User:TimOey

Tim runs ZeroW.org to help people learn how to save spaceship Earth's life support system by pursuing Zero Waste  -- saving our environment, oceans, climate, money, and lives. Zero Waste means working to eliminate trash, pollution, climate change, and all other waste while conserving ALL resources including time and money. We need to do our best to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. All waste is money lost. His household of 2 humans and 2 dogs got down to a quart of trash a month. His solar powered electric home generates more electricity than it consumes and his transportation is almost fossil fuel free as well -- mainly bicycles and an electric car. In 2019 he did a 5000 mile business trip by bicycle from San Francisco to Boston to deliver 254 talks across the US about Oceans, Plastic, Climate Change, and Kids.

Bicycling is one of the most impactful ways to go Zero Waste and it's fun!  Riding a bike instead of driving a car in the US can save you $1,000,000 in current dollars over a lifetime when you also factor in opportunity cost (investing the money saved for retirement instead of spending it on a car). That's a lot of money! Also along the "Zero" theme, Vision Zero is an international effort to eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe injuries. This involves re-engineering transportation facilities and better educating everyone. On the facilities side Tim has served on many government committees and commissions including the Sunnyvale Bicycle and Pedestrian Commission, Stevens Creek Trail Citizens Advisory Group, and the VTA Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee. He currently serves as chair of the Santa Clara County Roads Commission. On the education side Tim is a certified League of American Bicyclists Cycling Instructor who loves to teach people how to bicycle safely.  He teaches private and group lessons through Bicycle Solutions, middle school kids and parents through Wheel Kids, and adults through Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition.

While Tim has a degree in Chemistry from Harvard, the core of his career was 34 years doing new product development at Harvard, Bank of Boston, Fidelity Investments, Apple, Sun, Adobe, and Silver Spring Networks.  At the end of 2016 he left high tech to bring his systems analysis and program management expertise to public service and nonprofit environmental projects.