Hi, I’m Erika.

A Master’s student at Carnegie Mellon’s Human-Computer Interaction Institute, and a designer who ships her own code. I care most about the places where learning, human behavior, and AI meet.

Most recently I led the design and build of Danny, the Yale School of Management’s AI accounting tutor.

Experience

Yale University

Yale University

Jan to Jul 2026

AI Tutor Product Design Lead

Led the design and build of Danny, an AI tutor for 350+ MBA and EMBA students a year.

Eri Verse

Eri Verse

Jun 2023 to Present

Founder & Product Designer

3D-printed wearables brand grown to 120K+ followers and 70K+ customers.

PLUS Tutoring

PLUS Tutoring

Jan to Jul 2026

Website & Instructional Designer

Designed and built the Next.js marketing site and tutor help center.

MAP360 Collective

MAP360 Collective

May to Aug 2025

Multimedia Designer

Poster and product campaigns for Netflix, Prime Video, and VidCon.

Capgemini

Capgemini

Jun to Jul 2024

Interaction Design Assistant

UI and mobile design for a healthcare rewards app; UX research with 50+ users.

Welfull Group

Welfull Group

Aug to Nov 2021

Web Developer Intern

Web design and UX evaluations for fashion and retail eCommerce sites.

Education

Carnegie Mellon University

HCII

M.S. Educational Technology & Applied Learning Sciences

New York University

Tisch

B.F.A. Interactive Media Arts

Recognition

  • ASL Master

    2026

    A webcam-based ASL fingerspelling tutor, nominated at AIED (Artificial Intelligence in Education) and ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) Learning @ Scale.

  • Merit Scholarship

    2025 to 2026

    Carnegie Mellon University.

  • Dean’s List

    2023 to 2025

    New York University.

Skills

Interaction DesignUX ResearchUsability TestingPrototypingInstructional DesignVisual DesignFront-End Development3D & Creative Tech
Tools I Use
Design
FigmaPhotoshopIllustrator
Development
VS CodeCursorClaude
Motion & Video
After EffectsPremiere Pro
3D & Game Engines
BlenderMayaUnreal EngineUnity

Say hello.

Always glad to talk learning, human behavior, and building with AI.