KIM CHIN, Founder

Kim has spent his lifetime living, working and learning on both sides of the Pacific (and the Atlantic) Rim.  Born in Singapore, Kim moved to the U.S. in the 1970's.  His travels allow relationships with friends and associates around the world to grow deeper, and provide opportunities to create new ones.

Singapore is one of the "Four Asian Tigers", and is generally regarded as the economic gateway to ASEAN countries with links to all economies in the region including Malaysia, China, India, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam, Japan and others.  Our business and government contacts help clients seize opportunities in the fastest growing economies in the world.

Kim's 20-year experience in business development across a wide range of industries and geographies provide our clients with seasoned, "best-practice" approaches tailored to fit time, budget and desired return parameters.

His leadership positions include business development at Laidlaw Transit and DAVE Transportation, predecessor companies that were in the top quartile of their industry sectors.  Kim has brought diverse groups together to create mutual trust as part of community outreach and government relations programs for Clark County, Washington; Santa Cruz County, California, Washington, DC public entities.  

Our clients rely on Kim to evaluate-plan-design-implement tailored programs in Business Planning and Development, Strategic Alliances, Global Networking, Stakeholder Relations, and Executive Coaching.

PORTFOLIO AND ASSOCIATIONS

Founder, The McChin Group LLC (Global)

Director of  Business Development (Eastern United States), Laidlaw Transit Services, Inc.

Senior Executive, Marketing and Planning, Santa Cruz Transit, Santa Cruz County, California

Senior Executive (LTS contract), Washington Metro Area Transit Authority, Washington, DC

Senior Executive, Business Development (United States) , DAVE Transportation

Director of Development, Clark County Transit, Clark County, Washington

Committee Liaison (Pacific Rim), International Trade and Commerce Institute, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon  

National Association of Asian American Professionals

North Carolina Chinese Business Association

 EDUCATION

Kim is an alum of the Executive Management Program in Advanced Public Policy, The Cascade Center for Public Services and Leadership, University of Washington. 

Kim is also an alum of "The Disney Approach to Leadership Excellence", The Disney Institute, Florida.

He received his B.Sc. in Journalism (Public Relations) from the University of Oregon.