Richard Raskin

Richard joined PCI. in 2000 as Director of Operations. This followed ten years serving as a nationally recognized senior parking consultant with Walker Parking Consultants bringing a tremendous depth of experience to PCI. He specialized in parking operations, including valet parking and revenue integrity. In 2012, Richard organized and established a tremendously thorough Internal Audit and Financial Analysis department as an added benefit to the Company.

Richard has been recognized for his expertise in parking authoring articles on valet parking and customer service as it is related to the industry. Richard contributed a chapter about valet parking management to the International Parking Institute’s (IPI) parking manual: “Parking Management – The Next Level.” He was interviewed in 2008 by National Public Radio (NPR) Marketplace regarding the future of on-street parking and in 2008 he was the expert that the San Diego Union Tribune relied upon for an article on metered parking and the requisites for on-street parking enforcement. Richard has appeared as a speaker for the Association of Airport Internal Auditors (AAIA), the Parking International Exposition (P.I.E) and the Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo (HFSE). Additionally, he has sat on panels for the National Parking Association (NPA) Convention, the California Public Parking Association (CPPA) Convention and conducted a seminar on auditing at the CPPA Convention.

Two of Richard’s proudest achievements are his 2008 design of the parking system and the operational traffic plan for the Shanghai Tower, the world’s second tallest skyscraper and in June 2009 submitted a Downtown Parking Update for the City of Santa Monica with Walker Parking Consultants. The study had been commissioned to determine how many more garages the City would need to meet demand, where to locate them, and how the City could hope to finance the facilities. Instead, creative thinking and planning were employed in an effort to reduce demand at the City’s facilities, eliminate the need for new garages and tens of millions of dollars were saved. Later, the United States Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood reviewed the study and sent an acknowledgement of appreciation to Richard and his co-author.