EdwardMartinez

  • Manager of Finance and Business Operations
  • ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Office Hours

Office: SEEC S118

Education

B.A. Philosophy with aminor in Physics -Ҵýƽ alumnus

M.B.A. - Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey Ca

Biography

Edward joined the Environmental Studies Department after a career in the military (4 years Naval Nuclear Power, 16 years Supply Corps Officer) and after several years as a Management Consultant in various industries within the private and government sectors including Space, Intelligence, and Defense.

Interests

Interests include Philosophy (particularly theories of consciousness), Physics, Systems Thinking, drawing, creative writing, running and hiking.

“Problems cannot be solved at the same level of thinking that created them” - Einstein

Edward manages the program's day-to-day operations including faculty, staff, and student support,budget development and oversight, and program communications. Please contact himfor questions regarding the following:

  • ENVS structure and organization
  • ENVS policies and procedures
  • Faculty Affairs:additional jobs,annual merit evaluation,administrative appointments,course bankingandbuy-outs,grievance processes,leaves of absences and sabbaticals,recruitment and hiring, retention, reviews and reappointments, separation, subventions,the transfer of teaching duties and funds between departmentsand thetransfer value of services
  • Financial oversight on general operating speedtypes (operating budget, APA Funds, DA-ICR, Summer Incentive, gifts and scholarships, etc.)
  • IT Support
    • Any IT questions DDS cannot answer (seeOIT Dedicated Desktop Support (DDS) below)
    • Email list management: add/remove requests.
    • Classroom computers and laptop carts: software requests, maintenance, repairs, and replace classroom computers on a 4-5 year cycle.
    • ENVSFILES permissions and SharePoint access: change permissions on file access, file restore requests, and storage administration (requests for new folders, new storage spaces, etc.).
    • Inventory of computers: maintain an inventory of all computer assets and replace the department’s oldest computers with newer models
    • Purchasing computers and software: FCPP Purchases, site license software purchases, consulting to find the best hardware for the desired price range, server consulting, placing servers in CU’s Data Centers.
    • Websiteupdates
  • Leaves and replacements and replacement teaching offers
  • Payroll: faculty, research personnel, classified and staff, temporary employees, and biweekly hourly students.
  • Property disposal: secure paper disposal and electronic disposal
  • Shipping inquiries and package distribution: FedEx, UPS, and USPS
  • Summer teaching offer letters and research salary

If you can’t find what you need, or if your regular contact is out of the office, see Edward.