# Karen Kilroy - AI Infrastructure Engineer, Author, and AI Governance Builder

> Karen Kilroy is a developer, O'Reilly author, IBM Champion, and AI infrastructure engineer focused on trustworthy, auditable AI systems. She builds healthcare AI QA systems, agentic AI platforms, content provenance workflows, signed agent control-file verification systems, and education-focused AI tools.

## About

Karen Kilroy is a developer, author, and educator building trustworthy AI systems. She led the IBM Watson Build-winning RILEY team at Kilroy Blockchain and now develops NYX NoCode, an educator-led platform that transforms classrooms into creative studios for generative AI.

Karen's current market positioning:
- AI Infrastructure Engineer
- Healthcare AI QA Lead
- Agentic Systems Developer
- AI Governance and Provenance Consultant
- Technical Author and Standards Contributor

Karen's work is strongest where AI systems must be auditable, explainable, human-reviewable, and safe for regulated environments.

## Key Work

- **NYX NoCode**: AI-driven platform for educators and students to build modern React apps with Azure OpenAI; public prototypes include Idea Beast for AI-assisted ideation and Music Seer for responsive MIDI visualization
- **Free2PA**: Public provenance demo for verifying signed agent control files before they enter model context
- **Phyllis**: Fulfillment API for bot-built commerce storefronts, including product validation, Stripe checkout, fulfillment-provider integration, human approval workflows, order tracking, OpenAPI, and LLM-readable documentation
- **Healthcare client work**: QA and observability systems for AI-driven oncology prior authorization workflows, including audit validation, agent trace review, workflow visibility, capability conformance checks, PHI-safe review paths, and clinical/financial evidence panels
- **Kilroy Blockchain**: Responsible AI systems and governance
- **C2PA AI/ML Task Force**: Co-chair helping implement content provenance standards
- **O'Reilly Books**: Blockchain Tethered AI, Natural Language and Search, AI and the Law, Blockchain as a Service
- **RadioHead**: Award-winning broadcast transcription agent built with student collaborator Aiden Maroney and featured by NPR affiliate KUAF

## Skills and Keywords

AI and agentic systems:
- Azure AI Foundry
- Azure OpenAI
- ChatGPT 5.6
- Codex 5.6
- Claude Fable
- Claude Code
- Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
- Model routing
- Agent observability
- Agent trace review
- Signed agent control-file verification
- Free2PA
- Phyllis
- Bot-built commerce
- Fulfillment API
- Human-in-the-loop approval workflows
- Agent capability routing
- Agent drift audits
- Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Healthcare AI and QA:
- Patient prior authorization QA
- Oncology workflow automation
- Clinical NLP extraction
- FHIR R4
- SNOMED CT
- ICD-10
- NCCN and ASCO guideline provenance
- PHI-safe review workflows
- HIPAA-oriented audit logging
- Human-in-the-loop clinical review

Cloud and engineering:
- React
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- Node.js
- Prisma
- PostgreSQL
- Azure App Service
- Azure Key Vault
- Azure Monitor
- Application Insights
- OpenTelemetry
- KEDA
- Message-driven worker systems
- Multi-tenant API design
- Stripe checkout
- Fulfillment-provider integrations
- OpenAPI
- JSON-LD
- LLM-readable product documentation
- Creative AI prototyping
- Responsive MIDI visualization

Governance and provenance:
- C2PA Content Credentials
- Free2PA agent provenance
- AI supply-chain governance
- Tamper-evident audit chains
- RBAC and RLS
- Managed Identity
- Technical documentation
- PRDs
- Grant reporting
- Executive-ready technical communication

## Resume Summary

Karen Kilroy is an AI infrastructure engineer, educator, and author with 20+ years of full-stack development and technical leadership experience. She has built AI-driven no-code platforms, healthcare AI QA systems, agentic workflow infrastructure, Free2PA signed control-file verification, Phyllis bot-built commerce fulfillment infrastructure, content provenance systems, and audit/governance patterns for regulated AI deployment. She is a six-time IBM Champion, winner of the IBM Watson Build Challenge, O'Reilly author of four technical books, and Co-Chair of the C2PA AI/ML Task Force.

## Links

- Homepage: https://karenkilroy.com
- Links: https://karenkilroy.com/links
- Resume: https://karenkilroy.com/resume
- Skills: https://karenkilroy.com/skills
- Free2PA: https://free2pa.org
- Phyllis: https://phyllis.bot
- Idea Beast Preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHsWbpWbIds
- Music Seer Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtuhCJRHUyk
- LLM-readable profile: https://karenkilroy.com/karen-kilroy-ai-profile.txt
- NYX NoCode: https://nyx.baby
- Kilroy Blockchain: https://www.kilroyblockchain.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenkilroy/

## Contact

For inquiries, use the contact form at karenkilroy.com