References and Testimonials
People do business with people, not companies.
The following quotes from clients of Paul Mack, P.E. our founder, validate this truth in marketing and sales and explain why he places such a high value on relationships. Printer friendly version click here.
“As founder of Walker Parking Consultants, Inc. and Carl Walker, Inc., both national parking consulting firms, I have worked with and developed many professional executives. Paul Mack is one of my favorites. He took over a floundering regional office in Denver, Colorado and turned it into one of Carl Walker, Inc.’s more successful offices. Under Paul’s leadership, the office served 11 states. Paul has a professional demeanor and serves clients fairly and with respect. His success is largely due to hard work, meeting commitments, and his ability to form and keep meaningful relationships that go far beyond his consulting abilities.”
H. Carl Walker, President/CEO, CW Consulting, LLC, 2429 Highpoint Drive,Kalamazoo, MI 49008 Telephone 269-217-7615
"Developing a full city block in the high profile Common Platte Valley District in lower downtown Denver for a cadre of patrons was a challenging task. Many private and governmental agencies, as well as the Regional Transportation District (RTD) had voices that were all listened to. The combining of ideas resulted in an outstanding mixed-use campus. Vehicle parking was of paramount importance so we retained Parking Consultants LLC, a Denver firm, to help us provide user friendly parking spaces that would fill the needs of a diverse group of users. Their expertise was particularly beneficial during the concept and schematic design phases. Construction documents from Parking Consultants were clear, concise, and complete. We have used this firm on many other projects and will use them again when appropriate."
George Feathers III, CSI CCCA, Senior Project Architect, Tryba Architects, 1620 Logan Street, Denver, CO 80203Telephone 303-831-4010
“CSHQA won a design competition and was chosen by Boise State University to design a parking structure that would be the model for four future garages. We realized we needed a state-of-the-art parking consultant, and we selected Carl Walker, Inc. because of the effort Paul Mack put into the project by coming to Boise for concept designs, Owner meetings, and cost estimating. His planning acumen and broad parking consulting knowledge helped the project come in well under budget.”
Jeff Shneider, AIA, President, CHSQA, 250 S 5th Street, Boise, ID 83702, Telephone 208-429-4004
“I have worked with Paul Mack for many years and have found him to be a person of high moral character and he does what he says he will do. His professionalism and parking consulting knowledge were the reasons we contracted with his firm to design the 667 space parking structure serving our new College of Law building. I am pleased with the result.”
Jeff Bemelen, P.E., Director, Facilities Management, University of Denver, 2400 S Race Street, Denver, CO 80208, Telephone 303-871-3256
“Having consultants on a project team that know what they are talking about and interview well, are vital to the team winning a project. Paul Mack was our parking consultant for the 15th and Pearl mixed-use garage in Boulder Colorado. He was very effective in addressing neighborhood concerns during a 3-day charette in Boulder.”
Chris Shears, AIA, President, Shears Adkins Architects, 1821 Blake Street, Suite 1A, Denver, CO 80202, Telephone 303-436-9551
“Montana State University, Billings, wanted a state-of-the-art parking structure to be the gateway to the campus. To ensure that the structure was properly designed, we contracted with Paul Mack to lead the design effort for structural and functional design of the garage. His overall performance was very professional and his work exceeded our expectations and was totally acceptable to our client. Together we worked out a way to provide a deck over a canal which added many spaces and tied the facility to an existing surface lot. We appreciated his creativity and have used him as a parking consultant on other projects.”
Jeffery Kanning, AIA, Vice President, Collaborative Design Architects, 2280 Grant Road, Suite C, Billings, MT 59108, Telephone 406-248-3443
“Swinerton Builders built three parking structures with Paul Mack leading the structural engineering and parking consulting effort. Two were for Lucent Technologies (920 and 750 spaces) and the third was for the Veterans Affairs Medical Facility (700 spaces). The VA garage was a design/build project. Through Paul’s efforts, the projects were completed early and within budget. We have a good relationship with Paul and will continue to use him as a parking consultant whenever appropriate.”
David Wermerskirchen, Operations Manager, Swinerton Builders,6890 West 52nd Ave, Suite 100, Arvada, CO 80002, Telephone 303-423-9242
“DPR Construction Company was in the process of negotiating a parking structure for St. Josephs Hospital. We had already retained Paul Mack as our design/build team member to do the structural engineering and parking consulting. At the same time, he was discussing a parking structure for Children’s Hospital across the alley from our site. He convinced both hospitals to form a joint venture and build one large garage to serve both facilities. Paul helped vacate the alley to gain land and the result was a better, more efficient facility that served both hospitals’ employees.”
Dan McIntosh, Project Executive, DPR Construction Company, 6890 West 52nd Ave, Suite 100, Arvada, CO 80002, Telephone 303-423-9242
“The City of Colorado Springs added a third city owned parking garage in our central business district. We selected Paul Mack to be our parking consultant. He was particularly helpful and his suggestion to use braced frames in lieu of shear walls opened view planes in the structure creating a safer feeling for patrons. I have known Paul for several years and have always found him to be competent and easy to work with.”
Gregory Warnke, Parking Administrator, City of Colorado Springs, 30 S Nevada Ave, Suite 504, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, Telephone 719-385-5682
“Paul Mack and CTA Architects Engineers have a great relationship. On occasion, we have hired him to do work for us and vice versa. We know him to be a good engineer and parking consultant, and he is a committed team member. His input on the design of our city garage in Great Falls, Montana was instrumental is making that award winning project a good addition to our portfolio.”
Jim Wertman, AIA, Managing Partner, CTA Architects Engineers, 13 N. 23rd Street, Billings, MT 59103, Telephone 406-248-7455
“Because our firm provides only concept architectural design for a wide variety of buildings, it is important that we receive quality input from consultants. Paul Mack has consistently guided us through the unique requirements of parking structure design and has helped us with zoning and planning issues. His input on the 1890 Wynkoop project was provided quickly and professionally, and his owning a loft in a nearby building was helpful to the design team when dealing with many neighborhood organizations.”
Chris Shears, AIA, President, Shears Adkins Architects, 1821 Blake Street, Suite 1A, Denver, CO 80202, Telephone 303-436-9551
“We could not have built the Banner Office Building garage without the help of our parking consultant Paul Mack. He was able to communicate with a difficult owner and come up with value engineering suggestions in a timely manner. His structural design was simple, but effective, and his parking module design was very efficient. Paul specified inexpensive, reliable access control equipment as well as good graphics.”
Jim Waugh, Project Superintendent, F.W. Hall Constructors, 2000 S Colorado Blvd, Tower Two, Suite 2-500, Denver, CO 80222, Telephone 303-365-6500
“RNL has a long relationship with Paul Mack. He is a well qualified parking consultant and a good team member who understands timely input as projects are being designed. He has a keen sense of humor that has relieved tension when differences of opinion have arisen during project meetings. He has been a good team member on several RNL projects including 15th and Pearl in Boulder, the Denver Zoo and Clayton Lane in North Cherry Creek ”
Dick Anderson, AIA, Principal, RNL Design, 1515 Arapahoe Street, Tower 3, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80202, Telephone 303-295-0845
“The parking structure for the Colorado Springs Police Operations Center was not just another garage. YOW Architects were challenged to provide a facility that would accommodate a variety of unique vehicles including hazmat vans, explosives trucks, and impounded cars on hauling trailers. Our parking consultant, Paul Mack, worked closely with us during all phases of the project to make sure that traffic flow, parking modules, and internal ramping would meet the client’s needs.”
Larry Whittaker, AIA, Architect/Principal, YOW Architects, 115 S. Weber, Suite 200 Colorado Springs, CO 80903, Telephone 719-475-8133
“Constructing a parking garage in Great Falls was a significant event. It took years of planning and budgeting before everything was in place to design and build the garage. Because Paul Mack had worked with our Billings office before, he was a known parking consultant with a good reputation, so he was retained to work out the functional design details for the City parking structure. As before, we found his work to be concise, complete, and professionally done through each phase of the project.”
Martin Byrnes, AIA, Associate Principal, CTA Architects Engineers, 701 2nd Street South, Great Falls, MT 59405, Telephone 406-452-3321
“Designing and constructing a 1,500 car parking garage on a constrained site at Memorial Hospital took a lot of cooperation from design team members, contractors, and the hospital staff. Precast concrete was used for the superstructure because of its speed of erecting, its minimal requirements for product delivery on site, quality, and excellent opportunities for architectural expression. During early phases of the design, Paul Mack consulted with the architect and structural engineer on durability issues including slopes for drainage, concrete water/cement ratios, corrosion protection and waterproofing. His 25-years experience in precast concrete design and parking consulting were very helpful in the team delivering an award winning project.”
Charles LT Smith, AIA, Principal, Charles LT Smith & Assoc., 12 E. Boulder, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, Telephone 719-475-9111
“When Wal-Mart contracted with Colorado Structures, Inc. to construct a parking structure for a new Superstore in southeast Denver, it made sense for the design team to subcontract the structural engineering and functional design to a firm specializing in that discipline. During the concept phase, Paul Mack met with the team and CSI frequently and helped set the footprint and parking modules. He worked particularly well with our precast concrete supplier and was instrumental in delivering a quality garage.”
Rob Oldach, Senior Vice President, Colorado Structures, Inc., 540 Elkton Dr. Suite 202, Colorado Springs, CO 80907, Telephone 719-522-0500
“Skillfully balancing parking needs with the available supply for the myriad uses of the highly popular Gardens was accomplished with the help of Paul Mack from Parking Consultants LLC. He analyzed existing and projected attendance data, and provided comprehensive, professional study results to help us in our decisions making. Paul also provided expertise in entry/exit layouts, ramping and traffic flow to optimize garage functions. Their work was concise and presented in simple understandable language."
Keith Conner, AIA, Senior Associate, Tryba Architects, 1620 Logan Street, Denver, CO 80203Telephone 303-831-4010