Daniel was senior to Justin but didn’t manage Justin directly · Linqia
Justin is an intelligent, thoughtful and extremely well rounded product designer with deep expertise in ad-tech. Justin brings not only design acumen to the table, but a laser focus on user personas and feature requirements that help ensure the success of his projects and the product delivery process overall.
As Linqia’s lead product designer for over a year, he was responsible for developing the visual identity of our new platform, implementing a clear and concise product design process, building consensus with stakeholders and building / mentoring a world-class design team. He was personally responsible for designing our most complex features and did so with humility and a deep appreciation for the customer journey.
Justin was a pleasure to work with and he will be a great asset to any company looking to bolster their product design capability.
Martin managed Justin directly · Vungle (now Liftoff Mobile)
Justin over several years helped us build Product Design as a function & team at Vungle now Liftoff. He led the design & launch of our suite of self serve products. Partnering closely with PMs and Engineers Justin helped us through multiple layers of ideation thinking through how to build a compelling product experience for advertisers/publishers and creatives. He's a great collaborator & product thinker who cares deeply about his work.
Product | AI & ML Platforms | Building 0→1 & Scaling 1→N
Matt worked with Justin on the same team · Vungle (now Liftoff Mobile)
Justin is a gifted designer who is empathetic to users, quick to understand problems, and open to solutions. We worked together on many cross-functional projects and Justin never missed a beat. He would catch critical details that took a project to the next level. What has impressed me the most about Justin is his ability to adjust quickly to fit new requirements of a project, shifts in strategy, or even a timeline while still consistently delivering amazing user-centric designs.
As a leader of our Design org, he hired and mentored a very strong team. His team was able to grow and scale servicing our large organization, complex product suite, with a very efficient and united team. The problems his team were asked to solve were complex with multiple dependencies requiring clear communication and buttoned up solutions. As the leader of the team, Justin guided this team to success on all fronts.
I would highly recommend Justin to level-up the design expertise of their organization and hope we are able to work together again in the future.
David worked with Justin on the same team · Vungle (now Liftoff Mobile)
I worked with Justin for over 4 years while at Vungle / Liftoff where he proved himself to be a very talented UI/UX designer.
He designed the entire advertiser interface, including campaign management, creative, and reporting sections. He managed this even while working at a fast growing scale-up with limited resources and ever changing goals. As the company became more focused on ad creatives, he also shifted his priorities and expertise to meet the new challenge. He excels with his combination of design intuition and a strong understanding of the customer problems the team was set out to solve.
I definitely recommend him for his expertise and work ethic.
Stephen managed Justin directly · Bizness Apps (now BuildFire)
I had the absolute pleasure of building several products with Justin over the past 3 years. Justin is an AWESOME guy, plain and simple. Not only did Justin show initiative in building out our UI/UX architecture from scratch, but he also played a huge role in pushing our product forward from a design perspective. Justin's attention to detail and general UI creativity made a huge impact on Bizness Apps as a whole. All in all, Justin is a rock star and any organization would be lucky to have him!
Jim managed Justin directly · Bizness Apps (now BuildFire)
I joined Bizness Apps a few months ago and was truly impressed by what the company had been able to achieve UX-wise over the last 4 years with only a single designer - Justin Diaz. For young designers, startups can oftentimes be challenging environments - rapid pace, lack of mentorship, and constantly shifting objectives. The fact that Justin has been able to succeed in this environment is a credit to his productivity, initiative and attention to detail - all traits I have observed firsthand in my short time working with him. Furthermore, I love that Justin is eager to keep refining his craft, further expanding his skill set from UI into IxD, UX and other design domains.
Andrew managed Justin directly · Bizness Apps (now BuildFire)
Working with Justin was an absolute pleasure for the years we worked together. He designed, wireframed, created our company's entire UI and UX for Bizness Apps nearly by himself. He's a talented designer with skills that reach beyond just design as he's always looking for ways to push the boundaries of how we can make our product better. We may have moved our company down to San Diego but I have no doubt that Justin would have continued to be a solid asset to our team should we had stayed in San Francisco. And on top of all of this, I consider him a friend, always had a great attitude, & possess all the skillsets that you would want in a highly productive team member. I can't say enough good things about Justin. Feel free to reach out to me personally to learn more.
I worked alongside Justin for several years while at Bizness Apps and he never failed to impress me.
He is the type of employee who seems to have a never ending amount of tricks up their sleeve. Right when you think you've seen the best of his abilities he quickly shows you that he's so much more. First off, Justin has a natural gift for design, user experience and client workflows. He is also an excellent team player, quickly shifting focus from one department to another as they all clamor for his assistance. Justin is also just an awesome person to work with, he's fun, hard working and extremely talented.
I couldn't recommend him any more highly for any position in UX/UI or design. He would be a great asset to any organization. Feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions about my experience working alongside him.
