CONTENT AUDITS/CONTENT INVENTORY

CONTROLLED VOCABULARIES/TAXONMY DESIGN

CONTENT MODELS/LIGHTWEIGHT ONTOLOGIES

CONTENT GOVERNANCE/LABELING STANDARDS

AI + UX Design (Agentic AI)

prompt engineering

User-Centered Design

Human Centered
Systems Thinking

Systems Mapping

Customer Journey Mapping

Complex App Design
(DOD workspace)

Complex User Design
(Legacy app analysis)

Emotional & Visual Design

Competitive Analysis

Generative & Evaluative Research

Wireframing & Prototyping

Usability & Preference Testing

Design Documentation & Presentation

User Personas &
Business Requirements

Mobile First & Responsive Design

Data Visualization &
Interactive Design

Information Architecture &
User Flows

Solid Understanding of Typography

Layout & Color Theory

Solid Understanding of Responsive Design

Experience in A/B Testing


 
 

Katy Neale


My Resume

I’m a Senior UX Designer specializing in mission-critical defense systems and AI-enabled modernization. I’ve supported TRANSCOM-aligned mission planning workflows through CAMPS Inc. 1 for the 618th Air Mobility Command—where UX directly impacts operational outcomes, trust, and readiness.

Today, I focus on human-centered AI design for government missions: decision-support workflows, agentic systems with oversight, and information architecture that improves retrieval accuracy and usability.

What I Bring:

• Defense Domain + Ops Reality — Deep understanding of constraints, approvals, and stakeholder complexity in military environments

• Legacy → Modernization — End-to-end workflow redesign under operational and technical constraints

• AI UX + Trust — Human-in-the-loop patterns, progressive disclosure, confidence signaling, override/escalation paths

• IA for AI Enablement — Terminology alignment, structured labeling, and findability improvements to support retrieval + decision support

• Cross-Functional Leadership — Translate between mission users, engineering, and leadership; drive clarity where requirements are incomplete


Let's Connect

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email
 

Education

2025

How to Scale a Business with AI Agentic Workflows (MAVEN)

AI for designers certification
(interaction design foundation-IDF)

how to measure ux and design impact certification
(smashing magazine with vitaly friedman)


2024
Human Centered Systems Thinking Certification (IDEO)


2023
Workshopper Master Certification (AJ&Smart)


2020

UX Fundamentals, UX Immersion (CareerFoundry)

2011

MFA in contemporary art
Washington University in St. Louis


2008
MA Painting & Drawing
Eastern Illinois University