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I created Zero Vector, ship real products with AI agents, and have 30 years of design in the field. Book a session to talk AI-first design strategy, career navigation, team transformation, or whatever you're building.
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Quick, focused session. No intake required — jump straight into your question or challenge.
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Get on-demand help with whatever you need. Every session is tailored to you.
AI-First Design Strategy
How to build with AI agents intentionally — not vibe code. Principles, patterns, and real-world workflows from someone who does it daily.
Zero Vector Mentorship
Adopting the discipline: the seven principles, the design pipeline, and what it actually looks like to lead with craft in an AI-accelerated world.
Product Strategy for AI-First Systems
Architecture, agent orchestration, and shipping. How to go from idea to deployed product when AI is your core building material.
Team Transformation
Helping design orgs evolve from handoff culture to builder culture. What changes when designers can ship, and how to lead that transition.
Career Navigation for Designers
The industry is shifting under everyone's feet. Get grounded advice on positioning yourself for what's next — from someone who's already there.
Speaking & Workshops
Custom talks and workshops on AI-first design, Zero Vector principles, and building with agents. For your team, your conference, or your org.
How It Works
Schedule, Pay, Intake
Book a time on Calendly, pay, and complete the intake form detailing your goals and context. I take your time seriously — the intake form asks for detail and specifics.
Session Document Prep
Based on your intake, I create a Mural or Google Doc tailored to your session. I may ask clarifying questions beforehand to make the most of our time.
Live Co-Creation
We talk and co-create the session document together — ideas, notes, links, and resources. You leave with structured notes, reframed opportunities, and next steps you can actually use.
You'll leave with a live Mural or Google Doc full of structured notes, reframed opportunities, and next steps you can actually use. Ongoing DM and email back-and-forth is free — if it's not actionable, it's not practical.
Not a coach. Not a guru.
Created Zero Vector. Ships real products with AI agents. 30 years of design across NASA, Intuit, Mural, government, and startups. Published sci-fi author. Runs a podcast and Substack on AI-first design. I'm not theorizing about this stuff — I'm building with it every day.
- Creator of Zero Vector — a design discipline for the AI age
- Builder of Fictioneer, Open Vector, and Kestris — shipped with AI agents
- Former NASA Principal Designer, AI Innovation Team lead
- Published author (The Dauntless Gambit, 4 novels + blueprinting book)
- 30 years across enterprise, government, startups, and scale-ups
What People Are Saying
"Erika helped me untangle my next career step in a way that felt practical, not overwhelming."
"I left every session with a real plan, worth every penny."
"The moment I got my feedback, I knew it was going to be so much better."
"Erika pulled out the threads of my story I hadn't thought to highlight."
"The portfolio feedback was concise and brutally useful, exactly what I needed."
"Erika helped me take the leap into leadership with confidence and gave me tools."
"Her coaching shifted how I approach decision-making and prioritizing design decisions."
"I walked away with practical ways to empower my team, not just manage them."
"Erika guest lectured for my graduate business course and I wanted to hire her!"
"She helped us connect the dots between product roadmap and service experience."
"Erika could simplify complexity without dumbing it down. My team talked about it for weeks."
"Erika's blueprinting advice shifted how we think about customer experience holistically."
"Supportive, sharp, and candid. I'd work with her again in a heartbeat."
"Erika didn't just give answers, she showed me frameworks I can reuse independently."
"The workshop felt structured without being rigid, everyone contributed, real outcomes."
"Erika read the room incredibly well. Everyone loved it by the end."
"This one stood out for how engaging and practical it was."
Custom Packages
Need something bigger? These are available as custom engagements.
AI-First Design Workshop
Team training on Zero Vector principles — what AI-first design actually looks like, how to adopt the discipline, and how to stop vibe coding.
Builder Accelerator
1:1 intensive to ship your first AI-first product. From architecture to deployment — hands-on guidance from someone who builds this way daily.
Enterprise Strategy Session
CZVO-level advisory for organizations. Pipeline transformation, design-engineering integration, and a roadmap for AI-first maturity.