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A little bit about me. I am a husband, father, and maker working hard to create the best life for those in my world. Currently residing in North Canton, Ohio, my life’s journey has taken me from California to Idaho to Pennsylvania to Ohio. That journey has brought me into a love for product design. Experiences enrich our lives and not just in the products we use. I look forward to making great experiences for my family, friends, and the people around me. Whether it’s product design, planning one of my kids’ birthdays, or as simple as cooking dinner, the experience of the people involved is always the first thing on my list. That desire led me to the path of product designing utilizing all the learning and experiences along the way. The combination of researching, human behavior, designing, collaboration, measuring, and positive outcomes has me hooked. I look forward to solving the problems laid before me. There is always a solution even if that solution is to do nothing, it’s still a solution. Though my kids now groan because it’s been repeated so many times. Always willing to try something new, the worst that could happen is I’m not good at it. With every breath, I’m a new version of me enjoying the things I am blessed with in my life!
Define the Problem and establish the desired outcomes.
sketch, iterate, collaborate, iterate.
is the problem solved and was the desired outcome reached.
measure and iterate.
“Whenever I had the privilege to work with Jason Martinez, I always started the day with a spring in my step and hope in my heart. Working with him meant that he would take care of the experience, advocate well for users, and stand up gently for the best path forward. As a product manager, this was so valuable because it meant that I had a partner who quickly understood the human moments around the jobs to be done and would go after solutions passionately. I was able to focus in on what I had to do, knowing that the user and their experience will be well cared for.
We spent many years working together to create and iterate on an app whose aim was to make our users’ work easier. It was also a very popular space to be in and everyone thought they could do better. Jason was always able to advocate well for our users, synthesize user feedback humbly, and press forward with a mindset toward continuous improvement. The best part is that he did all this with a sense of joy and humor that fills in the rough spots on teams, bonding them together in collegial friendship for the long term.
Over the years I was able to count on his expertise and professionalism to help us deliver measurably valuable products (did I mention that he’s also good at finding the right ways to measure success?). I would jump at the chance to work with him again anytime,
“As a QA tester on an agile team of 6 people, Jason our UX Developer was always open to new ideas and ways to improve our software product as well as improving our workflow process. Whenever I would find in my testing some enhancements to improve our customer satisfaction, Jason would sit down with me and we could brainstorm together on how we could best implement this request.
I always enjoyed working with Jason. He was a vital part of the team that provided great ideas during our sprint planning as well as our other team meetings we did together. He was fun to be around and made working together as a team one of the best experiences I have had.”
Senior Software Engineer III – Venminder
“Jason is a great designer to work with. I’m always impressed by his commitment to finding the best solution for the customer. He genuinely cares about making their job easier and he does whatever is needed to make that happen. He does the research to ensure he’s making educated decisions. His work ethic is awesome and is always a pleasure to deal with. The results are always top-notch. He’s a true winner and makes others feel that way too.”
Subject matter expert/product operations – New Innovations Inc.
“Jason and I have worked closely on many projects over the years and it has been an absolute joy working with him. When I was hired in the role of a subject Matter Expert (SME), I was blown away by Jason’s breadth of knowledge of the industry we serve. What is apparent about Jason is that he is very much a SME in his own right in the area of UX Design. He’s an extremely talented designer because he can not only execute his creative designs but because he can articulate the rationale to quantify implementing his designs. He is always looking for ways to push the boundaries of how we can make our product better. He always has a great attitude and possesses all the skillsets that you would want in a highly productive team member.
Jason approaches design solutions by holistically understanding the problems of our users. He approaches customers with empathy and asks meaningful questions to deeply understand their pain points to design solutions that delight. In my current role, I am responsible for responding to customer feedback. I can attest to Jason’s designs as being a source of delight for our customers. Whenever a customer offers positive praise and appreciation for a solution the common theme is that Jason was the designer. I can’t say enough great things about Jason and that sentiment is expressed by our users as well. Please feel free to reach out personally if you would like to know more.”
Scrum master/Business Analyst – Cohen & Company
“I worked with Jason as a Software developer/Scrum Master from 2015 – 2021 at New Innovations. At that time, I observed that Jason had a true passion for design and user experience. Jason really prided himself on designing a great software user interface. He always made sure that his designs were customer-focused, easy to use, and had a great user experience. Often times his designs far exceeded the team’s and users’ expectations. He really helped catapult our software to a place we could have not achieved without him.
I particularly remember that Jason spearheaded a project to collect customer feedback on the usability of new software our team was releasing. He built a way for the user to submit feedback directly in our application without distracting them from their work or making it cumbersome for them to complete. It proved to be a huge success for the team and led us to develop a better product for our users. I highly recommend Jason to work at any company that values design, usability, and user experience. You will not find someone better than Jason.”
