"I’ve had the opportunity to work side by side with CJ across a diverse set of projects and in every one he has demonstrated a capabilty to reach across the boundaries of UX and tech. CJ takes a deliberate, data driven, approach to his work that makes it extremely easy to understand design decisions for peers in other departments. His focus and dedication to cross-functional collaboration has helped transform multiple teams into high performing and highly autonomous organizations.
CJ also takes an empathetic approach to leading people and pours himself into fostering talent and supporting growth for his team. Whether it was CJ himself leading UX for a project or someone on his team, I knew I was in great hands and it was always a pleasure to work alongside CJ and his team."
CJ also takes an empathetic approach to leading people and pours himself into fostering talent and supporting growth for his team. Whether it was CJ himself leading UX for a project or someone on his team, I knew I was in great hands and it was always a pleasure to work alongside CJ and his team."
Spruce Feinstein | Principal Engineer
"CJ's talents and abilities already exceed that of many Design executives. If you need a UX director who can provide quantifiable results in record time, motivate, inspire team members as well as provide coherent direction to desired outcomes, CJ is the one you want leading your team."
Lisa Baskett | Design Leader
"When describing CJ’s incredible qualities, I’m not even sure where to begin. I have worked with a ton of designers and very few are as talented as he is. He was (and still is) my go-to for advice when I need a valued second opinion on a UX problem. He is smart, leads by example and guides every action, from connecting with coworkers to creating a design solution, with empathy. He’s someone you can trust to do the job and do it correctly. He provides justification using research and best practices to communicate design rationale to the stakeholder in an eloquent and efficient manner which is invaluable to the client and to the entire product team. I respect him as a person, leader, researcher, and designer. Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions about CJ’s talent, skills or work ethic. I would be more than happy to share more."
Kendall Johnson | Sr. UX Researcher and Designer
"Way beyond the title of manager, CJ truly incapsulates a leader that brought excitement to our work, enjoyment in a highly collaborative space, and education that helped me gain growth and better insight on my career path as a designer. As a leader for our design team, CJ excelled in creating processes, pushing boundaries in tech, and allowing myself to have a voice with ideas and thoughts that could push new directions. He intentionally listened and never let a thought be knocked down without backed reason or research. Aside from our design team, he mentored others outside of our department on what design can provide to better the business and modeled a cross-department collaboration with engineers and product. I can’t thank him enough for providing me what a true leader should be when I find myself in his shoes one day."
Courtney True | Product Designer