Justin Persaud

Examiner
DISC Type : cs

Infrastructure Engineer at Expensify

Greater Toronto Area, Canada

Overview

Justin is an experienced Infrastructure and Site Reliability Engineer at Expensify with a history of modernizing and scaling platforms. He is proficient in cloud technologies like AWS and Kubernetes, and automation tools such as Terraform and Ansible. A colleague described his work as thoughtful, and he holds certifications from Akamai.

Born and raised in Toronto, Justin enjoys playing in a dodgeball league and has a lifelong love for video games. When hes not working, he is often cooking for his wife or reading a good story. He thrives on lifelong learning and continued growth.

Unique fact: Justin was part of a team that won the "Business Impact" team of the year award for their work on the Rogers GameCentre Live Launch.

Personality Overview

Process Oriented

Tough To Convince

Late Adopter

Being observant comes to them naturally.  They are quite aware of their needs and limitations, so they are unlikely to over-promise. They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end.

Topics They Care About

Site Reliability Engineering
His career is focused on SRE, with experience in scaling platforms, modernizing infrastructure using Docker and Nomad, and ensuring high availability for major platforms.
Cloud Infrastructure
He has extensive experience migrating legacy systems to the cloud and building self-managed Kubernetes clusters from scratch on AWS at previous companies like Wattpad.
Engineering Leadership
Previously a Team Lead, he mentored other engineers and his recent activity indicates a focus on hiring SREs for his team at Expensify.

Media Appearances

Justin has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2019
Infrastructure Engineer at Expensify
8-2018 - 9-2019
Team Lead, Senior Site Reliability Engineer at WorkMarket, an ADP company
6-2017 - 6-2018
Site Reliability Engineer at WorkMarket, an ADP company
11-2016 - 5-2017
Site Reliability Engineer at Wattpad
10-2015 - 11-2016
Technical Operations Consultant (DevOps) at Razorfish

Education

Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology from Centennial College
Information Technology Management from University of Toronto

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Insights For Selling To Justin

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Spend time addressing concerns around risk and change, they will have them even if they don't express them
  • First of all, focus on building their confidence by sharing examples, case studies etc.
  • Be firm in your communication and stay in control

DONT's

  • Avoid getting into storytelling mode, especially when they ask specific questions
  • Don't be very accepting if that is your natural style, stay firm
  • Don't use phrases like 'do not worry', 'i promise' etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Justin is

  • For them, low risk and acceptance by others are very important, followed by proof of ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Justin

  • They are unlikely to say no, it's better to stop yourself once you have exhausted all the options.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Justin move?

  • They do not like to take decisions in a hurry, so they could be slow in making their mind up.
  • Can Justin take some risk or not?

  • They are low on risk-appetite and prefer to make informed decisions.

You And Justin

Personality Compatibility


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