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MPI is proud to introduce you to the key management behind our name - Modern Parking, Inc.
We believe these people, who contribute to the success of our company, will contribute to
the success of your company by making the parking operations seamless, efficient, and
profitable.
M. J. Islam
President
mjislam@modernparking.com
Mr. Islam is the President of Modern Parking, Inc., one of the top three regional parking management companies in the Southern California region. MPI provides parking management services to many of the largest property management firms. These include hotels and valet services, retail centers, entertainment centers, office buildings, hospital and medical centers, arena and event parking, and municipal facilities
Mr. Islam successfully led the company from start-up operations to one of the leading parking management providers in Southern California. The company has now increased sales to over approximately $53 million annually, following a pattern of solid, sustained growth. Over the last 14 years, he has effectively assembled stable, successful executive and management teams with significant experience in the parking and property management industries to support the company's operations and goals.
Gary Pitts
Executive Vice President
gpitts@modernparking.com
Mr. Pitts serves as Executive Vice President of Operations for Modern Parking, Inc., and is responsible for the operations of all MPI managed parking facilities. Gary began his career in parking management for Wolff, Sesnon and Buttery - a San Jose property development company, where he oversaw the entire parking operations that included short-term hotel/office and long-term, off-site airport parking operations for the Hilton Burbank Airport and Convention Center. He also served as director of parking for the Arco Towers and the Wells Fargo Center in Los Angeles. Before joining the MPI team, Gary served as Vice President of a major parking management company where he managed over 100 parking facilities in Los Angeles, Mid-Wilshire, Pasadena, Glendale, Burbank and the San Fernando Valley. MPI welcomes Gary's 21 years parking industry experience as a recognized figure and top talent.
Lori R. Pinson
Senior Vice President
lpinson@modernparking.com
Ms. Pinson has the responsibility for contract compliance, business systems and corporate management.
Ms. Pinson brings to MPI a broad range of management experience acquired over 18 years in the management and systems consulting field. As an independent management consultant, she successfully guided the creation of a world-class data processing center in SouthEast Asia. She provided management and consulting services to many public and private firms during her tenure as Director and Chairman of the Board of a systems consulting venture in San Francisco. She was responsible for the successful project management of implementations for complex systems for various major firms throughout the Southwestern U.S.
Edwin J. Kaftal
Chief Financial Consultant
ekaftal@modernparking.com
Mr. Kaftal has an impressive career spanning more than 40 years in the financial sector. MPI is extremely fortunate to have such a wealth of financial experience at its immediate disposal. Mr. Kaftal works both with Accounting and Management to advise on corporate direction and function. His expertise in successfully guiding businesses towards increased operating profitability and success is invaluable to management in making its business decisions.
Mr. Kaftal has performed independent consultancy to public and private enterprises since 1993. Prior to this, he served as the Chief Operations Officer for AirShield, Inc., where he oversaw a complete restructuring of the firm. From 1982-1991, he was the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of 3D Systems, Inc., where he successfully guided the company through an Initial Public Offering. He has served as Chief Financial Officer of several public and private firms. Prior to his executive service, he was a Partner in several Accounting firms during the 1960's and 1970's including Touche/Ross (now Deloitte & Touche).
Mr. Kaftal holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from UCLA. He is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of California.
Manuel Rubio
Vice President, Quality and Revenue
mrubio@modernparking.com
Mr. Rubio serves as Vice President of Quality and Revenue. He is responsible for the internal audit department of Modern Parking. The department performs a variety of audits including cashier audits, monthly parking sales audits, key card audits and unannounced inventories. In addition to performing audits, Mr. Rubio is in charge of updating the standard operating procedures used by the operations department and is also in charge of conducting operations training sessions for supervisors and managers.
Although he recently started work at Modern Parking, Mr. Rubio brings twenty years of parking consulting experience. Prior to joining Modern, he was a Principal for a large nationwide parking consulting firm. His duties included overseeing all audit projects nationwide for the firm. He also worked on other types of projects including parking supply/demand studies, financial feasibility studies, operations audit, parking rate studies and revenue control studies. Mr. Rubio has authored a chapter entitled Basics of Auditing which was included in the book Parking Management – The Next Level, a publication of the International Parking Institute.
Mr. Rubio holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from California State University of Los Angeles.
Dolan Islam
Vice President
dolanislam@modernparking.com
Mr. Islam serves as Vice President of Modern Parking, Inc. He is responsible for the day-to-day operations of all of MPI's 120+ parking facilities, and has been with MPI since its founding date. He brings to MPI 12 years of wide-ranged parking experience, knowledge, and management skills. Dolan Islam is the key team leader for the development and operation of MPI's in-house parking manager, attendant, and cashier training programs. He oversees MPI's parking audit department, and works directly with property managers and property owners.
Thomas Hall
Risk Management Consultant
tchall@modernparking.com
Mr. Hall is responsible for all HR related actions and claims as it relates to Modern Parking, Inc.
Mr. Hall has in excess of 20 years as a Risk Manager in the parking industry. He has worked for several large, national parking companies where his expertise was fully utilized. He has been responsible for corporate handbook development and implementation, employee training, employee benefits and corporate liability including annual bidding process, insurance claims, union negotiations and employee related interactions.
While employed at a large, national parking firm, Mr. Hall was responsible for over 600 parking facilities with respect to claims management, employee benefits and corporate loss exposure.
Mr. Hall is a recognized veteran in the parking industry and has been a vital part of MPI corporate team since 1999.
Mike Rahimi
Assistant Vice President
mrahimi@modernparking.com
Modern Parking, Inc. is very fortunate to have Mr. Rahimi serving as the Assistant Vice President. He brings to MPI over 21 years of parking management experience as well as a thorough knowledge of today's most modern equipment, including Skidata, Amano MCgann, Datapark, Secom, Integrapark, Parcomate, Dsx Access Control and Federal APD equipment.
Mr. Rahimi is responsible with assisting district managers with day to day operations including conducting weekly operation meetings, client and customer relations, implementing company policies and procedures, budgeting, special events, employee relation, auditing, and everyday business concerns that need to be addressed.
He also works closely with property managers, ownership groups, vendors, consultants and local government agencies to prepare proposals and perform presentations for potential clients and ownership groups.
Mr. Rahimi holds a Masters Degree in Industrial Management as well as a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration.
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