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Development Practitioner| Program Manager| Sustainability Specialist| Biodiversity Consultant| Climate Resilience Expert

Profile Summary

I am a development practitioner focusing on climate change, biodiversity conservation, gender equality, social inclusion and impact evaluation. With eight years of experience in the biodiversity and socio-environmental sector, I have served as a program manager responsible for project planning, management and supervision, as well as a technical specialist for organising biodiversity monitoring, research and citizen science studies. My graduate degree in Biological Sciences has provided me with a solid foundation in scientific research, biology and ecology, along with expertise in complex problem-solving and data analysis. Currently pursuing a second master degree in Development Practice, I have gained substantial knowledge and skills in global sustainable development, climate change and justice, and gender development. This has enabled me to engage in in-depth research and active participation in climate change and gender issues. My academic and research journey has taken me across Asia, Europe, and North America to absorb diverse knowledge and insights into global development. My professional practices have brought me to on-ground NGO actions in indigenous and border regions. These experiences have collectively allowed me to integrate academic theory with grassroots practical experience to become a diligent practitioner.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Botany
• ☆ Plant Pathology
• ☆ Plant Breeding & Genetics
• ☆ Plant Physiology
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Genetics
• ☆ PCR
• ☆ Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)
• ☆ DNA Sequencing
• ☆ Gene Expression Analysis
• ☆ RNA Sequencing
• ☆ DNA/Gene Synthesis
• ☆ Molecular Ecology
• ☆ Earth & Atmospheric Science
• ☆ Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• ☆ Geography & Cartography
• ☆ Human Geography
• ☆ Environmental Science
• ☆ Environmental Management & Protection
• ☆ Environmental Policy
• ☆ Ecology
• ☆ Ecosystem Management
• ☆ Conservation Biology
• ☆ Marine Conservation
• ☆ Marine Ecology
• ☆ Biodiversity
• ☆ Human Ecology
• ☆ Ecological Anthropology
• ☆ Hypothesis
• ☆ Peer Review
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ Survey Design & Methodology
• ☆ Literature Search
• ☆ Gap Analysis
• ☆ Gray Literature Search
• ☆ Video Production
• ☆ Photography & Image Editing
• ☆ Skills Training
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Journal Selection
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ SOP & Protocol Writing
• ☆ Case Studies
• ☆ Literature Review
• ☆ Traditional/Narrative Literature Review
• ☆ Systematic Literature Review
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Language Translation
• ☆ Creative Writing
• ☆ Speechwriting
• ☆ Course Content Writing
• ☆ Grant Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing, Creative Writing, General Proofreading & Editing, Translation

Research Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Operations Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Cleaning, Data Processing, Data Insights

Work Experience

Trinity College Dublin

- Present

Researcher

Concern wORLDWIDE

March 2024 - October 2024

Co-founder & Program Manager

iConserve Ecological Technology Co.,

April 2021 - August 2023

Biodiversity Consultant

Co-Create Sustainable

April 2023 - July 2023

Projects Manager

Guangxi Biodiversity Research and Conservation Association

June 2017 - March 2021

Education

M.Sc. in Development Practice

University of Dublin, Trinity College - Ireland

September 2023 - November 2024

M.Sc. in Development Practice (Department of Geography)

Trinity College Dublin

September 2023 - October 2024

M.Sc. in Biological Sciences, track in Green Life Sciences (Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences)

University of Amsterdam

September 2014 - August 2016

M.Sc. in Biological Sciences, track in Green Life Sciences

University of Amsterdam

September 2014 - August 2016

B.S. in Biotechnology

Tongji University - China

September 2010 - July 2014

Certifications

• Gender M&E

  USAID

  June 2024 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Xinyi Zhao, Mujiao Xie, Yuyuan Bao, Xiaoyong Xie, Wuying Lin, Xiaohai Chen, Xiaobo Xiao (2024). An effective way to monitor the population of juvenile horseshoe crabs in the Beibu Gulf of China . Regional Studies in Marine Science.

XINYI ZHAO, Xu Shi, XIAOBO XIAO, RENJIE SUN, XINGFENG ZHAO, Chi Yeung Choi, Wuying Lin (2023). Raptor migration at Guantouling, south-west China: phenology, weather influence and persecution pressure . Bird Conservation International.