User:JMATaillon

About Me:

Justin spent 8 years in hospitality and tourism operations prior to moving to academia. He began his career in Food & Beverage operations, moved into hotel operations, and was an Assistant General Manager with Hilton. He then moved into academia working toward higher education degrees from the University of Guelph (Toronto, Canada) and Texas A&M University (approximately halfway between Austin and Houston in Texas). He maintains an academic and applied focus in his research and outreach by serving as an Editor for Anatolia, being a Global Director for HFTP (Hospitality Financial & Technology Professionals), and working with local industry partners through grants and financed projects such as Starbucks, Food Innovation Network, Port of Seattle (i.e. SeaTac Airport), and many more. His research areas of emphasis are market-based socio-cultural conservation and negotiation theory. His research is highlighted by projects he has completed in South Korea, Peru, Costa Rica, Canada (e.g. Quebec, Toronto), USA (e.g. Myrtle Beach, Lake Travis), Ireland, Brazil, Bolivia, Kenya, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Turks & Caicos, Montenegro, and more.

My belief in Wikipedia:

Justin is a Foucaultian Nihilist and is thus most passionate about human rights including the right to self-determination. He believes Wikipedia can serve as a source of global information for individuals to learn about societal factors and influences while situated within their proper cultural context. He focuses on updating and creating Wikipedia pages that have been created and/or updated by individuals outside the culture they are writing about. Justin firmly believes in the right to self-determination and this is evidenced in his nuanced approach to updating Wikipedia pages.