Juan Ortega
About Juan Ortega
Juan Ortega is a Visual Designer and Engineer currently working at Endava and Con Larry in Bogotá, Colombia.
Company
Juan Ortega is currently working at Endava as a Visual Designer - Engineer in Bogota, D.C., Capital District, Colombia. He is also engaged with Con Larry as a Co-Founder and Head of Product in the same city.
Title
Juan holds the title of Visual Designer - Engineer at Endava and Co-Founder - Head of Product at Con Larry. His roles encompass design, engineering, and product management.
Previous Work Experience
Juan has a rich professional background, including positions such as Product Lead at Ole for six months in 2020, and UI Designer at Imaginamos from 2019 to 2020. He founded and led VivaGuest as Product Lead from 2016 to 2019 and was a Partner - Product Designer at RecoRed S.A.S. from 2014 to 2016. Earlier in his career, he was a University Student Intern at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in 2013.
Education and Expertise
Juan studied at the University of Minnesota, achieving a Specialization in User Interface Design. Additionally, he completed a Bachelor's degree in Industrial and Product Design from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. He also studied English Language at EnglishScore. His education spans from 2009 to 2016.
Achievements
Juan participated in Shark Tank Season 4, raising a $250K seed round for Conlarry.com. Conlarry.com achieved $200K in sales within its first year. He founded VivaGuest and raised $4.5K in a pre-seed round, facilitating over $200K in payments to landlords and owners. He also co-founded Lucepizza.com, generating over $5K in sales in three months during the COVID-19 quarantine, selling more than 1.5K precooked pizzas through multiple delivery platforms. Additionally, he won the Agroton Hackathon organized by Colombian MinTic in 2013.