Wei-Ming Chen, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Managed publicly accessible Clean Energy Emission Reduction tool (CLEER) and associated greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction emission service for USAID staff, implementers, students, and researchers
• Enabled 7 missions and bureaus to estimate GHG reductions for clean energy projects, including missions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, India, Kosovo, and 153 energy projects under the Power Africa regional program
• Deliver additional technical support for Power Africa program for the Empowering East and Central Africa (EECA) plan, aligning design activity with program goals
• Developed scope of work for CLEER tool procurement; served on Technical Evaluation Committee to select ICF consulting firm as strategic implementing partner
• Serve as energy SME, providing guidance on energy-related development assistance initiatives
• Created spreadsheet tool to coordinate and monitor annual review for the complex, critical Operational Plan (OP) and Performance Plan and Report (PPR) for Energy Division, enhancing budget allocation, program design.

Newark, Delaware, United States

• Conducted research on state energy policies regarding energy, environment, public health, and early education at the Center for Applied Demography and Survey Research and pursued external funding for Center initiatives
• Earned rapid direct promotion from post-doctoral researcher to Policy Scientist
• Designed and implemented the Energy Affordability Project with report for the Division of the Public Advocate, State of Delaware with $25K in funding, including procuring $3K in funding for census-tract level DE.
• Performed energy research on DE’s fuel cell policy and published report “New Energy Deployment: Fuel Cell Policy and its Energy-Environment-Economic-Equity Impact in Delaware” in journal Energy Policy
• Carried out research on US electricity industry and market restructuring and published journal paper “The U.S. Electricity Market Twenty Years after Restructuring: A Review Experience in the State of Delaware”
• Performed statistical analysis for Delawareans’ health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services based on Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data for 4 annual.

Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States

Taipei City, Taiwan

• Served as Deputy Secretary General at Law and Technology Innovation center to support research on industry demands, pioneering technologies, legal developments in technology, and drive R&D innovation
• Implemented Phase II of Taiwanese National Energy program to promote clean energy and facilitate communications between governmental agencies, including Departments of Energy, Commerce, and Industry and Executive Yuan.
• Advised research team writing journal papers on Taiwanese National Energy program, including two lawyers who successfully completed Ph.Ds as a result
• Organized 4 workshops with approximately 50 attendants each to strengthen community engagement with clean energy projects
• Oversaw 10 research assistants and 15 student assistants

Taipei City, Taiwan

Newark, Delaware, United States