While in the Air Force, he was a member of the Plans Staff of both the Air Force Avionics Laboratory and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research and was also Chief of the Environmental Analysis Division of the Air Force Office of Research and Analysis.  In these positions, he was responsible for preparing forecasts of critical technologies for future weapons systems.

After leaving the Air Force, Dr. Martino became a Senior Research Scientist at the University of Dayton Research Institute (1975-1993), where he conducted research for the Army Missile Command, Martin Marietta, AT&T, IT&T, the Hobart Corporation, and other sponsors.  He also created and taught graduate-level courses in Technological Forecasting and Technology Assessment in the School of Engineering - courses that covered technological forecasting (its application to R&D planning, business, and government) and methods of anticipating the social, economic, and environmental consequences of new technology.  These courses were offered to practicing engineers preparing for management responsibilities.

Dr. Martino is now a private consultant in the field of technology management.  He is a Fellow or Associate Fellow of several professional organizations, including the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, the American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Among his publications is the widely-used textbook, Technological Forecasting for Social Change.  And, in Science Funding: Politics and Porkbarrel, he argues that the long-term effects of Federal funding have been and will continue to be detrimental to American science.

Dr. Martino has taught on-line courses for the New School for Social Research and the University of Phoenix and is nationally known for his knowledge of Just War Doctrine, and his writing and lectures about the application of the Just War Doctrine in the modern world.