Jeff Joplin is vice president of operations.  His primary areas of responsibility include providing leadership and strategy to the building operations, building services, custodial services, project management, security, and volunteer engagement teams. Their goals are to ensure the Museum’s operational plans provide superior guest experiences in the built environment while achieving safety, security, and environmental conditions to support all guests, volunteers, staff, and collections.  Jeff has been with DMNS for 25 years, through two separate terms, while working in private industry in Operations for the interim.  During his career, he has executed over $150M in various construction projects.  At DMNS, he worked on the Morgridge Family Exploration Center, the Avenir Collections Center as well as three citywide bond initiatives and numerous renovations throughout the Museum.

In his time at the Museum, Jeff has worked on improving the operational efficiency of the equipment serving a diverse age of buildings.  Through energy-improvement measures such as an innovative ground source heat pump system, solar and efficiency upgrades along with a variety of sustainability measures, he is focused on reducing the Museum’s environmental impact while achieving our vision of protecting our natural world.

He has participated in programs with the City and County of Denver, other cultural organizations, and Denver Parks and Recreation to support City Park and surrounding communities’ growth and development.

Jeff and his wife Shelley have two daughters, Ashley and Emily.