Justin began shooting and editing video projects at the age of 12.  At 18 he began further honing his skills as a student at Chapman University School of Film & Television in Orange County, California.  There he wrote and directed two 16mm shorts and received an Outstanding Achievement in Editing award before graduating with departmental honors in 1999.

Immediately following graduation, Justin was hired by Cox Media in Santa Barbara County as a commercial director.  In 2001 he left Cox to found the production house "Next Movement Entertainment.  The Los Angeles-based company continues to produce advertising and marketing campaigns for an array of national industries for which it has collected numerous awards from the American Advertising Federation.

While making an impact as a commercial director, Justin continued to pursue his ultimate goal of directing for film and television.  He was hired to direct the feature "Greydog" in 2004 and has since worked as Director or 2nd Unit Director on several features and series.

He currently serves as Director of Cracked.com's dynamic web series "Cracked After Hours" which averages over 600,000 views per episode, and as Director of the monthly live comedy show "The Really Late Morning Show" in Hollywood. He also continues to direct commercials and develop TV series and feature film projects of his own.