Thoughts — neale designs

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Welcome to my website. I’m a Senior UX/AI designer focusing on UX+AI for defense & enterprise systems. Check out my Case Studies for my latest work. Check out “Thoughts” for my musings on what I’m learning.

What Do You Call Yourself When the Job Doesn’t Exist Yet?

Mar 10

Mar 10 What Do You Call Yourself When the Job Doesn’t Exist Yet?

Everyone Is Wrong About AI. That Includes the People Warning You About It.

Mar 5

Mar 5 Everyone Is Wrong About AI. That Includes the People Warning You About It.

Finally, Someone Said It: Why Booz Allen’s Reality Check on Agentic AI Is Everything I’ve Been Thinking About

Feb 16

Feb 16 Finally, Someone Said It: Why Booz Allen’s Reality Check on Agentic AI Is Everything I’ve Been Thinking About

When Everything I Learned from CAMPS Failure Finally Made Sense: The Operation Helping Hand Story

Feb 12

Feb 12 When Everything I Learned from CAMPS Failure Finally Made Sense: The Operation Helping Hand Story

What I Learned in the Space Between: A Year at Vega Solutions

Feb 10

Feb 10 What I Learned in the Space Between: A Year at Vega Solutions

Building AI Teams That Think: From Bible Education to Mission Planning

Feb 10

Feb 10 Building AI Teams That Think: From Bible Education to Mission Planning

The 1% Skill Nobody Talks About: Why Evals Are Everything

Feb 5

Feb 5 The 1% Skill Nobody Talks About: Why Evals Are Everything

Deconstructing My Neurodivergent Voice: What AI Taught Me About How I Think

Dec 17

Dec 17 Deconstructing My Neurodivergent Voice: What AI Taught Me About How I Think

I Thought I Was Learning AI Tools. Instead, I Discovered My Superpower. Part 1: When Personalization Became Pattern Recognition

Dec 15

Dec 15 I Thought I Was Learning AI Tools. Instead, I Discovered My Superpower. Part 1: When Personalization Became Pattern Recognition

What Healthcare Taught Me about High-Stakes AI Design

Oct 6

Oct 6 What Healthcare Taught Me about High-Stakes AI Design

Do Neurodivergent Minds Have an AI Advantage?

Oct 1

Oct 1 Do Neurodivergent Minds Have an AI Advantage?

What My Friends Really Know About AI (And Why It Keeps Me Up at Night as a UX Designer)

Sep 27

Sep 27 What My Friends Really Know About AI (And Why It Keeps Me Up at Night as a UX Designer)

The Great AI Anxiety: How Parents Are Processing Future Risks

Sep 25

Sep 25 The Great AI Anxiety: How Parents Are Processing Future Risks

Survey Says: What My Friends and Family Really Know About AI (And What It Made Me Think About My Users)

Sep 16

Sep 16 Survey Says: What My Friends and Family Really Know About AI (And What It Made Me Think About My Users)

Why AI Decision-Making Feels Different (And Scarier) Than Automation

Aug 27

Aug 27 Why AI Decision-Making Feels Different (And Scarier) Than Automation

Is Human in the Loop Really the Right Solution?

Aug 21

Aug 21 Is Human in the Loop Really the Right Solution?

Prompt Engineering is the New UX Skill

Aug 14

Aug 14 Prompt Engineering is the New UX Skill

I Turned Claude into My Research Partner—Here's What I Learned

Aug 3

Aug 3 I Turned Claude into My Research Partner—Here's What I Learned

What a Failed Government Project Taught Me About AI Development

Aug 1

Aug 1 What a Failed Government Project Taught Me About AI Development

I Thought I Was Learning AI Tools. Instead, I Became Tech's Conscience

Aug 1

Aug 1 I Thought I Was Learning AI Tools. Instead, I Became Tech's Conscience