YOON&YANG
Sang Jin Park Chief Expert Adviser
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Sang Jin Park is a chief expert advisor at Yoon & Yang LLC and his main practice area is environment.
Mr. Park has a Ph.D. in environmental engineering, and he has obtained plenty of hands-on experience in various environment-related areas including water quality, soil, and recycling of resources, etc. while working at the National Railroad Administration, the Ministry of Environment, the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Office for Government Policy Coordination, etc. In particular, he has played a central role in adopting advanced systems related to water environment, including the algae alarm system, ecotoxicity, water quality TMS, agency for management of public sewer, technical diagnosis, and standards for membrane filtration installation, etc. Based on the network he has built in the process, he is one of the top water experts who has in-depth understanding in statutes, systems, industries and technologies, etc.

He contributed to enactment of the Soil Environment Conservation Act which laid a framework for management of soil environment. While serving as the head of planning and management of the Korea Packaging Recycling Cooperative, which is an institution specialized in the extended producer reponsibility (EPR) system, Park obtained expertise in the major EPR systems, which now helps him to provide his clients with the best solutions tailored to the clients’ circumstances based on the accurate analysis of environmental issues.

He is currently active as a technical advisor of 33 institutions including the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the Korea Environment Corporation, the Korea Land & Housing Corporation, the Gyeonggi Housing & Urban Development Corporation, the Korea Railroad Corporation, and the Korea Water and Wastewater Works Association, etc.

Experience

  • 2024-present Yoon & Yang LLC
  • 2024-present Member, Small and Medium Business Technology Market (SOC) Innovation Product Evaluation Committee, Korea Expressway Corporation
  • 2024-present Member, ESG Management Committee, Human Resources Development Service of Korea
  • 2024-present Member, Technical Advisory Committee, Nakdong River Basin Environmental Office
  • 2024-present Member, Public Sewage Management Agency Performance Evaluation Committee, Korea Water and Wastewater Works Association
  • 2024-present Member, Technical Advisory Committee, Yeongsan River Basin Environmental Office, Ministry of Environment
  • 2023-present Member, Committee for Selection of Materials and Methods, Korea Land & Housing Corporation, and Technical Advisor, Gyeonggi Housing & Urban Development Corporation
  • 2023-present Member, Contract Deliberation Committee, Dongjak-gu Office, and Member of Industry-Academy Cooperation Evaluation Committee, Seoul Business Agency
  • 2022-present Member, Sewage Treatment System Evaluation Committee, Korea Water and Wastewater Works Association, and Member of Group Standard and Fairness Committee, Korea Ozone UV Association
  • 2022-present Techincal Advisor, Regional Environmental Offices (Han River, Geum River, Yeongsan River, Wonju, Jeollabukdo)
  • 2022-present Technical Advisor, Port Authorities (Busan, Incheon, Gyeonggi Pyeongtaek)
  • 2022-present Technical Advisor, Korea Railroad Corporation and Pocheon Urban Corporation
  • 2022-present Technical Advisor, Iksan Regional Construction and Management Administration and Incheon Regional Office of Oceans and Fisheries
  • 2019-present Member, Private Investment Project Evaluation Committee, Seoul Metropolitan Government
  • 2021-23 Head of Planning and Management, Korea Packaging Recycling Cooperative
  • 2021 Technology Examiner, Incheon Housing & City Development Corporation, Siheung Urban Corporation, Chunbuk Development Corporation, Seongnam Development Corporation
  • 2020 President, National Institute of Environmental Human Resources Development (Director for Education Planning)
  • 2019 Technical Advisor and Green Certification Examiner, Korea Environment Corporation, Sudokwon Landfill Site Management Corporation, Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute
  • 2016-18 Office for Government Policy Coordination (Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Research Center: Head of Planning & Management Team, Head of GHG Inventory Management Team)
  • 2006-07 Office of Waterworks, Seoul Metropolitan Government (Director for Equipment)
  • 1990-20 Ministry of Environment (Water Environment Policy Bureau, Water Supply Policy Bureau, Air Quality Conservation Bureau, Han River Basin Environmental Office, Nakdong River Basin Environmental Office, Wonju Regional Environmental Office)
  • 1983-89 National Railroad Administration (Seoul, Daejeon, Seoul Maintenance Depot)

Education

  • 2017 Hoseo Graduate School of Venture, Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering
  • 1991 Dongguk University Graduate School of Public Administration, M.A. in Safety Management, Public Administration
  • 1989 Hanbat National University, B.E. in Mechanical Engineering
  • 1983 Korea National University of Transportation, B.E. in Railroad Machinery

Awards

  • Order of Service Merit, Red Stripes (2021)
  • Commendation, Prime Minister (2000)
  • Commendation, Minister of Environment (1991, 2004)

Publications

  • Removal of Total Dissolved Solids from Reverse Osmosis Concentrates from a Municipal Wastewater Reclamation Plant by Aerobic Granular Sludge, Water, Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (Co-author, 2018)
  • Effects of TDS in RO Concentrate on Nitrogen Removal and Optimization of Process, Hoseo Graduate School of Venture Ph.D. Dissertation (2017)
  • Study on the Biological Treatment of Acid Pickling Wastewater Containing a High Concentration of Nitrate Nitrogen, Korean Society of Water Environment Journal, Vol. 31, 3rd Issue, Korean Society of Water Environment Journal (2015)
     
  • Certified Operation Manager of Water Pipe Network Facilities (1st grade)
    KS Certification Examiner
    Construction Engineer – Environment-Water Quality (advanced)
    Industrial Engineer – Computer Aided Manufacturing
    Industrial Engineer – Construction Equipment

  • Korean and English