Career and Technical Education Curriculum Development

JAMES A. MARTINEZ

https://www.linkedin.com/in/*jamesmartinez/

EDUCATION

Columbia University, Teachers College

Doctor of Education, Health and Behavior Studies

San Diego State University (SDSU)

Bachelor of Arts Master of Public Health (Epidemiology)

CERTIFICATES

University of California, Riverside, Extension

Geographic Information Systems/Web Development

Project Management Certificate/ Passed PMP exam, exp 5/2029

California State University, San Bernardino

Masters in Career and Technical Education

Preliminary Credential in Designated Subjects: Health Science and Medical Technologies; Information and Communication Technologies

WORK EXPERIENCE

09/30/21-06/06/2025 VP of Data Science

DB Legal Support, Inc (McCune Law Group)

Supervisors: Janie Boren, Chief Strategy Officer

Duties and Responsibilities: Support the DB Legal Support, Inc. Data team as the VP of Data Science where I had the opportunity to build and coach a team of data science and analytics professionals in scaling and deepening capacity by developing advanced analytics as a service for the firm and our partners. I am creative and have a strong commitment to constant improvement, equity, innovation and providing meaningful insights. I also support the firm's data-driven decision making, cloud computing, GIS integration and streamlining systems to conduct analysis in a way that gives meaning to the data. I am strategic and understand the importance of consistency and data governance and how to use data to drive business outcomes in the desired direction. I embrace agile approaches (PMP certified), modern data science tools and applications, including best practices for handling data, the cloud and fostering a data culture, workflows and cutting-edge research within the organization. I have also assisted with building capacity across the organization and creating infographics, suitability analysis, interactive dashboards, statistical software, GIS and cloud systems for data ingestion of large databases and system integrations.

12/22/20-10/01/2021 Program Evaluation Research Coordinator / Office of Data and Accountability Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)

Supervisor: Kathy Hayes, PhD, Director of Strategic Data and Evaluation Branch

Duties and Responsibilities: Support the Office of Data and Accountability, Research and Reporting Branch through several reporting applications and products, including one pager board reports- infographics, research proposal reviews for the Committee of External Research Review, project management of 17 middle schools, and collaborations with research organizations and universities on various research projects, interventions, and partnerships. I have also assisted with Data Use Agreements, research approvals, follow-up, and data queries and sharing deidentified information using our secure FTP (ShareFile) site. I also had the opportunity to assist LAUSD with COVID-19 reporting daily and weekly reports prior to the release of the master control dashboard

08/10/20-12/23/2020 Epidemiology Program Coordinator / SAMHD COVID-19 Response Team Amergis, formerly Maxim Health Group Contractor at San Antonio Metro Health District – COVID-19 Response Team Recruiter and Manager: Lona Clay. Email: ******@*******.***

Duties and Responsibilities: Support the COVID-19 response efforts, case investigations, identifying contacts, and follow up on individuals that are displaying symptoms. Monitor the data and ensure results are provided back to facilities; coordinate with each facility to ensure data is appropriately collected and shared; ensure the databases are all synchronized and work with the data management team to ensure flow of information is adequate; and conduct interviews. Reporting on PUI - Persons Under Investigations, daily/weekly case counts and deaths. Participate in team huddles and assist operations on the development of Standard Operation Procedures.

6/01/20-Present (Contractor) / Freelance – Data and Research Support

HC2 Strategies, Inc. Supervisor: Dora Barilla, DrPH 909-***-****

Duties and Responsibilities: Research that promotes the use of innovative technology that helps customers make better decisions, reveal relationships, patterns, and trends. I have the opportunity to provide creative and meaningful research specializing in data analysis using interactive dashboards and GIS system integrations. I also assist with technical workshops and supporting interns. Through my experience and studies in epidemiology and population health, I am able to contribute to the research on the geographical dimensions of health and disease and integrating modern data platforms, research, and analysis in various business industries, including legal, education, public health, hospitals and emergency management sectors. I am well versed in the evolving cloud computing platforms and providing modern solutions enhanced by AI technology within a multitude of disciplines. I gather information, and data visualizations which help customers improve data driven processes and more efficient use of information from various visual analysis tools. My in-depth knowledge with various non-profits, private and public agencies provide a foundation to offer strategic assistance that continually stays current, grow and innovative.

04/29/19-4/06/2020 Health Services Research and Evaluation

Inland Empire Health Plan 10801 6th St Ste 120 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730

Supervisors: Karen Hansberger, MD William McConnel (retired)

Duties and Responsibilities: I help support the development, implementation and evaluation of intermediate to moderate levels of complex technical and analytical research and quality improvement projects to support the quality improvement efforts at IEHP. Ensure the privacy and security of PHI (Protected Health Information) as outlined in IEHP’s policies and procedures relating to HIPAA compliance. I model complex healthcare-related problems, discover insights and identify opportunities through statistical, algorithmic, mining and visualization techniques to support business decision-making. In addition to advanced analytic skills, I assist with integrating and preparing large, varied datasets, architecting specialized database and computing environments, and communicating results to support reporting requirements.

12/01/15-4/26/2019 Program Manager / Data Analysis Research & Evaluation San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools 601 North E Street. San Bernardino, California 92415 Supervisor: Barbara Alejandre,

Duties and Responsibilities: Under the direction of the Assistant Superintendent, I am responsible for the leadership and management of research, evaluation and analysis of student performance metrics and community partnership projects and interventions, including the state assessments, supporting the district Local Control Accountability Plans, and countywide data portal, and secure data sharing platform, guiding data collection for collective impact initiatives. I also collaborate and lead a countywide data and assessment network (SBCAN) with 33 districts, research staff and other stakeholders. I helped build the first interactive Cradle to Career (PreK- college/career) roadmap and provided logic models and key data and evaluation plans for grant funding applications and analysis for the Strategic Plan. I also assisted with constructing legal documents, including RFP

- Request for Proposals, and MOU - Memorandum of Understanding between the county and districts for data sharing and a secure data portal. I helped build the first county-wide education data portal with dashboards and stories and an ArcGIS online data portal for location data elements, shapefiles and story maps on performance metrics, cradle to career indicators and local data from industry sectors. I continue to work on a community lead partnership with local government on developing an open data infrastructure for countywide information sharing across sectors that include data and applications to help promote research initiatives and networks of healthy communities. Software applications: ArcGIS, Microsoft Power BI, Tableau and web applications for data portals.

01/2014 – Present LLU School of Public Health / Contract Instructor

Loma Linda University Health System Center for Strategy and Innovation,

11175 Mountain View Drive, Suite M. Loma Linda, California 92354

Supervisor: Seth Wiafe, PhD Dora Barilla, DrPH

Duties and Responsibilities: Under the direction of the assistant vice president and medical director I assisted with the implementation of several internal and external clinical and business data infrastructures that helped leadership discover patterns, trends and actionable insights from the data. I also integrated various logic models and statistical and visualization software, including, SAS, Microsoft Power B.I., ArcGIS, Gliffy and Tableau to enhance architectural designs, data tree, data mining and visualization techniques to support analytical research and quality improvement of multiple large datasets for hospital inpatients and emergency department visits and identifying opportunities and innovative technology with GIS solutions and the integration of population health analysis and spatially enabled data infrastructures to support healthcare systems, community health initiatives and research that addresses patient and community health needs and performance platforms. I also worked on a community lead partnership with local government on developing a countywide health improvement framework, and asset mapping applications to promote networks of healthy communities and real-time community health management dashboards and prototypes for hospital ED Visits and readmissions. I also assist with curriculum development, instructional design, and alignment of learning outcomes with blooms revised taxonomy. Research and data collection on indicators, performance metrics and assessments. I teach online courses and hands on workshops at the School of Public Health in Cartography & Map Design, Integration of Geospatial Data and GIS applications in public health practice. I am also a board member for a non-profit serving at-risk youth, mentor youth from local high schools, community colleges and internships, presentations, workshops, and lectures.

7/2012-7/2014 Epidemiologist

County of Los Angeles, Department of Public Health, Substance Abuse Prevention & Control program

1000 S. Fremont Ave. Bldg. A9 East, 3rd Fl, Alhambra, CA 91803

Supervisor: Ben Lee, PhD

Duties and Responsibilities: I helped build on the geographical dimensions of health and disease, emphasizing public health issues and combining epidemiological methods and spatial analysis to identify the relationships among demographic change, economic development, and population health. I also incorporated cluster mapping and network analysis for connectivity models and trend analysis of high-risk populations and testing modalities. I enjoy the challenges and the opportunities to implement innovative applications to support existing research infrastructures and to enhance decision making planning and capabilities. I also lead a team of researchers and epidemiology analysts on the research design, evaluation and analysis of complex health related problems including HIV/STD and substance abuse prevention and control and services for vulnerable and displaced clients. I integrated sophisticated data modeling processes through SAS algorithms and GIS network analytics for discovering insights on where patients are and going for care and identifying opportunities to link displaced clients to care using these combined statistical and visualization techniques that also enhanced existing support services and decision-making opportunities. In addition to all technical innovations and integrations of protocols, codes/ algorithms, data dictionaries and procedural manuals… my team effectively shared resources on a secure HIPPA compliant portal for communications of actionable insights from the data and lessons learned from outcomes of often large and unstructured datasets.

10/17/10-02/14/13 Dissertation Research

Department of Health and Behavior Studies and Center for Health Promotion, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York. Research and Dissertation advisors. John Alegrante / Ray Marks 212-***-****

Duties and Responsibilities: I proposed and researched a study that explored variations of knowledge and information inquiry among women with breast cancer using data that was requested from the National Cancer Institute. The study also looked at patient-physician communications and relationships with satisfaction and decision-making ratings based on their healthcare encounter and interactions with their healthcare. This study involved modeling a complex healthcare related problem in patient-physician encounters, discovering insights

and identifying opportunities to improve healthcare delivery protocols. I also used SAS statistical software for algorithms and analysis to support outputs, tables, graphs, charts and visualizations in dissertation manuscript. Institutional Review Board certification and data analysis using SAS and defense presentation to a peer-review committee and dissertation publication. Abstract and dissertation was submitted to ProQuest for publishing. I also wrote and submitted a book chapter on Lung Cancer for the encyclopedia of chronic diseases (ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, CA). Study was published, and time was funded through National Cancer Institute Minority Grants.

2/28/11-1/17/12 Statistical Analyst

County of San Bernardino, Inland Counties Emergency Medical Agency 515 N. Arrowhead Ave., San Bernardino, CA 92415

Supervisor: George Stone 909-***-**** (can be contacted)

Duties and Responsibilities: I held a position as a statistical analyst with the San Bernardino County, Inland Counties Emergency Medical Agency. I provided my department with maps on 9-1-1 EMS response transports. I also assisted in the assessment, analysis and monthly reports preparation for planning and decision making activities, meetings and the departmental website. In addition, I was actively involved with the integration of GIS technology to enhance the emergency response system. My responsibilities included but were not limited to: formulating and implementing automated reporting processes, analyzing policy and applications for emergency preparedness performance-based matters. I embrace new analytical strategies and intervention services, including the Internet and integrating effective technological applications that enhance existing systems, communication and collaboration between providers, government agencies and the public.

12/1/09-8/16/10 Research Analyst III

County of Los Angeles, Emergency Preparedness Response Program 600 S. Commonwealth Ave., Room 700, Los Angeles, CA 90007 Supervisor: Sinan Khan - promoted 213-***-**** (can be contacted)

Duties and Responsibilities: In an effort to reduce the spread of infection from the novel H1N1 pandemic, I participated in the Emergency Preparedness and Response Program mass prophylaxis efforts to reduce the spread of the H1N1 influenza among the residents of Los Angeles County. During the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, I was actively involved in the development and implementation of the automated data management, evaluation and reporting processes and migration of an optical character recognition (OCR)-based system. I was also responsible for the data modeling, algorithms and merging of various datasets and analysis via SAS, and interpretation of epidemiologic data specific to vaccine type received, and demographics (age, gender, race/ethnicity) by SPA and supervisorial district. Data analysis on the Points of Dispensing (POD) was submitted to collaborating supervisors and program directors and was included in the State Vaccine Accountability and Inventory Report. I also managed the Formtran contract. I collaborated with our contractor PHFE and the vendor with balancing the budget, modifications and justification narratives, invoice and monthly reports.

06/23/08-11/30/09 Research Analyst III

County of Los Angeles, Sexually Transmitted Disease Program 2615 S. Grand Ave., Room 500, Los Angeles, CA 90007

Supervisor: Jorge Montoya PhD. (resigned)

Duties and Responsibilities: In an effort to reduce new infections I participated in the outreach, research communications and assessments of sexually transmitted diseases at the County of Los Angeles, Sexually Transmitted Disease Program, Department of Public Health. I helped manage several projects and was involved in all aspects of planning, research design and analysis of STD program research projects. I also communicated with the public, HIV positive patients, health providers, physicians, community based organizations, and Los Angeles County, Public Health Laboratory. I drafted and submitted two IRBs for a study on social network analysis and syphilis reinfection and for a multi-faceted interactive on-line project for HIV positive populations. I also drafted talking points for a media release, including STD trends for our “I know” campaign and STD Home Test Kit project for young women ages 15 to 25. I collaborated with the manufacture (GenProbe) of the vaginal swab STD test kits and received N=5000 free STD home test kits to support our programs objectives. I managed the website via daily uploads of STD test kit orders and supervised the flow with four LAC Public Health employees in regards to processing orders, quality assurance, and mailing the requested test kits. I also provided weekly updates on the programs orders, positivity rates and demographics to senior staff and collaborators. I embrace several new intervention strategies and screenings services, including social marketing campaigns, the internet and developing effective health promotion and campaign materials that are designed to develop awareness, and promote prevention of sexually transmitted diseases.

11/07- 06/08 Communicable Disease Investigator

County of San Diego, Community Epidemiology Branch, Department of Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) 1700 Pacific Hwy., Room 114, San Diego, CA 92186 Supervisor: Ernie Awa 619-***-**** (can be contacted)

Duties and Responsibilities: As a Communicable Disease Investigator, I participated in incidence tracking of reported enteric illnesses and efforts to protect the public through timely response activities and the identification of bacterial and/or parasitic sources. Incidence tracking of infectious disease was recorded and assessed by patient risk history, incubation period, laboratory tests and treatments provided. I also collaborated with Public Health Nurses and Epidemiologists with the collection and, interpretation of epidemiologic and public health data specific to outbreaks and other infectious disease surveillance systems. I collaborated with the Department of Environmental Health and Public Health Microbiology Laboratory via collection of specimens and clearance testing of patients and contacts that work in occupation that may place others at risk (sensitive occupation).

Timely response was essential to identify source of infection and a priority when I communicated with the public, patients, physicians, community centers. Patient risk history reports is recorded using Visual CMR created by Atlas Public health and Los Angeles County, Starlims and Emergency Medical Alert Network (EMAN).

03/07-08/07 Research Analyst II (Project Supervisor)

County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health

Acute Communicable Disease Control/Varicella Active Surveillance 44900 N. 60th Street West, Lancaster, CA. 93536

Supervisor: Dr. Rachael Civen 213-***-**** (can be contacted)

Duties and Responsibilities: In addition to supervising four Los Angeles County employees I was responsible for the active surveillance, design, analysis, and interpretation of epidemiologic studies using public health data specific to varicella and Herpes zoster. I provided information to the public and hospital community through telephone and mail correspondence. I communicated with reporting sites and have written outbreak reports, analyzed demographic and clinical data relating to our project via Access, Excel, and SAS statistical programs. I was also actively involved in the prevention of disease and attended several conference calls with Centers for Disease Control to discuss our interim results. I also managed all stages of data collection and analysis and synthesis of baseline information on varicella disease incidence and varicella vaccine coverage levels by age group, and the impact of increasing vaccine coverage. Active surveillance for adult herpes zoster, data management: data entry, quality control and analysis, and the reporting of surveillance results. I assisted with drafting a semi-annual report that describes our data for Centers for Disease Control. Incidents tracking of infectious disease information was configured by disease, concerning laboratory tests and treatments provided, collection and, interpretation of epidemiologic and public health data specific to infectious disease surveillance systems (Varicella and Herpes Zoster).

6/06-12/06 HSHPS/CDC Experience Applied Epidemiology Fellow

Division of Heart Disease and Stroke, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention 4770 Buford Highway NE, Mailstop K-47, Atlanta, GA

Supervisor Dr. Carma Ayala 770-***-**** (can be contacted)

Duties and Responsibilities: I participated in the design, analysis, and interpretation of epidemiologic studies using pre- existing public health data specific to chronic and infectious disease surveillance systems. I provided information to the public and hospital community through presentations, correspondence, and telephone communications. Conducted literature search using Medline and Pubmed article databases. Descriptive, univariate, and multivariate statistical analysis were performed using SAS. Patterns of stroke mortality among Hispanic populations was analyzed using NCHS mortality dataset and US census data from 1999-2003.

Presented findings that included patterns of stroke mortality among Hispanic populations using NCHS mortality dataset and US census data from 1999-2003. I also wrote on public health issues for primary and secondary prevention related to, racial/ethnic disparities and trends in cardiovascular disease and stroke. I attended weekly group meetings and attended several conference calls to discuss research findings. I have a strong statistical and software background and participated in the drafting of a disparities report on stroke among Hispanics subgroups that involved trend analysis.

6/1/05-8/30/05 HSHPS/CDC Research Intern

Office of Public Health Research, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D72, Atlanta, Georgia 30333

Supervisor: Dr. Elizabeth Skillen 404-***-**** (can be contacted)

Duties and Responsibilities: I participated in the analysis and interpretation of the new or pre- existing public health data specific to the extramural dollars and evaluate the public health impact, and effectiveness of public health patents, licenses and grants services funded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Evaluation of CDC funded research, inventions, patents and licensing reports as a potential measure of public health impact. I also worked on the research agenda. Weekly group meetings and conference calls to discuss research agenda Descriptive statistical analysis were performed using Excel and SPSS. Results were presented to Office of Directors and Hispanic Serving Health professional Schools.

6/1/04 – 5/17/05 Staff Research Associate I

UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center and Medical Effectiveness Research Center for Diverse Populations Box 0856, UCSF San Francisco, CA 94143-0856

Supervisor: Dr. Anna Napoles-Springer (can be contacted)

Duties and Responsibilities: Analysis of survey data from four ethnic groups that examined cultural and socioeconomic predictors of cancer screening. Assist with the translation of recruitment materials and collection of patient profiles, vitals, and risk factors via random digit dialing system. Descriptive, univariate, and multivariate statistical analysis were performed using SPSS and SAS. Manage all stages of data collection and analysis, Literature review and synthesis of baseline information on disease incidence and abnormal mammograms by age group, and the impact of patient-physician interaction. Duties included data entry, quality control and analysis, and the reporting of surveillance results. I finalized data and final report for thesis. Disease information was configured by disease, concerning laboratory tests and treatments provided, collection and, interpretation of epidemiologic and public health data specific to breast cancer disease surveillance.

10/1/03-5/17/05 Research Assistant

San Diego State University 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA

Supervisor: Michelle Lopez (can be contacted)

Duties and Responsibilities: Conducted literature search using Medline and Pubmed article databases. Recruitment Descriptive, univariate, and multivariate statistical analysis were performed using SAS. Assist with the translation of recruitment materials and collaboration with Dr. Jeanette McCarthy with the collection of patient profiles, vitals, and risk factors for Diabetes at the San Ysidro Health Center. Analysis of data via descriptive, univariate, and multivariate statistical analysis were performed using Access and SAS.

6/1/02–8/29/02 Research Assistant

University of California, Irvine, Department of Medicine, Pediatrics UCI Med CTR

Supervisor: Dr. Moyra Smith (can be contacted)

Duties and responsibilities: Investigated deletion regions on chromosome 13q pairs in a patient diagnosed with Autism and language delay and whether the deletion was from either parent using in situ hybridization or analysis of micro satellite polymorphic markers. Knowledge of Laboratory methods: Bacterial Artificial Clones of the region of interest were ordered, cultured BACs, PCR, ExoSap, centrifuge, Gel electrophoresis.

RESEARCH PROJECTS:

2015-2016 A Retrospective Analysis of Submersion Injury Data for San Bernardino County 8/07-9/14.

California Medical Association House of Delegates, Sacramento, CA

2014-2015 My School - MY RX for Health: Asset Mapping. Loma Linda University Health and San Bernardino County Schools, ESRI, Health GIS, Colorado Springs, CO

2014-2015 Religious Health Asset Mapping: Connecting Faith Communities and Health Care Systems, Loma Linda University Health, ESRI, Health GIS, Colorado Springs, CO

2014 -2015 A Retrospective Analysis of Submersion Injury Data for San Bernardino County from 8/07 to 9/14, Loma Linda University Health, Annual Postgraduate Convention (APC)

2014-2015 The New Analytical Imperatives: Patients "place" becomes clinically relevant" Loma Linda University Health, Stakeholders Health, Washington D.C.

2013-2014 GIS modeling to help link displaced DUI first offender program clients to services due to closures using network analysis and location allocation methods, County of Los Angeles, Department of Public Health, California Endowment, Science Summit

2012-2013 Evaluation of mobile testing sites and the identification of new positives using network analysis and location analysis methods, County of Los Angeles, Department of Public Health, Division of HIV and STD programs (DHSP)

2011-2012 Exploring Variations in Knowledge, Decision Making and Information Inquiry among Minority Women with Breast Cancer. Dr. John P Allegrante and Ray marks (Advisors), Department of Health and Behavioral Studies, Teachers College, Columbia University, NY

11/2011 ICEMA EMS Information Systems Implementation of GIS-Based applications

to visually explore regional data. Inland Counties Emergency Medical Agency Fall 2011 Quarterly Newsletter, San Bernardino County

10/2011 Incorporating geographic network analyst methods to enhance emergency medical response services and timely patient care through the 911 system in San Bernardino County. ESRI California Regional User Conference (submitted Abstract).

4/2011 Geocoding distances from San Bernardino County receiving hospitals to the nearest STEMI centers using straight-line distance and shortest path algorithms. George Stone (supervisor), San Bernardino County, Inland Counties EMS Agency

2008-2009 Repeat Syphilis Infection Qualitative Study, Dr Jorge Montoya (Supervisor), County of Los Angeles, Sexually Transmitted Disease Program, Communicable Disease Control, Los Angeles, California

2008-2009 Interactive Online Project, Dr Jorge Montoya and Harlan Rottblat (Supervisors), County of Los Angeles, Sexually Transmitted Disease Program, Communicable Disease Control, Los Angeles, California

2008-2009 “DontThinkKnow.org” Campaign promoting free online STD home test kit for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea, Dr Jorge Montoya & Harlan Rottblat (Supervisors), County of Los Angeles, Sexually Transmitted Disease Program, Communicable Disease Control, Los Angeles, CA

2006 Stroke Mortality Among Hispanic Subgroups and Non-Hispanic Whites and Blacks – United States, 1999-2003 Dr. Carma Ayala (Supervisor), Division of Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, NCCDPHP/CDC, Atlanta, Georgia

2005 Evaluation of CDC Funded Research, Inventions, Patents and Licensing Reports as a Potential Measure of Public Health Impact, Dr. Robin Wagner and Elizabeth Skillen (Supervisors), Office of Public Health Research, OD/CDC, Atlanta, Georgia

2004-2005 The Interpersonal Processes of Care, Cancer Fatalism, and Knowledge of Mammography among Ethnically Diverse Women with Abnormal Mammograms. Dr. Anna Napoles Springer and Eliseo Perez-Stable (Supervisors), Department of Medicine,

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