Daniel Choi Email & Phone Number

Norwood, Nj, Us

Seoul, Kr

- Leading solar PV + ESS / Standalone ESS Project development in all countries (except North America) . Greenfield development of solar PV + ESS in the states of New South Wales and Queensland, Australia . Greenfield development of solar PV + ESS in Germany and western Europe- Strategic partnership with multi-national/local developers

Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, Us

- President of Samsung Renewable Energy Inc., which is Canadian entity of operating 1.4GW of Wind and Solar PV assets in the province of Ontario, Canada- Simultaneously taking a title of the Head of Renewable Energy Team at Samsung C&T America, Inc., leading the development of Solar PV + ESS projects in the USA- Leading the greenfield development of solar PV + ESS (incl. standalone ESS) by 1) analyzing grid condition (incl. congestion and curtailment studies), 2) site screening and land acquisitions (OTL/OTP), 3) all Interconnection Studies to Interconnection Agreement, 4) Permit and approvals by conducting all EIS(Environmental Impact Studies) required, 5) Community engagement/outreach and 6) achieving NTP with the selection of EPC candidates and financial arrangement- Leading the transaction of several phases of project assets (incl. even early-stage assets)- Secured the pipeline of 5.7GW in 2020, and over 10GW in 2021- Hired/utilized the local experts to build up the local development team in USA and Canada

Seoul, Kr

- Leading the development of solar PV + ESS projects in USA . Secured/developed 2.9GW PV + ESS pipeline in 4 regions in 2019 . Secured/developed 580MW PV pipeline in CA / IL / NC / GA in 2018 . Conducted a market research and due diligence overall areas in 2017- Set up the procedure and the major contract templates for solar PV project development . Site screening with interconnection analyses such as an injection study, congestion & curtailment studies, and selection of target POI/land parcels . Contacting/persuading/negotiating landowners for land right such as OTL (Option to Lease), OTP (Option to Purchase), Easement, ROW, etc. . Preparation and submission of IR (Interconnection Request) Application to appropriate ISO/Utilities, secure the Queue position, and proceed the interconnection studies and execution of IA (Interconnection Agreement) . Secure SUP (Special Use Permit) / CUP (Conditional Use Permit) by proceeding station-wide various permitting and approval processes . Secure special permit and approvals such as CEQA in CA, OPSB in OH, CPCN in WI, etc.- Secure the pool of external consulting firms and utilize them for environmental studies, interconnection studies, public/governmental consultation, etc. in various development phases . Land right & title curation / Environmental permitting & approval / Interconnection / Engineering / PPA origination, etc.- PPA Origination and execution of PPA . Build-up the relationship and networking with appropriate Off-takers in each state respectively . Introduction of each project and properly update its development progress in a timely manner . Bid participation or bi-lateral negotiation for PPA . Secure the corporate PPA with credible big companies

Seoul, Kr

- Supporting the Ontario projects . Completing the remaining development issues and managing the process of sales- Development of new solar PV projects in the province of Alberta, Canada . Total 3 projects / each 25MW respectively- Initiated and conducted the joint business development with the city of Summerside in the province of PEI . Execution of 0.5MW PV+ 1MWh ESS pilot project at the Community Center (Phase 1, '16~’17) . Constructing 20MW PV + 21MWh ESS in the city of Summerside (Phase 2, '20~'22)

- Leading the negotiation and execution of GEIA(Green Energy Investment Agreement), a tripartite agreement between the provincial government of Ontario, KEPCO and Samsung C&T Corporation in January, 2010 . Secured the priority of connecting up to “2GW wind and 500MW solar PV” projects to the Grid . Invited/established the 4 local manufacturing facilities of wind (Blade, Tower) and solar PV (Module, Inverter) and accomplished job creation . Established Samsung Renewable Energy, Inc., which is Canadian entity for GEIA projects and hired the employees- Has completed the development/construction of final 1.37GW in tatal . 1,070MW of 6 wind projects and 300MW of 4 solar PV projects- Leading the development/construction and completion of sales . Managing all development phases such as ⅰ) site screening and land acquisitions, ⅱ) interconnection studies and the execution of interconnection agreement, ⅲ) environmental studies, public/aboriginal consultations and obtainment of permit & approvals, ⅳ) negotiation/execution of PPA, and ⅴ) the completion of NTP sales for 1st and 2nd solar pv projects : 100MW GRSP (Grand Renewable Solar Project) and 100MW KSP (Kingston Solar Project) . Managing all development phases such as ⅰ) ~ ⅳ) aforementioned , ⅴ) Joint venture partnership with strategic/financial investors and cooperation/execution of construction and project financing, and ⅵ) the completion of sales of remaining 50% of operational assets’ equity for 2 of 3rd projects, which are 50MW WSP (Windsor Solar Project) and 50MW SSP (Southgate Solar Project)- Selection/negotiation of 2 manufacturers for 2 main components (module, inverter), support to establish the local manufacturing facilities, and completion of procurement for 4 solar PV projects

Seoul, Kr

- Completion of construction of 1st domestic solar PV project - 3MW Jindo Sol-luce project for Samsung group (2008. 9) . Managing the construction process of 3MW Jindo Solar Project and held the ceremony for completion, managing media relations . Managing the communication with stakeholders such as mayor, municipal officers/directors, contractors, local media, etc.- Planned/proposed the renewable businesses to the provincial government of Ontario, Canada . Planned/initiated the renewable clusters’ project of wind and solar PV facilities and job creation with related investments required after analyzing the economic situation of the province of Ontario . Proposed 2.5GW of renewable clusters (wind + solar) to the provincial government of Ontario in 2008 . Organized/operated the Working Group with the provincial government of Ontario and negotiated renewable energy business plan and necessary governmental support policy by the long-term business trips . Negotiated/finalized the structure and size up to 2.5GW of frame agreement- Entered into strategic partnership with local company, specialized in interconnection in CA, USA and co-developed 190MW solar PV projects

Seoul, Kr

- Dispatched to Japan to be grown/trained as a Japanese expert- Learned Japanese language and experiencing Japanese culture and society . Achieved Japanese conversation level 2 degree and prepared the market research reports after cultural/historical visits to various places in Japan- Attending the Japanese branch and carrying out individual project . Attended the Tokyo branch and carried out the project (Topic: Japanese solar market research)- Establishment of networking with major customers . Japanese solar module manufacturers, financial investors, etc.

Seoul, Kr

- Establishment of corporate strategy for the company and assistance to the management . Establishment of mid/long-term/annual management strategies . Report the performance & trend of annual/monthly import/export to CEO- Operation of major management meetings/conferences . Annual strategic meeting: Establishment and report of annual strategy for all business units . Monthly management meeting: Report on monthly business performance and major progress . TMC (Top Management Committee): Decision-making processes on major management issues such as investment, M&A, corporate governance, HR related, etc. . Exchange meeting between business department heads: Regular meeting between CEO, supporting executives, and business department heads to share formal/informal business information . Corporate status briefing session: Explanation of key management status by CEO to employees on a quarterly base- Deliberation of key issues on all businesses and decision-making of new projects/business items . Analysis of core functions by division/team and promotion of key tasks for functional enhancement . Analysis and deliberation of the initial business model according to the promotion of new business by division/team . Operation of strategic T/F teams and management of external market research task- Definition and application of business model classification . Defined, classified/categorized the business model as a large/medium/small classification and applied/managed all business activities

Seoul, Kr

- Sales of corporate server (Sun Microsystems/HP) and network equipment (Foundry, Juniper) . Made new lease program (of large-scale servers) and introduced/supplied to Daum datacenter, pioneered the export market for used server equipment in the US . Sales of corporate server (Sun/HP) and network equipment (Foundry Switch, Juniper Router) to domestic datacenters, captive customers such as Samsung affiliates- Sales of Linux cluster server (Zion) . Sales of Linux cluster server to Daejeon KAIST and operation of demonstration project