Justin Valentino, PhD

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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 Executive Roles
    • Chief Operating Officer (COO)
    • Chief Compliance Officer
    • Chief Quality Officer
  • Leadership Team Workshop Facilitator
  • Scientific Advisor and Researcher
Research Coordinator [2017 -  2020] // University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Urbana, IL)
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
  • Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) Certification, NC State
  • Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI), FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food, Registrar Corp.
  • 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