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Innovation Interest(s):

Green building technology integration, Smart Systems, Triple Bottom Line, integrated waste management and zero waste, Energy Efficiency, Plasma Conversion of waste streams to carbon based products (negative carbon footprint). Chinese/US Collaboration to innovate for sustainable growth and a higher quality of life for all.

Organization(s) and Title(s):

E3 Regenesis Solutions, Inc., CEO
Open Systems Control, Inc., Managing Member
Green Valley international Energy Investment Company, Managing Member
Secured Environment Company, Partner
Sustainovation, steering committee member
Conexions, Board President
Energy Voyager, Member Innovation Team. www.energyvoyager.com
The 1990 Institute, Director
Chair, Magic Moments: Face to Face student exchange project (activities in art, music and community service with a focus on environmental solutions.

Current Relevant Project(s):

Green Real Estate Development projects integrated with green construction training and certification for job creation.
Energy Efficiency using LED Streetlights for a city in China
Green Valley Clean Tech Innovation and Collaboration Park
US-China Green Energy Conference in Silicon Valley, October 2009.
Asia Society Green Building Technology Conference

Past Relevant Project(s):

Organized Green Building panel at the US-China Green Energy Conference 2008.
Lead editor of the conference program and author of summary article on Green Building Potential.
Organized conference on Waste to Energy solutions for stakeholders in NW Arkansas, including Conservation Authority, developers and sewage treatment facilities. First Editor of the Unicode Standard (ISO 10646) for multilingual electronic communications; helped encourage collaboration and compromise among corporations, engineers, NGOs and standards bodies. Helped educate users of the new standard.

Short Bio:

More than 15 years experience in business leadership and development with corporate, governmental and non-governmental organizations. Ten years teaching experience in American, Comparative Chinese and International Politics. Taught “The Politics of Energy and the Environment.” Leads, consults and manages organizational change and alliance- building projects in the USA and in China. Develops sustainable energy alliances, brings in and validates appropriate technology and secures financing for projects based on investors’ “sustainable growth” criteria.

Education:

Post-Doctoral Research, U. C. Berkeley, Center for Chinese Studies, 1984-1985
Ph.D., Government: Comparative and International: University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 1980
Doctoral Research in Chinese Politics and Law: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Graduate Program in East Asian Politics, Columbia University, New York
M.A. International Politics and Statistical Analysis: University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX
Summer Fellow in Chinese Language and Literature: Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT;
Summer Fellow in Chinese Language and Literature: Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Political Science; East Asian Studies Graduate Studies: Columbia University, New York, NY
Summer Fellow in Japanese Language and Literature: Columbia University, New York, NY
B.A., Asian Studies: History, Culture, Philosophy, Honors: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Chinese Language 12-month Immersion Program, Honors: Yale University, Hew Haven, CT

Inspiration(s):

Aristotle, Laozi, Confucious, Mencius, Buddha, Galileo, Thomas Kuhn "The Structure of Scentific Revolutions, Fritjof Capra "The Dao of Physics", Albert Einstein, John Kennedy (for picking a team of advisors with different points of view), William McDonough (Cradle to Cradle), Amory Lovins et. al. (Natural Capitalism), Richard Register (EcoCity Builders), and all of my colleagues.

Hometown:

Niagara Falls, NY

Website1:

http://www.e3regenesis.com

Website2:

http://opensystemscontrol.com

Website3:

http://www.securedenviron.com

Website4:

http://www.sustainovation.org

Website5:

http://e-planet.org