Justin Valentino, PhD
Google Scholar // ResearchGate
Academic
Doctor of Philosophy in Informatics [2020] // University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL
Graduate Research Assistant [2014-2020] // Socio-Technical Risk Analysis (SoTeRiA) Research Laboratory
Dissertation: “Theorizing and Quantifying Organizational and Social Factors in Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Complex Systems”
Committee: Zahra Mohaghegh (Nuclear Engineering) // Arden Rowell (Law) // Catherine Blake (Information Science) // Cheri Ostroff (Business) // Dan Morrow (Educational Psychology) // Ernie Kee (Nuclear Engineering)
Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Studies [2012] // University of Illinois at Chicago, IL
Geospatial Analysis and Visualization (GSAV) Training // Geographic Information Systems
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Science, Technology and Environment Policy Laboratory
Top 5 Publications (Lead Author)
Justin, Z. Mohaghegh, A Discourse on the Incorporation of Organizational Factors into Probabilistic Risk Assessment: Key Questions and Categorical Review. Risk Analysis, 40: 1183-1211. (2020) doi: 10.1111/risa.13468 // OSF Supplemental
Justin, T. Sakurahara, X. Zhu, Z. Mohaghegh, M. Ertem, C. Ostroff, E. Kee, Data-theoretic methodology and computational platform to quantify organizational factors in socio-technical risk analysis, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, Vol. 185, pp. 240-260, (2019) doi: 10.1016/j.ress.2018.12.020 // Illinois Data Bank
Justin, P. Farshadmanesh, J. Kim, C. Blake, Z. Mohaghegh, Data-theoretic approach for socio-technical risk analysis: text mining licensee event reports of U.S. nuclear power plants, Safety Science, Vol. 124, Is. Virtual Special Issue: Safety Analytics (2020) doi: 10.1016/j.ssci.2019.104574 // OSF Supplemental
Justin, I. Miller, T. Sakurahara, J. Whitacre, S. Reihani, E. Kee, Z. Mohaghegh, GIS-based integration of social vulnerability and level 3 probabilistic risk assessment to advance emergency preparedness, planning, and response for severe nuclear power plant accidents, Risk Analysis, Vol. 39, Is. 6, pp. 1262-1280, (2018) doi: 10.1111/risa.13241
Justin, M. Abolhelm, Z. Mohaghegh, S. Reihani, M. Ertem, E. Kee, Methodology to evaluate the monetary benefit of probabilistic risk assessment by modeling the net value of risk-informed applications at nuclear power plants, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, Vol. 175, pp. 171-182, (2018) doi: 10.1016/j.ress.2018.03.002
** Published as Justin Pence
Professional
Founder & Lead Consultant [2020 - Present] // Organizational Informatics LLC
Fractional Chief Compliance Officer
Factional Quality Manager
Leadership Team Workshop Facilitator
Scientific Advisor and Researcher
Research Coordinator [2017 - 2020] // University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Urbana, IL)
Socio-Technical Risk Analysis (SoTeRiA) Industry Affiliates Program (IAP) // Grainger College of Engineering
Project Controls Analyst [2012 - 2015] // Argonne National Laboratory (Lemont, IL)
Safety Assessment Section // Nuclear Engineering Division
Geographic Information Systems Technician [2012] // Peter A. Creticos, LTD (Chicago, IL)
Professional Affiliations // Memberships
Certifications
Six Sigma Black Belt, Council for Six Sigma Certifications
Leadership Training Level 2, Sacred Sons
Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) Qualified Individual Certification, Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance
Deepwater Challenges Seminar, Lloyds Register Brookshire, IADC Accreditation
Integrated Management Systems and Developing of the Safety Culture: IAEA Training, Argonne National Laboratory
Safety Assessment of NPPs to Assist Decision Making: IAEA Training, Argonne National Laboratory