Cullen Choi, Pe, Cm, Leed Ap Email & Phone Number

Denver, Co, Us

Denver, Co

As the Director of Facility Design & Construction at Denver International Airport, I provide strategic leadership to a group of high-performing architects, engineers, and project managers to develop, design, construct, and operationalize the most sustainable facility projects possible across the 53 square-mile airport campus. My role oversees the capital improvement plan and O&M facility projects, and my team implements the design and performance standards, design standards manuals, master specifications, and high-performance building policies and procedures established to achieve sustainability and efficiency in the built-environment at DEN.As the design and development organization responsible for vertical construction at DEN, my team drives and delivers on the LEED and WELL building certification for both new construction and existing building renovations. Enhancing the sustainability of the built-environment at DEN in order to reduce the total cost-of-ownership and environmental impact is a primary focus of vertical development at DEN and the Design, Engineering, and Construction team.

Denver, Co

Responsible for the strategic energy planning, management, and implementation of enterprise-wide energy and sustainability programs and policies in order to impact the energy use for the largest economic engine in the State of Colorado. Primary goals in my role as energy manager include realization of opportunities for improving the sustainability, energy efficiency, demand reduction, and improvement of the airport’s existing energy use, as well as identification of additional opportunities to meet DEN's increasing and projected energy demand; focusing on sustainability through reliability, resiliency, cost-effectiveness, and low-carbon solutions.Achievement of these goals is dependent on my ability to identify, develop, and implement projects, policies, and strategies to reduce facility-wide energy use and manage the airport-wide strategic energy vision using all available information, data, and resources. In this effort, I work with various DEN leaders, Project Managers, and Engineers to support the design, construction, and renovation of DEN facilities and assets.DEN is the 19th-busiest airport in the world and the sixth-busiest airport in the United States. DEN is one of the busiest airline hubs in the world's largest aviation market, and the airport is the primary economic engine for the state of Colorado, generating more than $26 billion for the region annually. Spanning more than 53 square miles, DEN is the largest and newest commercial airport in the United States. The airport Westin hotel features a rail station that connects the airport with Denver Union Station via the University of Colorado A Line commuter rail service. DEN has the capacity to double in size and is well positioned for future growth as a global gateway to the Rocky Mountain Region and a key link for products and people throughout the world. DEN's total building square footage spans more than 17M square feet with plans for future expansion.

Louisville, Co

Louisville Fire and Rescue is a multifaceted, diverse organization that is responsible for providing emergency services to the Louisville Fire Protection District. To meet this objective, we work closely with our customers, citizens and stakeholders to provide services and programs that meet and exceed their expectations. The Department of Fire and Rescue Services provides a full range of fire and emergency services as well as non-traditional community services which are critical to our fire defense programs. We provide these services under the Colorado Revised Statutes and by utilizing an integrated management concept of operation. Our success in meeting these emergency service and fire protection objectives is anchored through our vision and culture of quality, continuous improvement, integrity, employee involvement and leadership. “Our Family Serving Your Family” is our motto and we try every day to make it more than just a slogan. We try to live this motto every time we have contact with you and your family. It’s our belief that the quality of care we provide is directly impacted by the quality of people we have in the department. We treat all of our customers as though they are part of our family.

Fort Collins And Denver Colorado

Cullen leverages his more than 15 years of technical expertise in energy efficiency and demand-side management, sustainability and resource management, mechanical system optimization, and controls and automation to provide leadership on Brendle Group’s energy and sustainability projects. His diverse background includes marine engineering for the United States Navy and Merchant Marine, where he focused on shipboard system optimization and energy efficiency, as well as energy and sustainability programs and projects to improve all aspects of the built environment. As a licensed Professional Engineer, Cullen collaborates with a wide range of clients in the commercial, industrial, and healthcare sectors; in the K-12 and Higher Education sector; and with and local, state, and federal governments. With a Master of Engineering degree in structural engineering, Cullen provides clients with solutions that are founded in his unique perspectives from his work in both the marine and land-side environment. Cullen maintains active roles in professional engineering associations and local government advisory groups, and he presents frequently at energy and sustainability conferences.

Boulder, Co & New York City

In this position, I managed and coordinated a team of sustainable building consultants, engineers, and commissioning agents in order to execute projects related to all aspects of energy efficiency, sustainability, high-performance building design and operation, energy audits, green building certification and rating systems, and building commissioning. These projects including retro-commissioning, re-commissioning, new construction commissioning, ASHRAE energy audits, LEED certification, sustainable design assistance and high-performance redesign/retrofits, measurement & verification, and renewable energy analyses.Clients include commercial, manufacturing, retail, healthcare, government, k-12, higher-ed, and multi-family residential. Clients also span both the continental United States, as well as various international clients.

Various

Propulsion & Engineering - US Navy, Navy Reserve, and Merchant Marine.Beginning in the year 2000 and serving with various shipboard and landside commands as an engineering and propulsion officer aboard United States Navy, Ready-Reserve, and US Merchant Marine fleet vessels, I served in the capacity of commanding and directing various engineering personnel to maintain operational readiness and efficiency, eventually transitioning to and separating from a reserve commission in 2009.

Greater Denver Area

Sustainable development consulting, energy and sustainability master planning, environmentally responsble mixed-use planning, and urban planning.

Bs, Marine Engineering Systems

As one of the five Federal Service Academies, the United States Merchant Marine Academy is funded and operated by the Department.

Master Of Science, Civil And Environmental Engineering, Structural Specialty

The course of study undertaken at Colorado State focused on both environmental and structural engineering. Although my specialty was.