Justin Benjamin
About Justin Benjamin
Justin Benjamin is a Technical Project Manager with extensive experience in project management and team leadership. He has worked for Bamboo Insurance since 2022 and previously held positions at Cover and the University of California, Berkeley.
Work at Bamboo Insurance
Justin Benjamin has been serving as a Technical Project Manager at Bamboo Insurance since 2022. In this role, he has spearheaded a year-long technology transition development project and played a key role in the quoting platform migration and comparative rater integration projects. He has managed the design and implementation of new lines of business and strategic planning process improvements using Agile and SCRUM methodologies. Additionally, he created custom dashboards to empower team members in tracking and prioritizing work. He also provided comprehensive training to company executives on agile methodology and the SCRUM approach.
Previous Experience at Cover
Before joining Bamboo Insurance, Justin worked at Cover as a Technical Project Manager from 2019 to 2022. His responsibilities included overseeing project timelines, coordinating with various teams, and ensuring the successful delivery of technical projects. His experience at Cover contributed to his expertise in managing complex projects in a remote work environment.
Education and Expertise
Justin Benjamin studied at the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Economy, focusing on Environmental Policy and Inequality from 2015 to 2018. He also completed a Project Management program at UC Berkeley Extension in 2020. His academic background includes an Associate of Arts degree in Social and Behavioral Sciences from De Anza College, obtained from 2014 to 2015, and studies in Psychology at San Jose City College from 2010 to 2011.
Career Background
Justin has a diverse career background, having held various positions prior to his current role. He worked as a Team Leader at the University of California, Berkeley from 2016 to 2019, and as a Development Operations Specialist at the American Red Cross for a brief period in 2018. His earlier roles include Project Manager at Management & Training Corporation and Customer Service Associate at Safeway. He also contributed as a Contributing Writer at Write-A-Holic from 2011 to 2014 and worked in food preparation at Aramark.