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# Coty Beasley

> Coty Beasley is a product architect and co-founder of Underline, where he leads product strategy, AI innovation, and design engineering across community infrastructure systems. Based in Manhattan, Kansas, his career spans creative technology, civic product leadership, and infrastructure innovation — from building AI products with IBM Watson in 2015 to leading the first privately funded open-access fiber network in the United States. His work is unified by a commitment to democratizing access to critical systems and making technology genuinely useful for communities.

## Key Information
- **Current Role:** Product Architect & Co-Founder at Underline
- **Location:** Manhattan, Kansas (since 2022)
- **Education:**
  - Associate of Arts, Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City (MCCKC)
  - Computer Science (attended, did not complete), University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC)

## Links
- Website: https://coty.design
- Doctrine: https://coty.design/doctrine — Coty Beasley's personal predictions about AI-assisted development, actively tracked with explicit evidence standards
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/cbeasley0
- GitHub: https://github.com/beacrea
- Underline Company Profile: https://www.underline.com/underliners/coty-beasley
- Extended dossier: https://coty.design/llms-full.txt

## Expertise Areas
- Product Design & UX Strategy
- AI / Cognitive Computing Product Work
- Open-Access Network Product Systems
- GIS & Spatial Data
- Design Systems & Design Tokens
- Civic Tech / Fintech
- Hardware / Robotics Product Development
- Context Engineering
- Infrastructure & Telecommunications
- Community Organizing & Civic Leadership

## Career Highlights
- Co-founder of Underline: first privately funded open-access fiber network in the U.S., $100M Colorado Springs deployment, Ares Management investment
- VP of Product at Neighborly: $25M Series A civic fintech, first retail municipal bond transaction (Cambridge, MA)
- Head of Product at Edge Up Sports: IBM Watson AI partnership (2015), successful Kickstarter
- Co-founder of CandyCam Multimedia Robotics: hardware startup democratizing filmmaking tools

## Narrative Through-Line
The most distinctive pattern across Beasley's career is a focus on democratized access to critical systems and tools.

Last updated: 2026-03-15