Summary
Melissa is the majority owner of the firm and is the company’s Chief Executive Officer. In addition to managing the office, Mrs. Baughman is responsible for company quality assurance in conjunction with technical and administrative operations. She is a trained Project Manager who enjoys developing relationships and keeping clients happy.
Before co-founding Parking Consultants LLC, Melissa owned and managed two local technical companies. This experience enabled her to develop a strong work ethic for doing quality work and meeting the needs of a diverse
clientele.
Her background includes specifying and managing the installation of a wide variety of controls and security equipment. She is familiar with parking access and revenue control equipment (PARC) including pay-on-foot, pay and display, meters and pay stations, automatic vehicle identification, license plate inventory, swipe cards, proximity cards, and so forth. In addition, she understands cashier booth design with CCTV screening, central cashiering operations, carbon monoxide monitoring devices, back-lit signage, lighting controls to minimize cost, and parking availability message boards.
Melissa is competent in functional design with expertise in parking module geometry, one-way and two-way traffic flow, minimizing vehicular-pedestrian conflicts, turning radii, ramping systems, ADA requirements, signage and graphics, openness calculations, safety & security, and stair/elevator core design.
She has successfully developed risk management programs, detailed project schedules, procurement procedures, contract negotiation and scope review documents, and other similar general project and operations programs. Melissa has conducted safety training seminars, facilitated customer service programs, and she has guided numerous project meetings for documentation, estimating, and specification analysis.
She has earned a reputation for problem solving, executing project change orders, RFI submissions, job site inspections, and clearing punch-lists.
Education
Bachelor of Liberal Arts (BA), The Colorado College, 1996
Masters in Management classes, Regis University, 2003
Studies in Business Systems, Company Sponsored
LEED Review, Colorado State University, 2009
Business Operations and Marketing, PPFA and Decor
Employment
Owner/CEO, Parking Consultants LLC, Denver, CO (2006-Current)
Owner/CEO, Colorado Art and Frame, Aurora, CO (2003-2006)
Project Manager, Long Building Technologies, Englewood, CO (2002– 2003)
Project Coordinator, Westover Controls Corporation, Denver, CO (2000– 2002)
Owner/CEO, Denver Furniture Service, Denver, CO (1997-1999)
Professional Activities
Professional Affiliate, American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Representative Parking Consulting Projects
City of Littleton Downtown Parking, Littleton, CO Parking Study
Clayton Lane Parking Garage, Denver CO, Lighting and Mechanical Controls Equipment and Installation
Denver Public Libraries, Denver, CO Security and Access Control Equipment and Installation
Lakewood Libraries, Lakewood, CO Security Equipment and Installation
Exempla Hospitals, Denver, CO Security and Access Control Equipment and Installation
Idaho Department of Transportation, Boise, ID Security and Access Control Equipment and Installation
Solaris Vail Resort & Shopping Center, Vail, CO Control Equipment, Full Signs, Pay-in-Lane Stations
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO. Control Equipment
Colorado Springs Utilities, Colorado Springs, CO. Site Parking Study with Improvement Recommendations
Village Center Station Parking, Greenwood Village/DTC, CO Equipment & Operations Review with Recommendations
1900 16th Street City Block 19, Denver, CO Access & Revenue Control Equipment, Signage/Graphics
Santa Fe Capitol Garage, Santa Fe, NM. Access & Revenue Control Equipment, Signage/Graphics
3400 East Bayaud Avenue, Suite 300. Denver, CO 80209 Phone: 303-355-1069 Fax: 303-333-9501 Email: info@parkingconsultantsllc.com