Justin Prate

Justin Prate has a diverse work experience in the gaming industry. Justin started their career as a Production Tester at Treyarch/Activision in 2008 before moving on to be a Senior Tester at Epicenter Studios. In 2009, they joined Mattel, Inc. as a QA Analyst and later became the Lead Quality Assurance Analyst. Justin then worked at Knowledge Adventure for eight years in various roles such as Product Manager, Producer, Game Design Manager, Lead Game Designer, and Level Designer. In 2011, they also worked as a Game Designer and Producer at David Is Goliath Games. Justin continued their career at GrandPad as a Product Manager in 2019 and eventually became a Process Improvement Manager and Senior Product Manager at JumpStart Games from 2020 to 2022. In 2022, they returned to GrandPad as a Senior Product Manager, focusing on games and engagement. Justin is currently the Business Owner of Diggames.com, starting in 2023. Additionally, they worked as an Adjunct Professor at LCAD Art of Game Design MFA from 2019 to 2020.

Justin Prate earned a Master of Science (MS) degree in Information Technology with a specialization in Development and Game Design from Southern New Hampshire University. Justin completed this program from 2016 to 2019. Prior to that, they obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Game Art and Design from Westwood College - Denver North, where they studied from 2004 to 2007. Justin Prate also holds a certification in Certified Agile Leadership Essentials® from Scrum Alliance, which they obtained in March 2021.