I've had the absolute pleasure of working closely with Decio over the past few years at Tesco, where he's been an invaluable Senior UX Designer across some of our most high-profile initiatives—Marketplace, F&F, and Whoosh. As a Product Manager, I've come to rely on Decio not just for his design expertise, but also for his thoughtful product thinking, collaborative spirit, and relentless focus on user needs. He has an exceptional ability to take complex business challenges and translate them into elegant, intuitive experiences. His design work is always backed by strong rationale, user insight, and an innate understanding of what makes a product truly usable and delightful. What sets Decio apart is his calm, thoughtful approach, even under tight deadlines or shifting requirements, he brings clarity and direction to the team. He's been a trusted thought partner to me throughout product discovery, delivery, and iteration cycles, and his input has consistently elevated the quality of our outcomes. Beyond his technical and creative skills, he's simply a joy to work with, empathetic, humble, and always ready to support others. Any team would be lucky to have him. I can't recommend him highly enough.

I had the pleasure of working with Decio previously, so was well aware of his skills and proven track record. He did not disappoint. Decio is a meticulous designer, who is keen to highlight the true need to be user centric. He was instrumental in establishing UCD principles in a new team and soon became the go to person. He is a great team player and is always keen to support the wider team in challenging situations.

Decio is an exceptional leader in user experience and design and he is at the top of his field in UX knowledge. He's a talented designer with skills that reach beyond just UX as he's always looking for ways to push the boundaries of how we can make our product better. Working with Decio was an absolute pleasure.

dEZ is one of those rare breed designers who unpicks a user problem with skill and empathy. Where others throw an entire textbook of UX methods at problems, dEZ picks the right approach from the textbook. He's smart, efficient and knowledgeable. He's equally adept at strategy and process as well as the practical hands on UX stuff.

I had the pleasure of working with Dez at Tesco on the Online Operations application, where he brought clarity, creativity, and deep UX expertise to some of our most complex challenges. We were tackling initiatives around automated taxonomy and Al-powered recommendations—areas that required a nuanced understanding of both technical possibilities and user needs. What stood out about Dez was his ability to seamlessly bridge the gap between technical constraints, business goals, and user-centric design. He was consistently thoughtful, collaborative, and always focused on creating intuitive and scalable solutions. Dez doesn't just design interfaces—he designs with intention, insight, and impact. Any team would be lucky to have Dez. He's not only a brilliant UX designer but also a great partner in solving meaningful problems.

Decio is one of the best UXers I've worked with, above and beyond the usual. Highly recommended

I had the opportunity to work with Dez in the same team both as a front-end dev and as a dev manager. Dez is a brilliant UX designer and an amazing team player. The quality of his user experience is superb and he has a clear understanding of all the front-end ecosystem, including Ul and development, so it's very easy to work with him as the communication is very effective. I really hope to cross his path again in the future.

It was a pleasure to have Decio as part of my team. He is a highly skilled and capable UX expert, who will help drive change within any product team he joins. He quickly become a key person within the team, balancing the different personalities and viewpoints while spearheading new ideas and approaches. I would highly recommend him to any company looking for a UX person with deep knowledge, providing consistently high quality work!

Dez is a great designer, UX researcher and all-round colleague. I worked with him at CareerBuilder and he always produced with beautiful, clean and functional mockups, challenged all bogus ideas and preconceptions using effective communication—always keeping the key goals in mind. Always a team player, a fantastic guy to be around and travel on business with.

Decio was my Manager at Hostel Bookers for 3 years. It was a pleasure working with him and I think he managed to build and keep together an amazing team. He is organised and focused and keeps track of all the projects in a nearly perfect way. He's also a really self-confident person that doesn't need to impose any concept or idea just because he's in charge. This is the best way to gain respect and to build a good team relationship. He can give you responsibilities but at the same time he guides you through any project with proper advice and hints in a professional manner. His focus on each task, skills and attention are always excellent either as Manager or Designer.

I will always remember the time working with Decio (dEZ). I worked with him more than two years learning, designing and enjoying the time in Hostelbookers. Dez gave me more professional experience than I could have learned from any book or school. He is proficient in all modern web techniques and design technologies. He is always open to share his knowledge and advice. As a Design and UX Manager Dez planned and managed our team workflow and design strategies. Dez is a great professional who is a pleasure to work with and I have no hesitation in recommending him.

I have had the pleasure of working with Decio over the past 6 years. Decio is always professional and is dedicated to moving the design and Ul in the right direction. No stone is left uncovered when working on creating new designs he is always willing to take input from others and act on their feedback. Having a technical background also allows Decio to provide achievable designs and also to create a Ul which utilises the latest front end techniques

During my time at HostelBookers Decio has overseen a complete overhaul of website design and numerous projects to redesign various pages of the site. In each of these projects he has brought insight from both a design and user experience angle. He is a fantastic designer with a passion for his work and a great eye for detail. The fact that he has been leading HostelBookers design team for over 6 years shows how instrumental he has been in our growth.

I worked with Dez for over a year and found him to be both an excellent manager and designer from whom I learnt many valuable skills. Dez creates high-quality work that meets deadlines and motivates the rest of his team to do the same. He also works hard to build a positive environment that encourages communication and collaboration within the team. I found Dez to be an inspirational leader and believe his skills, knowledge and experience would be an asset to any company.

I worked with dez for over a year while at Hostelbookers.com. He is a very passionate designer with some amazing ideas & concepts. He has a high attention to detail and isn't frightened to try anything new or off the wall to please his clients.

Having worked under Decio for a number of years, he has been a constant source of inspiration & education throughout overseeing my development into an accomplished designer. We have worked on many high-profile projects together, where Dez's great natural creative abilities and management skills have contributed eminently to their success.

Dez was a great team member and an integral part of the major initiatives that we had to tackle at TalkTalk. His impeccable attention to detail and diligence towards understanding scope v's problems v's user needs v's tech constraints was an invaluable asset to a newly formed team. Not only would I not hesitate to recommend Dez, but I would have him in any squad, any scenario—every time!