Dylan Martinez

Experience

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  The Shores Country Club

  Mar 2009 - Jul 2010

  Pro Shop Supervisor

  Managed outside service employees. Organized and scored tournaments. Ensured customer satisfaction. Managed monetary transactions, including daily P&L statements.

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  Washington Regional Medical Center

  Jan 2013 - Sept 2013

  Diet Technician

  Modified menus and tube feedings according to dietary restrictions and special needs diets. Assembled and inspected patient food trays to ensure quality control and specialized diet appropriate food items. Data entry for patients' diet preferences, restrictions, and tube feedings.

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  John Q. Hammons Hotels and Resorts

  May 2013 - Jan 2014

  Event Services: Banquet Setup/Service

  Ensured customer satisfaction. Set up meeting and event spaces according to BEOs. Assisted in meal service and breakdown, as well as handling guest checks.

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  University of Arkansas

  Aug 2013 - Aug 2015

  Graduate Assistant

  -Theorized and Completed Peer Reviewed Research on Wine/Beer pairings with Food, Subjective/Objective Knowledge comparisons of industry experts to everyday consumers, and healthy eating habits for rural areas. -Grant Writing/Application -Assistant Teaching (Food Systems Management) -Article ReviewingPublished one peer reviewed research paper.

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  Glazer's Distributors

  Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  Sales and Marketing Intern

  Sales and merchandising for on premise, off premise and malt divisions. Set up and worked a table for various Glazer’s charity and marketing events. Ensured accurate new product roll outs and new store set ups. Created advertising and promotional items through BrandMuscle for on premise and off premise sales.

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  University of Arkansas

  Aug 2016 - Jul 2018

  Grant Research: Examining Children and Families in Healthy Communities (CaFiHC). Measuring healthy eating habits of children and families living in rural and urban communities in an effort to counteract the obesity epidemic. Proctored focus groups consisting of children and parents. Transcribed focus groups. Examining Families in Arkansas - Strong, Thriving and Resilient (FASTR). Measuring how well Arkansas families and communities are functioning as systems within the current social, economic, and political milieu. Also examining attitudes and opportunities for rural tourism development. Utilized SPSS to analyze rural health and location data.Supplemental Research:-Norovirus mitigation practices-Norovirus and its impact on cruise tourism -Food safety and biosecurity -Obesity/BMI-Food and Human Nutrition Show less

  • Research Assistant

    Aug 2015 - Jul 2018

  • Instructor

    Aug 2016 - May 2018
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  University of Arkansas

  Jul 2019 - now

  Research article ideation, formulation, and execution. Created surveys/focus groups for quantitative (Qualtrics/Amazon MTurk) and qualitative data collection for human nutrition, obesity, childhood education, rural tourism, and cannabis perceptions. Developed literature reviews, methodologies, statistical analyses, and final presentations.Created statistical graphics in Power BI and Tableau.Applied and secured grant funding for cannabis perceptions research.Focus group proctor for cannabis perceptions research. Demographic data entry for focus group participants. Managed focus group gratuities. Analyzed rural demographic data in SPSS to locate patterns and obtain statistical support for articles pertaining to rural tourism development and health initiatives. Courses Taught:Introduction to Graduate Studies, HESC 500V. Quantity Foods, NUTR 3603.Behavioral Health Research Topics:Obesity Substance Use Food Safety/SanitationRural Tourism Alcohol Use & Sexual BehaviorMental Health Perceptions on Changes in Cannabis LawsSupplemental Research Objectives:First-Generation College StudentsGrade Retention & Dropout Rates in High School StudentsPublished two peer reviewed papers and a third under review. Show less

  • Online Adjunct Fundamentals of Nutrition Professor

    Aug 2019 - now

  • Research Associate/Instructor

    Aug 2018 - Aug 2020

  • Online Instructor

    Jul 2019 - Aug 2019
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  Proprietary Research Team

  Oct 2020 - Jul 2021

  Quantitative Research Consultant & Data Analyst

  Recruited as a quantitative research consultant and data analyst for a social science research team conducting proprietary research for a Fortune 500 company.Statistical analysis of business data using multivariate methods for a Fortune 500 companyManipulated big data using Excel (e.g., PivotTables, VLOOKUP) and SQL (e.g., GROUP BY, COUNT(), JOINS). Developed effective statistical reports and graphics to educate/inform senior leadership using PowerPoint, and Tableau.Developed Excel dashboards to summarize and derive key actionable insights.Utilized Microsoft Teams to successfully collaborate remotely with a team of quantitative and qualitative researchers.Transcribed qualitative interviews. Show less