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Sr. Experience Strategist · UX Architect · AI Experience Architect. A practice built inside enterprise organizations and now applied to A.I. product development — the same architecture discipline, a shorter path to working software.
I’ve spent the last 9+ years in formal UX and product leadership, with a deeper foundation in digital design and development spanning more than two decades.
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“A true unicorn.”
Ezra Masters is a true unicorn. Combining skillsets from Design Thinking, Information Architecture, Design, Prototyping and Development he creates best-in-class experiences and products. He communicates well with product managers, creatives and scrum teams
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Michael Tinglin
Innovation / Leadership / Product Design / AI-Native / Agentic UX / Agentic Commerce / CX / Futurist
Worked with EzRã on the same team · April 21, 2017
“Crucial to the successful evolution of the portal.”
I had the great opportunity to work with Ezra directly. He was crucial in the process of evolving the managed services portal to become the modern, central hub for increased coverage of the variety of managed services. His exceptional UX and design skills along with collaboration across product owners and engineers were key to the successful evolution of the portal. Ezra participated in every stage of the process from early conversations with stakeholders, wire
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Nathan Necaise
Building the knowledge collaboration center for cybersecurity
Managed EzRã directly · March 8, 2022
“He excelled in all areas.”
Ezra's arrival at UPS preceded the creation of our Product Design practice, a situation which demanded he immediately build trust with his product team (who had never had an embedded designer before), rapidly execute using our design system, and navigate without the support of an organized product design team behind him. He excelled in all areas. Ezra’s passion for creating an outstanding user experience is obvious from the minute you meet him. His enthusiasm and dedication to process strategizing, solving complex design problems, articulating design decisions, and prioritizing the user's experience are infectious. He accepts additional
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Kathy LeMunyon
UX/Product Design Leader · Collaborator · Optimist
Managed EzRã directly · December 21, 2023
“Ezra is the most talented and knowledgeable professional I have known in my 20 years of technology experience.”
His leadership style and approach are unique and unmatched by others. He works extremely well with team members, having no shortage of creative ideas and synthesizing those ideas with diverse counterparts during collaborative exchanges. His penchant for customer experience is unparalleled
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E.D. Milton
Executive IT Leader & PMO Coach | Entrepreneur | KSM MBA | Babson Alum | CIA Grad
Senior to EzRã but did not manage him directly · July 19, 2018
“For Ezra, the word is 'Wow!'”
I try to find one word to describe amazing people and for Ezra it is 'Wow!' I had the great fortune of collaborating with Ezra on a large development project over the course of a year. The project involved advanced UI/UX and a deep level understanding of our business. Ezra's insatiable curiosity rapidly closed the gap between the application's desirable and the stunning possible. His dedication to the human experience established a high bar over and over again
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Jason Prost
Head of Infinity, Worldwide at Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.
Worked with EzRã on different teams · January 10, 2020
“An infectious positive energy.”
Ezra has an infectious positive energy that's highly contagious. I worked with him on 7NOW Store Associate App/s. He is not just an expert UX designer, but also is passionate about creating delightful user experiences. He works excellently with product and business teams to create savvy customer experiences that are precise and inspired. He thinks beyond the screen and into the real life of our end users because he's able to put himself in their shoes
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Maduri Raja Jeevan Kumar
Product Leader | Enterprise Commerce & Store Platforms | Multi-Product Ownership, Roadmaps, AI-Enabled Scale
Worked with EzRã on the same team · May 26, 2018
“A great asset to any design team.”
I worked with Ezra during a 6 month SAAS app design sprint at UPS. We collaborated on a brand new concept design around one of UPS's services. Ezra's passion and dedication were immediately evident in the effort he put in to learning about the UPS service and getting to know the team. He has vast UX knowledge and came up with some great ideas during the sprint sessions
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Ben Kopf
Senior Information Architect at UPS
Worked with EzRã but on different teams · February 14, 2024
“Ezra brought much needed UI/UX direction to the project team.”
Ezra brought much needed UI/UX direction to the project team which proved extremely helpful and increased the efficiency of the development team. He is intelligent, resourceful, honest, and most importantly — dependable.
Marcus Lyon
Application Engineering Manager | Business Analysis, Team Leadership
Managed EzRã directly · July 12, 2021
“Ezra is a rare breed with an extremely diverse skill-set.”
Ezra is a rare breed with an extremely diverse skill-set. He's tenacious, passionate, driven, committed & ridiculously talented. There's not a challenge out there Ezra would back down to. He shines in his dynamic personality & natural leadership. He's always on his A-game and his energy is to be envied.
Marcus Manning
Designing the systems behind better products
Worked with EzRã on the same team · April 4, 2018
Ezra is fun, talented, witty, social, great to get along with and is a valuable asset to any team. I've had the pleasure of working with him on several projects that require his expertise and creativity on coding and design. His work is very impressive and his ability to work under pressure within a tight timeline is commendable.
Monica Posin
Program Management | PMO | Digital Transformation
Worked with EzRã on the same team · February 3, 2014
“Top talent among talents.”
Ezra is thee top talent among talents. He prides himself on being the very best at whatever he does and makes no apologies about expecting the very best from all of those around him. He's a go getter, self-starter, non-stop until the job is done right without a single short-cut perfectionist with excellent character and a work ethic we should all aspire to.
Ricardo Clemente
Senior Executive — Operations & Human Resources
Senior to EzRã but did not manage him directly · February 2, 2018
“Transforming complex ideas into competent designs and intelligent interfaces.”
Creativity, dependability, and positive attitude are just a few of the qualities that make Ezra rise above other Front End Developers on his projects. He is always a delight to work with, transforming complex ideas into competent designs and intelligent interfaces. Working with Ezra always puts my mind at ease, knowing that his strengths will carry the job to delivery on time and of outstanding quality. Invaluable in any project, Ezra's notable success is driven by his persev
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Rodney (Shai) McLeod, CPM, PMC, CSPO
Director of Product Management | Product Leader | Built Products for Amazon, Walmart, Uber, Intuit, Farmers | Product Strategy & AI Platforms
Managed EzRã directly · February 18, 2014
“He will rise to every occasion.”
Ezra is a great designer with an awesome attitude. If you keep him challenged he will rise to every occasion. He is a great asset to any team he joins!
Shane Ward
Manager Product Design at Storable
Managed EzRã directly · January 24, 2018
“Strategic thinking and innovative problem-solving.”
Ezra is a highly motivated and talented professional who goes above and beyond expectations. His attention to detail, strategic thinking, and innovative problem-solving skills were particularly commendable. His communication skills are exceptional.
Yee-Zhian Liew
AI/ML | Data Science Sr. BA | Product Owner | Program Manager
Worked with EzRã but on different teams · December 19, 2023
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