About

I make AI that works for people.

Christiana Akinwumi, professionally Christi, is an AI Product Manager and Conversation Designer based in Prosper, in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Founder of Intelligent CX Consulting.

Open to full-time roles in AI product, conversational systems, and user experience. For consulting, start at services.

Design philosophy

How I lead.

I lead AI products from design through deployment. I translate business needs into technical specs, model outputs into user experiences, and constraints into decisions.

I measure what matters:

  • Latency, because slow AI is broken AI.
  • Containment, because handoffs cost real money.
  • Satisfaction, because users vote with their next prompt.

My path

A path that wasn't a straight line.

  1. GED

    I took the long way in. It wasn't a detour, just a different route to the same place.

  2. Non-traditional student + Hospitality

    Hospitality taught me what most engineers never learn: read the room. Translate between people who don't share vocabulary. Every word intentional.

  3. Workflow optimization

    Turned messy, one-off operations into repeatable systems. I learned that the real problem is almost never the one people first name.

  4. Conversational AI for global users

    Multi-agent systems, 8+ markets, 20M+ users. Same skill set: translate between worlds, make language work, serve humans.

Not everyone thinks alike. That's the lesson, and it shows up in everything I build: plain language, accessibility, and systems that serve global users.

How I deliver value

Why hire me.

I bridge the gaps, deliver at scale, and leave your team sharper than I found it.

01

Reduce risk. Deliver faster.

Run experiments against real data. Keep what moves the metric. Cut what doesn't.

02

Turn constraints into decisions.

Translate engineering limits into design choices your team can execute without the back-and-forth.

03

Build frameworks that outlive me.

Documentation and rituals that keep working after I leave the room.

04

Measure what matters.

Whether users succeeded is the only metric that isn't vanity.

On craft

Words are the interface.

When you design conversational AI, the interface is the writing. Prompts are tone. Error messages are trust.

I have foundational coding skills in JavaScript, Python, and SQL. Enough to read what your engineers build, speak their language, and keep one shared vocabulary between the people who decide what to build and the people who build it. Tools, stack, and process live in the FAQ.

5+years building AI products
20M+global users served
~$2Mestimated annual support savings

Testimonials

What collaborators say.

  • Christi runs on what she calls a Thoughtful Execution framework, and it's real. She doesn't run with the first idea that looks clever. She maps multiple friction points, tests against actual data, and only commits when a path earns it. I've watched her pressure-test her own thinking before anyone else gets the chance. That discipline is why her work on AI Automation moves metrics instead of just looking impressive in a demo.

    ManagerCross-market AI product organization
  • Getting 200+ non-technical employees comfortable with agentic AI is not a training program. It's patience, clear documentation, and the willingness to sit with someone until it clicks. Christi does this because she genuinely wants people to succeed with the tools, not because it's in her job description. If you want an AI program that actually lands inside an organization instead of sitting in a Notion page, she's who you want running it.

    Training & Development LeadCross-market AI product organization

Credentials

The one page version of all this lives at /resume, print ready.

Education

  • M.S., Curriculum & InstructionTexas A&M International University
  • Post Graduate Certification, Technical CommunicationUniversity of North Texas
  • B.G.S., BusinessTexas Woman's University

Certifications

  • Building with the Claude APIAnthropicVerify
  • Claude Code in ActionAnthropicVerify
  • Introduction to Model Context ProtocolAnthropicVerify
  • Introduction to Agent SkillsAnthropicVerify
  • Google AI EssentialsGoogle / CourseraVerify

Beyond the work

Off the clock: dogs, crafts, and
showing up for the next generation.

Girl Scouts of America, school mentoring, and the women-in-tech communities I show up for.

  • Christi's mini poodles, off the clock.
  • A recent hand-made craft project.
  • Girl Scouts cookie drive, community volunteering.
  • Christi traveling, off the clock.

The through-line with the work: I care about people who haven't always had the clearest path to the room.

Work with me

Two ways to work with me.

Consulting through ICXA few consulting engagements each quarter through Intelligent CX Consulting . Start at services.

Hiring ChristiOpen to conversational AI, AI product, and applied AI roles. View my résumé.