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NPA Announces New Leadership of Prestigious Parking Consultants Council

February 26, 2016

Washington, DC (February 25, 2016)—The National Parking Association (NPA) inaugurated new leadership for its elite Parking Consultants Council (PCC) at last week’s PCC 2016 Annual Meeting in Tampa, Fla. The following parking professionals will serve on the executive team of the PCC in 2016 and 2017:

Chair: Jerry Marcus, president and owner, The Parking Advisory Group
Vice-Chair: John Purinton, P.E., SE, principal, Watry Design Inc.
Secretary: Adam Cochran, P.E., vice president, Kimley-Horn and Associates

Jerry Marcus formed The Parking Advisory Group in February of 2012 after spending 13 years as the executive director and practice leader for a nationally recognized multidiscipline design firm. Before that he spent more than 20 years in parking management, including Vice President and Director of Business Development for a national parking management firm. In all, Jerry has been in the parking industry nearly 40 years. Mr. Marcus has authored numerous articles for parking and industry publications including: Parking, Parking Today, The Parking Professional, Stadia, Pan Stadia, InterTraffic World and Passenger Terminal World. In Addition, Jerry was the author of the Introduction to the Urban Land Institute’s Dimensions of Parking fifth addition as well as, the first chapter on the newly published Sustainability of Parking first addition, jointly by, The National Parking Association and International Parking Institute. In his role of PCC Chair, Mr. Marcus represents the group on NPA’s Board of Directors.

John Purinton, P.E., SE, a principal for Watry Design, Inc., has been creating parking solutions for over 25 years. A licensed engineer in 8 states who is responsible for the design of over 125 parking projects, he leads the design build vertical for the firm. In addition to ensuring that each project’s structural solution effectively integrates with the parking layout and architectural design, John continues to investigate innovative structural solutions to our client’s problems. This is a vital role when considering the structural system usually accounts for 60 to 70% of the project construction cost. As an active member of the Parking Consultant’s Council, John contributed to several chapters of the latest edition of The Dimensions of Parking and has both written and spoken on design build delivery and the cost of structured parking. He is a California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo alumni with a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering.
Adam Cochran, P.E. has served as a structural engineer with Kimley Horn and Associates for nearly 17 years. He currently serves as a vice president for the civil engineering firm. Mr. Cochran received his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Clemson University. This is his second two-year term as secretary for the PCC.

About PCC: The NPA Parking Consultants Council (PCC), formed in 1972, is the prestigious, peer-reviewed group of vetted parking consultants with a substantial body of work experience and references within the parking industry. The Council is comprised of architects, engineers and parking management consultants. The PCC fosters information sharing on standards, regulations and trends that impact parking construction, management and operations. It develops best practices and technical educational manuals on parking industry topics. This is an opportunity for members to gain recognition for themselves and their firms, and establish their expertise on leading parking industry issues. WeAreParking.org/PCC

About NPA: The National Parking Association is the nation’s leading parking trade group advancing the interests of the private and public sector in parking technology, sustainable mobility, certification, advocacy, research and education. Founded in 1951, NPA has more than 2,500 members and represents all facets of the parking industry. WeAreParking.org

WALKER PARKING CONSULTANTS ANNOUNCES PROMOTIONS

February 25, 2016

Chicago, IL (February 24, 2016)—Walker Parking Consultants today announced that its Board of Directors has named new appointments in eight of the firm’s regional offices. In their new positions, each of the appointees will manage his office’s operations and oversee all Walker projects in the region. Walker’s new appointments include:

Jim Pudleiner, PE (Philadelphia)—Jim Pudleiner has been named Vice President in the Philadelphia office. He joined Walker in 2002 as a Design Engineer and was promoted to Director of Operations in 2010. Jim is a Pennsylvania State University graduate, and he is licensed as a professional engineer in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and West Virginia.
Gary S. Rider, PE (Tampa)—Gary Rider has been named Vice President in the Tampa office. He joined Walker’s Kalamazoo office in 2000 as a Project Manager, and he was transferred to the Tampa office in 2005 and named Director of Operations in 2008. He was named Managing Principal of the Tampa office in 2014. Rider earned BS and MS degrees from Michigan State University and is a licensed professional engineer in Michigan and Florida.
David W. Ryan, PE (Elgin)—David Ryan has been named Vice President in Walker’s Elgin, Illinois office. He joined Walker’s Elgin office in 1998 as a Project Manager, and was promoted to Director of Operations in 2007 and Managing Principal in 2014. Ryan is a graduate of the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana and is a licensed professional engineer in Illinois, Missouri, and Wisconsin.
Robert Stanley, PE (Denver)—Bob Stanley has been named Vice President in Walker’s Denver office. He joined Walker’s Chicago office in 1996 and became Director of Operations of Walker’s Denver office in 2007 and Managing Principal in 2013. He is also a LEED Accredited Professional and holds a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign. Stanley is a licensed professional engineer in Illinois, Colorado, Missouri, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Louisiana, Montana, and Wyoming.
Randall Carwile, PE (Indianapolis)—Randy Carwile has been named Principal of Walker’s Indianapolis office. He joined Walker in 2005 as a project manager in 2005. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Tennessee Technological University and a Masters of Science in Civil Engineering from Purdue University.
Scott Froeming, PE (Minneapolis)—Scott Froemming has been named Principal of Walker’s Minneapolis office. He joined Walker Restoration Consultants in 1998 as Director of Operations in the firm’s Minneapolis office. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University.
Vladimir Ivanov, PE, SE (Seattle)—Vlad Ivanov has been named Principal of Walker’s Seattle office. He joined Walker Restoration Consultants as a project manager in 2014. He earned an structural engineering degree from the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering, and Geodesy in Sofia Bulgaria. Ivanov is a licensed structural engineer in Washington, California, Arizona, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada, Idaho, and Oregon and a registered civil engineer in Washington, California, and Oregon.

Deon Bender, PE (Dubai)—Deon Bender has been named Director of Operations of Walker’s United Arab Emirates Office. Dean joined Walker in 2008 as a Project Manager in the firm’s UAE office. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil/Structural Engineer from the University of Colorado, Boulder.

About Walker Parking

Walker Parking Consultants is the world’s leading parking consulting and design firm, with offices worldwide specializing in the planning, design, and restoration of multi-level parking structures. Clients include entertainment and real estate developers, hospitals, universities, municipalities, and airports. Founded in 1965 and headquartered in Chicago, Walker Parking Consultants maintains a professional staff of over 200 engineers, architects, technicians, and support personnel in sixteen offices worldwide.

Walker Parking Consultants is the only Parking Consultant in Engineering News Record’s Top Design Firms and Building Design and Construction’s Giants 300. The firm can be found online at www.walkerparking.com.

NPA Parking Consultants Council Releases Fifth Edition of Parking Facility Maintenance Manual

January 12, 2016

New technology highlighted in latest version of this best-selling publication

National Parking Association

Washington, DC (January 12, 2016)—The National Parking Association’s esteemed Parking Consultant’s Council released the fifth edition of its Parking Facility Maintenance Manual on December 24, 2015. The publication includes updates to the 1982, 1991, 1996 and 2003 editions.

The manual is the result of work led by the PCC’s Parking Facility Maintenance Committee, headed by committee co-chairs Adam Cochran, P.E. of Kimely-Horn Associates and Bill Judd, P.E. of THP Limited, Inc. Since the publication of the fourth edition, several technology changes have occurred, including Light Emitting Diode (LED) and induction lighting, new strategies for energy efficiency, sustainability and technical enhancements of parking equipment and how we pay for parking. In addition, the committee has also begun incorporating surface parking lot information into the manual, as these facilities comprise a major component to many parking inventories.

“The Parking Facility Maintenance Manual provides parking owners and operators with guidelines for maintaining a parking facility in a serviceable condition—one that minimizes safety hazards and creates a sustainable structure that extends the service life of the facility,” said NPA president Christina Banning.

The manual highlights the importance of establishing a site-specific maintenance program tailored to the requirements of each individual facility, including how proper maintenance begins during the initial planning and design phases of each facility. When a facility or structure is designed correctly, e.g. adequate drainage, proper concrete properties and asphalt coverage requirements, use of current soils and topography reports, use of the correct and sustainable products, etc., will sustain the facility and reduce on-going, long-lasting maintenance expenditures. This will reduce long-term expenses associated with overall maintenance of the facility.

The PCC’s objective for this publication is to present a comprehensive coverage of many common issues one might encounter during the maintenance of a parking facility. These approaches must be interpreted and applied as appropriate to specific facility requirements.

The Parking Facility Maintenance Manual is available for purchase in the NPA Bookstore at WeAreParking.org/bookstore.