Joel Califa is an experienced and accomplished product designer who has made a significant impact in the tech industry. He studied Design & Technology at Parsons School of Design and has held various design-related roles since then. Califa has served as VP Design at Heap, Staff Product Designer at GitHub, Head of Product Design at DigitalOcean, and Instructor, Front End Web Development at General Assembly, among others. His professional background also includes a position as Combat Intelligence at Israeli Defense Forces (IDF).

Califa's expertise spans across design, product development, and technology. He is highly skilled in designing products that everyone uses to make things. Califa is known for his excellent mentoring and leadership skills, and he has been an inspiration to many budding designers in the industry.