Joshua Francis

Services

End-to-end AI consulting, from strategy to production deployment.

AI Strategy & Roadmapping

Most companies know AI matters but don't know where to start. I help figure out where AI will actually move the needle for your business, and map out a realistic plan to get there. No hype, just what's worth building.

Typical engagement

2-4 week engagement producing a prioritized AI roadmap with clear milestones and resource requirements.

What's Included

  • AI readiness assessment
  • Opportunity identification & prioritization
  • Technology selection & architecture recommendations
  • Implementation roadmap with milestones
  • ROI modeling & business case development

Who It's For

Founders and product leaders who know AI matters but need help figuring out what to actually build first.

LLM Implementation

Building with LLMs requires more than API calls. I handle the full implementation, from architecture and prompt engineering to deployment, so you end up with something that actually works in production, not just a demo.

Typical engagement

4-12 week embedded engagement, working directly with your engineering team.

What's Included

  • Architecture design & system planning
  • RAG pipeline development
  • Prompt engineering & optimization
  • Fine-tuning & evaluation frameworks
  • Production deployment & monitoring

Who It's For

Engineering teams building LLM-powered features who need architectural guidance and hands-on implementation support.

AI Agent Development

I design and build AI agents that handle real workflows: tool calling, multi-step reasoning, and human-in-the-loop flows. This is what I do day-to-day in my full-time role, and I bring that experience to consulting engagements.

Typical engagement

6-16 week engagement from design through production deployment and monitoring setup.

What's Included

  • Agent architecture design
  • Tool & function calling setup
  • Multi-agent orchestration
  • Safety guardrails & error handling
  • Monitoring, logging & deployment

Who It's For

Companies looking to automate complex workflows with autonomous AI agents.

UX/UI Design for AI Products

AI products fail when users don't trust or understand them. I design interfaces for AI-powered products, including conversational UIs, dashboards, and generation tools, making sure the technology actually serves the people using it.

Typical engagement

Flexible engagement model, from design sprints to ongoing product design partnership.

What's Included

  • User research & needs analysis
  • Interaction design & prototyping
  • Design system development
  • Usability testing for AI interfaces
  • Trust & transparency design patterns

Who It's For

Product teams building AI-powered products who need interfaces that users actually trust and adopt.

Process

How every engagement works

01

Understand

I learn your business, your users, and what you've already tried. I need to understand the problem before I can build the right thing.

02

Plan

I figure out what's worth building and how to build it. Practical scope, realistic timeline, clear deliverables.

03

Build

I design and build iteratively, shipping early, getting feedback, and refining. You see working software, not status updates.

04

Refine

After launch, I help optimize what's working and fix what isn't. The first version is rarely the final version.

Have a project in mind?

Let's talk about what you're building and how I can help.

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