Curriculum Vitae for WILLIAM BURTON HAMNER

also available HERE in MS Word format, with more detail

5534 30th Avenue NE, Seattle, Washington USA 98105

tel / fax: 206-526-5308, 

Email:  wbhamner AT cleanerproduction.com    Web:  www.cleanerproduction.com

WORK EXPERIENCE

Current:  

President, Cleaner Production International / Hamner and Associates, LLC., Seattle, Washington

• Provide consulting services on sustainable business and corporate environmental management to business, government and universities 

Producer, www.CleanerProduction.Com

• Design and produce the Internet’s most recognized website on “Cleaner Production” as ranked by Google.Com (on April 27, 2005, ranked #1 out of 219,000 pages on this topic).  Design and produce the CDROM library of “The Greatest Hits of Pollution Prevention and Cleaner Production”.

Previous:

7/02 – 2/04     Professor, Universidad del Pacifico, Lima, Peru

• Faculty member in the Department of Accounting.  Taught classes and conducted research on cleaner production, sustainable business and related topics. 

1/97 - 6/98     Professor, Asian Institute of Management, Manila, Philippines

• Professor of Management at the leading graduate business school in Southeast Asia.  Taught the Operations Management core curriculum for the Master of Business Management program.

7/95 - 10/96    Corporate Programs Manager, ASEAN Environmental Improvement Project, Manila, Philippines

• Developed strategies to promote clean industrial technology and environmental management to industry and governments in ASEAN countries and elsewhere; action areas include national industrial environmental management programs, business partnerships and ISO 14000, financial community, academia, technology transfer, and information systems.

1/94 - 4/95     Pollution Prevention Manager, Shapiro & Associates, Inc., Seattle

• Provided consulting services in pollution prevention and industrial environmental management to business and government.

5/91- 1/94 Environmental Planner, Washington Department of Ecology, Bellevue, WA

• Helped organizations prevent pollution by reducing chemical use and waste generation.  Provided on-site planning and technical assistance to all facility staff levels.  Developed sector-specific strategies and resources.

1/93 - 12/93 Consultant, US Agency for International Development 

• Led the design team for the long-term Clean Production technical assistance project for USAID Indonesia. 

4/90 - 5/91 President, Aqua Marine Enterprises, Inc., Seattle.

• Communications and public relations consultant. 

6/88 - 4/90 Marketing Manager, BioSonics, Inc., Seattle

• Managed new marketing department in sonar engineering and consulting firm.  

5/84 - 5/86 Environmental Planner, US Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle.

Managed environmental studies for Corps marine projects.  

2/84 - 5/84       Policy Analyst, Washington Environmental Council, Seattle

• Researched and prepared technical briefs and articles on marine environmental issues. 

9/80 - 7/82       Research Assistant, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, MA

• Conducted laboratory and field studies of marine biology and ichthyology.

                                References available upon request

EDUCATION

6/1988      Master of Business Administration,University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
                Majors:  Marketing, Finance

6/1988      Master of Marine Affairs, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
                Major: Marine Technology Management

6/1983  Bachelor of Arts cum laude, Harvard College, Cambridge, MA. 
                Major: History of Science.  Minor:  Marine Biology

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Quality Enhancement, Total Quality Environmental Management, Real Property Environmental Assessment, Total Quality Management, Principles of Supervision,   Pollution Prevention Assessment Methods, Hazardous Materials Safety and Emergency Response, EPA Basic Inspector, Pollution Prevention Instructor         

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Formerly director/committee chair of Puget Sound Alliance, and of Water Quality Committee chair of Washington Environmental Council.                  

PUBLICATIONS:  Featured articles in

International Energy Journal, Journal of Cleaner Production, Pollution Prevention Review, Solid State Technology, Journal of Industrial Ecology, Journal of Corporate Environmental Strategy, Accountant’s Journal, Journal of Cost Management, Sea Magazine

CONSULTING EXPERIENCE As of April 2005

POLICY ANALYSIS AND PROGRAM DESIGN

• Design of a Cleaner Production Assessment Program for Honduras.

• Evaluation of Waste Prevention Measurement in Seattle Companies. 

• Strategy for Promoting Socially Responsible Investment in Peru.

• Total Cost Assessment Regulatory Analysis for Peru. 

• Industry Sector Analysis for Cleaner Production in Peru

• Development of a Strategic Plan for Sustainable Development of the Paracas

• Region for Projecto CAMISEA in Peru. 

• Strategy and Capacity Development in Cleaner Production for the Thailand Ministry of Science and Technology. 

• Program Review and Strategy Development for National Cleaner Production Program of Chile. 

• Cleaner Production Strategy for the Vietnam Ministry of Industry.

• Review and Analysis of the US Environmental Industry Trade Media.

• Environmental Management System Reporting and Planning for a Corporation. 

• Cleaner Production Financing Analysis for Asian Development Bank. 

• Review of USAID’s Urban and Environmental Management Program for Peru.

• International Advisor, "Resource Recovery Project for the Philippines”.

• Analysis of Strategies for Greening the Supply Chain, OECD.

• Design of an Environmental Technology Assessment System for the Philippines.

• Review of Cleaner Production Implementation in the Philippines.

• Design of Cleaner Production Technical Assistance Strategy for the Philippines.

• University Clean Technology Program.

• Pollution Prevention Plan for US Navy, Whidbey Naval Air Station.

• Pollution Prevention Plan for a Printing Company. 

TRAINING AND EDUCATION

• Executive Training Program on Corporate Social Responsibility.

• Workshop on Urban Environmental Management.

• Environmental Management Accounting for Cleaner Production.

• Pollution Prevention for Sustainable Cities. 

• Environmental Indicators.

• Seminar on Cleaner Production Financing.

• Promoting Pollution Prevention Technology Exports.

• Train-the-Trainer in "Environmentally Sustainable Business" for Business School Faculty.

• Green Productivity Training for Consultants and Technical Assistance Providers.

• Cleaner Production Training for Government Environmental and Economic Development Agencies.

• Development of a Professional Course on Profitability Analysis for Cleaner Production.

• Senior Executive Training for a Hotel Chain.

• Cleaner Production Training and Program Assistance.

• Design and Training for an Integrated Corporate Environmental Management System.

• Workshop on International Quality Assurance Systems.

• Seminar for CEOs on Strategic Environmental Management.

• Workshop on Pollution Prevention Finance and Accounting.

• Development of Training Curriculum for Industrial Environmental Management.

• Workshop on Pollution Prevention for Industrial Facility Managers.

• Waste Reduction Assessments for Industrial Facility.

• Workshop on Pollution Prevention for International Development.

• Workshop on Pollution Prevention for a Local Government Task.

• Workshop on Pollution Prevention for Industrial Facility Managers.

• Workshop on Pollution Prevention for Government.

• Workshop on Pollution Prevention for an Industry.

INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND WEBSITES

• Review of Information on Cleaner Production and Pollution Prevention in Twenty Industry Sectors.

• Internet Database on Environmental Management Systems.

• Internet Resources on Cleaner Production and Pollution Prevention in Two Industry Sectors.

• Website on Clean Cities.

• Website Links Page Design and Content.

• Pollution Prevention Library Design and Creation.

• Survey of Pollution Prevention Resources.