a team player, where anytime we get any issues or any concerns from any team, we’ re active on coordination through quick calls or meetings to make sure we don’ t miss any important milestone that may have a lot of impact downstream on the construction side. So I think one of the most important things when it comes to strong teamwork for all the parties is the ability to immediately respond to any and all questions and being very communicative.
Can each of you briefly share a commissioning project that stands out to you and explain why it was especially meaningful or successful?
Ali Sidun: One of my nearest and dearest projects wrapped up just before I moved to our Seattle office. It was LAX’ s new construction, LEED Silver, Terminal 1.5 Development Program. It was the first of many“[ x ]. 5” projects at LAX, as they’ ve consciously made an effort to connect the airport on the secured side to streamline the experience for passengers and airline operations. It was four stories, with one below-grade level, and 225,000 square feet. The project moved full speed ahead with a dedicated vertical core, bus gate, and intent to connect to the future“ LAX People Mover.” It was the first new construction project I was able to work on at LAX, and I saw it transform from a rain-filled pit to a fully operational facility. The team was massive and the issues were complex, but as I stepped into the PM role on this one during construction, I learned a lot of lessons. The level at which the project team was able to come together collaboratively was something I’ ll never forget.
David Chiu: There are two projects I’ m working on right now: one is the fire training center in Alameda County. I got a chance to take a look at what the center looked like and the functionality it had. The project supports the community to make sure they have a state-of-the-art fire training center that the fire marshal and firefighters can use to get trained and respond to any emergency the community has. So contributing to that has been meaningful to me. The other project is the Modesto Courthouse project. The attorney, judge, and community members will have an entirely new and modern courthouse, and I got the chance to see how the courthouse is connected to the cell room and the separate routes that lead onto the court. It’ s a huge building with eight floors, and I think it’ s pretty cool to be part of that project, knowing it will help the local community there.