JIM CORBETT JOINS WALKER PARKING CONSULTANTS

June 19, 2015

Nationally-Known Expert On Parking Operations To Provide Management Consultation To Municipalities And Private Parking Owners

Tampa, FL (June 19, 2015)—Walker Parking Consultants today announced that Jim Corbett, CAPP has joined the firm as a parking consultant in Walker’s Tampa office. Corbett is a nationally-known parking operations expert with extensive experience managing municipal and private parking operations. In his new position, he will work in Walker’s Consulting Resources Group, providing management consultation to municipal and private parking owners across the United States.

“Jim Corbett is well-known and highly respected throughout the parking industry,” said John Dorsett, senior vice president and director of Walker’s Consulting Resources Group. “His parking operations expertise will be invaluable to Walker’s clients across the U.S.”

A parking consultant with nearly 20 years of experience, Jim Corbett has managed parking assets for numerous municipalities and private owners, including on-street parking, residential parking, concert arenas and sports venues, hospitals, convention centers, performing arts centers, hotels, office buildings, mixed-use surface lot parking, and community redevelopment districts. He has overseen a wide range of parking initiatives, including choosing and installing new parking technologies, developing parking rate policies, and implementing programs to reduce operational costs and make parking operations more profitable.

A longstanding member of the Florida Parking Association (FPA) and the International Parking Institute (IPI), Corbett is the outgoing president of the FPA and he has served on the organization’s board since 2011. He has earned Certified Administrator of Public Parking (CAPP) accreditation from the International Parking Institute and Certified FEMA Incident Command System recognition from the United States Department of Homeland Security.

About Walker Parking

Walker Parking Consultants is a global consulting and design firm providing innovative solutions for a wide range of parking and transportation issues. Founded in 1965, the firm has over 250 employees and is the worldwide leader in the parking consulting field offering a full range of parking consulting, design, engineering and general restoration services.

Walker is ranked 263 in Engineering News Record’s 2013 Top 500 Design Firms and ranked 21 in Building Design + Construction’s 2013 Giants 300 Engineering/Architecture Firms. The firm can be found online at www.walkerparking.com.