Erik Holmberg
AI Product Manager
At my core, I believe great technology should feel effortless. I'm a Product Manager specializing in AI, MLOps, and developer tools, driven by a simple question: how do we make powerful capabilities accessible without sacrificing depth? I focus on the seams: where models meet products and infrastructure meets experience. My work is making those transitions invisible.
Projects
Quick Letter
An agentic companion for newsletter creators, handling the research so you can focus on the writing.
Active
AI PM Toolkit
Prompts, templates, and frameworks for Product Managers building with AI. The workflows I wish I'd had on day one.
Active
Gods in the Machine
Enter the mythological universe where the gods are artificial intelligence. A self-writing novel, published daily.
Active
Cartly
A lightweight and easy to use e-commerce layer for WordPress. Pay credit card fees, nothing more.
InactiveExperiences
Booz Allen Hamilton
AI Product Manager
Lead product for the enterprise AI platform that powers generative AI development across the organization, serving 1,200+ developers and 10+ product teams. Own end-to-end strategy for the tools, evaluation frameworks, and MCP server ecosystem that move LLM-powered features from prototype to production.
Launched 0-to-1 multi-tenant MLOps on AWS SageMaker, replacing fragmented team-by-team deployments with a single secure pipeline used by 10+ product teams.
Shipped the Model Context Protocol (MCP) server ecosystem from concept to broad internal adoption, enabling 1,200+ developers to compose agentic, tool-using workflows.
Partnered with engineering and program leads to shape a unified AI enablement roadmap, prioritizing features based on developer feedback and business impact.
Established product metrics and success criteria—such as adoption, time-to-deploy, and cost savings—to measure ROI and guide quarterly planning.
J. Stark
Founder & CEO
Founded and grew J. Stark, an American-made bag and leather goods brand known for timeless design, durable materials, and domestic manufacturing. Scaled operations from concept to a nationally recognized retail and e-commerce business with in-house production, creative direction, and B2B collaborations.
Built and scaled the company from a single-product concept into a profitable, vertically integrated business employing 5 production staff and 2 retail staff.
Designed and built Cartly, a custom WordPress e-commerce plugin integrating Stripe Payments, enabling small businesses to launch online stores with minimal setup.
Led product development for fabric and leather goods from research and competitor analysis through design, prototyping, and launch.
Designed and built multiple brick-and-mortar retail stores integrating production, retail, and brand experience under one roof.
Fuzzco
Senior Software Engineer
Served as a senior engineer at Fuzzco, a creative agency building and extending brand systems for modern businesses. Contributed to high-profile digital experiences for clients including Samsung, Mailchimp, and photographer Mario Testino.
Delivered full-stack development for web applications, e-commerce platforms, and marketing sites, ensuring performant and scalable builds.
Developed reusable code libraries that significantly reduced build time and improved consistency across client projects.
Led adoption of responsive design practices, defining strategy and workflows that modernized front-end development across the agency.
Trained and mentored newly hired developers, fostering a culture of quality, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Blackbaud
Senior Software Engineer
Served as a senior engineer at Blackbaud, the world's leading SaaS provider for nonprofit organizations, whose platforms enable millions of users in 100+ countries to raise, grant, and manage over $100 billion annually. Focused on building data-driven applications and modernizing the company's digital presence.
Developed a web application for the sales division to manage and predict customer journeys, improving pipeline visibility and forecasting accuracy.
Led engineering for the largest brand and website refresh in company history, modernizing digital infrastructure and enhancing the customer experience.
Built interactive dashboards and analytics in Tableau, uncovering new sales opportunities and revenue trends across multiple business units.
Drove performance and scalability improvements for high-traffic applications, reducing load times and supporting growth in usage.