Martinez graduated from Woodrow Wilson Classical High School.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
[1] Martinez was the dean of business and industry at Cerritos College.
He oversaw a $444 million bond construction project and balanced the college budget in his first year.
[2] On July 1, 2019, Martinez became the Chancellor of the Rancho Santiago Community College District.