# Justin Catalano

> User Experience Designer @ Leidos QTC | Human Factors

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/justincatalano

Create experiences through cognitive + behavioral considerations

## Work Experience
### UX Design Intern @ QTC Management, Inc.
Jan 2025 – Present
https://www.qtcm.com/

UX Designer for the AI/ML, Foundry, and Modernization efforts focusing on AI experience, enterprise data viz, and modernization for the government healthcare sector.

### Human Factors Graduate Research Assistant - BioRob Lab @ SJSU @ San José State University Research Foundation
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | San Jose, California, United States
https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=CmHXFUcAAAAJ&authuser=1&citation_for_view=CmHXFUcAAAAJ:d1gkVwhDpl0C

https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=CmHXFUcAAAAJ&authuser=1&citation_for_view=CmHXFUcAAAAJ:u5HHmVD_uO8C

### Human Factors Graduate Research Student - BioRob Lab @ SJSU @ San José State University Research Foundation
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | San Jose, California, United States
Researching Human-Robotic Interaction for rehabilitation.
https://sites.google.com/sjsu.edu/biorob/people

### Graphic Designer @ Compass Group USA
Jan 2022 – Jan 2025 | San Jose, California, United States

### Visual Design Intern @ Compass Group USA
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Jose, California, United States

### Lead Product Designer @ Mocktalk
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024
Sole designer and researcher responsible for the creation of the Dashboard and Interview features an ai mock interview product startup.

### Undergraduate Research Student @ Dr. Cary Feria's Vision Lab @ San Jose State University
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | San Jose, California, United States
Conducted 50+ experimental sessions as primary researcher examining visual search and auditory multimodal processing in a lab setting.

### Bellmen @ Town and Country San Diego
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | San Diego, California, United States
Spent the summer delivering people's most prized possessions

### Lumber Handler @ Dixieline Lumber & Home Centers
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | San Diego, California, United States
• Voted best Lumber Handler in the region 
• Forklift certified

### Food Service Champion @ Taco Bell
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | San Diego, California, United States
• The fastest cashier Taco Bell has ever had


## Education
### Master of Science in Human Factors and Ergonomics (UX Conc.)
San José State University
Jan 2024 – Jan 2026

### Bachelor of Arts in Design Studies, Minor - Interaction Design, Minor - Human Systems Integration
San José State University
Jan 2020 – Jan 2024


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catalan0
- Website: https://catalano.work/

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Last updated: 2026-04-07