About Me:

Sustainability Program Designer & Manager William Paul | 415.407.4688 | willi@willipaul.com 1570 Jackson Street #308 | Oakland, CA 94612 Commentaries & Novel Project: http://www.articlegarden.com/sustainable-business-strategies/index.php Portfolio: http://willipaul.com Part-time Position Director of Sustainability ZeroWasteSolutions.com, Newark, CA Review ZWS media for sustainability concepts and Best Practices PowerPoint / Interview Support for Santa Clara County Waste Management Proposal Waste Management and Recycling Proposal for UC - Riverside Sustainable solutions webinar content and design for military bases and universities Recent Consulting Work Sustainable Ventures, Berkeley, CA Project Manager for NPO Transition Team Contribute to Columbia Foundation Grant Design effective ways to work together Online Forum Design and Moderation (phpBB) Update Sustainable Knowledge Base Design Press Release Template Update Web Site HBSC, Brisbane, CA Web Content Editor and Illustration Designer for new Greentech consulting division Recent Full-time Employment Project Director - EH&S Business Emergency Safety Training (BEST), LLC, Oakland, CA Program designer for Demo Kaiser Permanente online training program using BrainShark.com tools Program designer and marketing for GreenSafe Seminars (Kaiser Permanente) Designer and grant writer for BEST's new NPO Safety Training Center Grants submitted to PG&E, Waste Management, Wells Fargo, StopWaste.org and The Wellness Foundation Manager and Writer for firm's RFP process Program designer for new Neighborhood Policing Program: SafeZone Network for Mayor's Office, City of Oakland Advertising designer: storyboards TV ad campaign and design / messaging for six newspapers Other Consulting Work ZeroVirtual.com, Palo Alto, CA (6/07 - 12/07) Visioned and delivered a data base for grants and partnerships for upcoming non-profit community projects Calculated and delivered a business model for computer re-use Researched and produced a sustainability standard and certification check list Cadiz Design Studio, Huntington Beach, CA (6/07 - 6/08) Developed sustainability mission statement with principles Co-wrote five press releases and web site content Edited Shades of Green educational program for home audit program Collaborating with sustainability manager to design and test sustainability measurement tools for new client marketing and retention The Sustainable Living Road Show, San Francisco, CA (1/06 - 5/06) Designed and facilitated successful business plan workshop for 10 people Designed and lead the business plan development process for 25 remote volunteers Co-wrote and illustrated marketing and business plans Contributed to live event set-up and promotion for 650 attendees Groundwork Institute, Pinole, CA (3/06 - 6/06) Selected and tested four web-based collaboration systems with principles Wrote a successful $50,000 grant to Ben and Jerry's Researched and co-wrote 300 member donor contact database Contributed 12 pages of content to web site Sunset Neighborhood Beacon Center - RecConnect Team, San Francisco, CA (4/06 - 7/06) Lead project facilitator and planner for 25 staff and 45 volunteers - SF RecConnect Initiative and Implementation Plan Lead multi-language small group interviews for 20 people each Wrote content for marketing campaigns R&B Engineering, Inc., Auburn, CA (1/06 - 6/05) Researched and compiled environmental standards Managed company contracts and project reports for 40 - 50 clients Coordinated project schedules and budgets for up to 50 clients at a time Manager and writer for firm's RFP process; success rate was 77% Coordinated up to 10 consultants per project GrowingPlanet.org / EcoRanger.com, Burlingame, CA (7/04 - 11/04) Researched and wrote a successful State Parks grant for proposed recreational area Mara Feeney and Associates, San Francisco, CA (2/04 - 6/04) Researched and compiled environmental standards Managed company contracts and project reports for clients Coordinated up to 5 consultants per project Coordinated project schedules and budgets for up to 12 clients at a time Writer for firm's RFP process TS Civil Engineering, San Jose, CA (7/03 - 1/04) Researched and compiled environmental standards Managed company contracts and project reports for clients Coordinated project schedules and budgets for up to 35 clients at a time Manager and writer for firm's RFP process; success rate was 55% Coordinated up to 10 consultants per project Advisory Board Positions Shades of Green, Huntington Beach, CA (current) GreenRock.org, Bermuda (current) ZeroWasteSolutions.com Memberships Strategic Sustainability Consulting Network LinkedIn.com Green Group Sustainable Business Alliance Bay Area Green Business Program Education Ph.D. Student - Environmental Design and Planning, Virginia Tech, 1998-1999 M.A. - Urban & Regional Studies, Urban & Regional Studies Institute, Mankato State University, May 1997 A.A. - Architectural Technology Certificate, Minneapolis Technical College, March 1995 B.S. - Biology / Environmental Law, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, December 1981

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http://PlanetShifter.com

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green women, rock music, outside!

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