Robert Kittinger

Robert Kittinger's work experience includes holding the position of Chief Research Officer at Waggoner Diagnostics, where they are responsible for overseeing research initiatives in Occupational Health Assessment and color vision testing. Robert also serves as the Chief Science Officer at UNA Health. Prior to these roles, they worked as a Senior Fellow at the National Institute for Deterrence Studies and as a Senior UX Researcher at Amazon, focusing on improving the customer journey. Robert has also worked as the Director of Federal Customer Success at Virtru and as the Founder of BookTech, a text analysis company serving the book publishing industry. Additionally, they have experience in operations and data science as an Operations Team Lead at Sandia National Laboratories. Earlier in their career, they worked as a Personnel Psychologist in the US Navy, developing standardized tests for Sailor promotion decisions. Robert also has experience as a Social Media Strategist and Project Manager at Novel Projects, Inc./BookLamp.org and as the Owner and Co-founder of Geode, an iPhone app focused on augmented reality gaming.

Robert Kittinger has a strong educational background in the field of Industrial-Organizational Psychology. Robert obtained their Ph.D. from Capella University in 2014, followed by a Master's degree from the University of West Florida between 2007 and 2009. Prior to that, they studied at Auburn University, where they earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from 2000 to 2004. In addition to their formal education, Robert has also obtained certifications in Data or Specimens Only Research from CITI Program, A Division of BRANY in May 2021, and holds a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification from HR Certification Institute - HRCI, although the specific dates of obtaining this certification are not available.