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Ichin Cheng
ichincheng@hotmail.com
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Senior Environmental Writer
Environmental Consultant




Sustainable Development
specializing in the  interrelationship among economic, environment and equality

Research project:
Regional Advantage or Regional Crsis:
Silicon Valley and Sustainable Development


Watershed Management
Research project
Watershed Management in the Potomac River Basin and Lessons for Taiwan

Education

Master Degree,
the Johns Hopkins University, Geography and Environmental Engineering, 2001

BA,
The National Politics University in Taiwan, Chinese

Environmental Consultant  ( 1999~present)

Project Manager, Mathias Kondolf Associates-Geomorphology, Hydrology and Water Resource, September, 2001~present

Senior Conservation Fellow,  Sierra Club
Bay Area Alliance for Sustainable Development project, September, 2001~ present

Consultant, Environmental Quality Foundation of Taiwan, 2000~2001   

E
nvironmental Manager (1997~1999)
CommonWealth Magazine Group

Environmental Writer (1989~1999)

Quality of Life Editor and Senior Reporter on Environmental Issues,  1992~1999, CommonWealth Magazine

Environment and Society Editor, China Times Express (Taiwan's biggest Newspaper with circulation over 1,000,000)
  Editor, Humanism  Magazine, 1989-1990

Environmental Manager in CommonWealth Magazine

Coordinator of " Clean up Taiwan" actions in 1996 and 1997: involved   over 500 community groups, NGOs, companies, and government agencies and an estimated minimum of 200,000 Taiwanese citizens jointing to clean up Taiwan beaches, parks, streets and rivers(similar to Earth day)
Attended ISO 14000 Workshop , TUV Company , 1997
Received Total Quality Management Training, 1997
Received Team Work Training, 1996

International Experience

Researches and Interviews:
Areas include Taiwan, U.S., Hong Kong, France, Japan, China.
Organizations include OECD environmental Department, the President's Council on Sustainable Development, the World Bank, Association of Bay Area Governments, National Association of Regional Councils, World Watch Institute, American Bird Conservancy, International River Network, California EPA, EPA, World Wildlife Fund, Silicon Valley Toxic Coalition, Environmental Defense Funds. National Audubon Society, Nature Resource Defense Fund, Resource for the Future, etc.