TechNet Augusta 2026

Aszalea Garcia
Senior AI Product Designer
10x National Security


Aszalea (pronounced Az-zhu-lay) is a Senior AI Product Designer at 10x National Security, based in New York City. With 10 years of experience across design, she brings a holistic, people-first approach to building open-source AI tools for government. Her work is driven by a belief that technology should make a meaningful and positive impact, and that secure, accessible tools are a critical part of that mission. Her background spans a range of industries including social media, AI memory management, AI market research, and AI-powered green coffee importing. Largely self-taught and later formalized through developer and product design bootcamps, she has built her career on translating complex systems into experiences that work for real people.

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