Summary
Justin Lerner is a Portland-based web developer and designer with two decades of experience turning creative concepts into polished, interactive web experiences and eight years of focused full-stack work. As lead developer at Griflan Design and owner of JLern Design, he’s built customizable WordPress CMS solutions and earned a reputation for pushing design boundaries with JavaScript animation and rich interactive work rooted in his BFA in Visual Communications. He’s freelanced for major agencies and brands, bringing a practiced mix of front-end craft (HTML5, CSS3, jQuery) and legacy Flash expertise to projects across crypto, education, and marketing. Comfortable in both agency and solo settings, he teaches and mentors, translating visual storytelling into maintainable code and client-owned systems. Notably, his background as an animator-designer gives his engineering work a distinct emphasis on motion and user delight rather than just functionality.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Fine Art, Visual Communications, Bachelor of Fine Art, Visual Communications at University of Delaware