Skills and Leadership

  • Hiring and Mentorship

    Hiring and Mentorship

    “One of Justin’s standout strengths is building strong design teams. He put in place clear career paths and promotion criteria that led to multiple promotions across both management and IC tracks. He’s got a great eye for talent and knows how to develop designers to do their best work.” – James Aylward, CPO TPT Building…

  • Brand Design and Development

    Brand Design and Development

    Branding is a powerful tool that helps businesses tell their story, define their identity, and build lasting connections with customers. In my work, I’ve had the opportunity to help shape and evolve brands for startups, new products, and established companies. From the ground-up creation of a startup’s visual identity to rebranding efforts for established companies…

  • Copywriting

    Copywriting

    (This page is in process and not yet complete!) I believe it’s important for a good designer to also be a good writer. Both user-facing and in their career. Design is about communication and writing is the most common place that communication can be perfected. In small to medium organizations it’s rare that there’s budget…

  • Anatomy of Design

    Anatomy of Design

    One of the best things about design thinking is that it benefits everyone across the organization. I’ve had the opportunity to run some workshops and talks for new employees and non-designers to help them understand the design process, how to apply design thinking to their own work, and what it means to be user-centric. This…