Martin Russenberger
10801 Wilmington Ave
Los Angeles, CA, USA
90059
Work Experience
Research Specialist, J.D. Power — Westlake Village, CA
June 2014 - Present
Business Development/Program Coordinator, LUD — Irvine, CA
January 2014 - June 2014
Develop marketing materials (website and brochures) and business plan for an international educational tour startup. Coordinate programming and lesson plans for groups of 25+ people.
Manager, Hills Villa Motel — Los Angeles, CA
January 2013 - January 2014
Responsible for day-to-day operations, maintenance and bookkeeping. Initiated and oversaw property improvement and maintenance operations.
Statistical Analyst, University of Lethbridge — Lethbridge, AB
September 2009 - April 2012
Designed, conducted and performed multivariate analysis on mail and internet surveys of consumer attitudes and preferences. Conducted and analyzed interviews. Published related papers as a book chapter and proceedings for national and international conferences.
Produced multivariate models and descriptive statistics using longitudinal and repeated cross-sectional survey data from Statistics Canada within the Research Data Centre. Wrote and maintained SPSS syntax on a multi-person project. Produced charts and tables using Microsoft Excel for analysis and publication.
Statistical Assistant, Statistics Canada — Lethbridge, AB
October 2010 - April 2012
Administered the University of Lethbridge Research Data Centre (RDC) branch to ensure data security and survey respondent confidentiality. Maintained computer and network systems and aided in the submission and maintenance of research contracts. Designed and published marketing materials for researchers at the University.
Teaching Assistant, University of Lethbridge — Lethbridge, AB
September 2009 - August 2011
Coordinated and marked term assignments, tests and exams and delivered lectures for classes in the Department of Geography. Lab instructor for Quantitative Methods in Geography course.
English Teacher, Little Star English School — Gotemba, Japan
April 2008 - April 2009
Designed and implemented English as a Second Language lessons and curriculum for the Oyama elementary school district in Shizuoka, Japan. Conducted after school and business conversation classes
Education
Master of Science (Geography and Economics) — University of Lethbridge
September 2009 - December 2012
Thesis project in Geography and Economics uses analysis of an original 6000 person mail and internet survey to explore the values and attitudes of Alberta’s residents towards water transfers.
Coursework of interest: Multivariate Statistics; Graduate Research Methods
Publications:
Russenberger, M, Bjornlund, H and Xu, W. 2011. “Exploring links between policy preferences for water reallocation and beliefs, values, attitudes, and social norms in Alberta, Canada” in Water & Society, eds Pepper, DW and Brebia, C: 107-118. WIT Press: Wessex.
Russenberger, M, Bjornlund, H and Xu, W. 2011. “Exploring the links between values, beliefs, attitudes and social norms and policy preferences for water reallocation in Southern Alberta, Canada” in Proceedings - 14th IWRA World Water Congress. Recife, Brazil.
Russenberger, M, Bjornlund, H and Xu, W. 2011. “Exploring values, attitudes, beliefs, social norms and policy preferences towards water reallocation in southern Alberta” in Proceedings - Annual Conference of the Canadian Association of Geographers. Calgary, Alberta.
Russenberger, M, Bjornlund, H and Xu, W. 2011. Exploring non-irrigator policy preferences for water reallocation in Calgary and Strathmore, southern Alberta. Southern Alberta Resource Economics Centre Report, 2011(4): 1-62.
Bachelor of General Studies (Geography and Economics) — University of the Fraser Valley
September 2003 - December 2007
Extended minors in Geography and Economics, with a focus on urban planning and resource management. Additional coursework in Business Administration and Computer Science.
Skills
- Skilled with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Powerpoint and Word
- Skilled with SPSS software package, experience with Stata
- Skilled in the use and maintenance of computers and networks
- Excellent research skills, including web and academic sources
- Experience conducting geographical analysis using GIS
- Experience creating and deploying surveys
- Experience using Adobe Creative Suite, especially Photoshop and InDesign
- Excellent communication and organizational skills