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November 2015 airportbusiness 29 Clint Laaser has always been fascinated with airports and the possibilities of where people were coming/going. He got a chance to be part of that journey as an architect/planner, which he says gives him the opportunity to positively enhance the passenger's journey and make the traveling experience memo- rable. Early in his career, he also realized he liked the challenge of large, com- plex projects so aviation architecture and planning was a perfect fit. Today Laaser specializes in aviation architecture, and has been part of projects at Denver International Airport, where he was the terminal planner and on the program management team for the South Terminal Hotel and Transit Center; Wichita Eisenhower National Airport, where he acted as project architect for schematic design and construction administration for the 12-gate project; Los Angeles International Airport where he was the terminal planner for its Midfield Satellite Concourse; Rapid City Regional where he acted as airport aviation advisor for financial planning and stakeholder coordination for its Terminal/Concourse Renovation/Expansion; and Tampa Interna- tional Airport where he served as terminal planner for its master plan development project. Laaser sees that U.S. airport infrastructure is quickly becoming dated, and says balancing financial responsibility while providing the traveling public adequate and safe facilities is something that must be done. Laaser is a LEED-accredited professional and holds a Bachelor's degree in Architecture from the University of Kansas. DID YOU KNOW? LAASER once missed a client meeting with an airline because that same airline canceled his flight to get to the meeting! Clint Laaser: Builds the Passenger Experience Project Manager/ Terminal Planner HNTB Corporation Age: 35 Years in Aviation: 8 . . . for being honored by Airport Business magazine as one of the industry's "Top 40 Under 40" The DEN community thanks you for your exceptional talents, your dedication, and always striving to help make our airport America's favorite connecting hub. Congratulations C a n d a C e B r o w n ! Clint Laaser, AIA Project Manager/Terminal Planner on being named to Airport Business 40 Under 40 Congratulations