Name: Watry Design, Inc.
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New Orleans, Louisiana

At this year's NPA Convention and Expo in New Orleans, September 18-21, we look forward to joining fellow thought leaders on their mission to elevate parking and mobility. In addition to celebrating our successes and reflecting on how far the industry has come, we are excited to tackle the latest challenges and chart the course for parking's future.

We invite you to join Taylor Kim to discuss how parking design is tackling the rapidly growing demand for EV charging, explore how PARCS and PGS have affected parking structure cost and design decisions, as well as how we can design parking to support today’s needs while being prepared for shifts in future demand in the session "Reinventing the Parking Structure."

Watry Design's John Purinton joins Brett Winslow with ABM to discuss how LAX reimagined its passenger parking experience and earned multiple NPA Innovation Awards in the session, "Top-Flight Service: How LAX Reimagined the Passenger Parking Experience."

We look forward to seeing you there!

About the Authors

David LoCoco, PCC

Principal

Tapping over 40 years of experience and a deep passion for parking, David is responsible for the design of over 400 parking projects for the firm ranging from complex podium parking solutions with towers above to stand-alone office campus or mixed-use solutions. He has contributed to the new edition of The Dimensions of Parking and has both written and spoken on designing efficient parking, parking automation and parking technologies.

As Chair of the Parking Consultant's Council (PCC) Automated Committee, David is a recognized expert in automated parking solutions and leads Watry Design's automated parking projects. From mechanical parking solutions to semi and fully automatic systems, he investigates the latest and best innovations the industry has to offer and applies them to his clients' projects. David also serves as Secretary of the PCC and was named the National Parking Association's 2022 Innovator of the Year.

John Purinton, SE

Principal

John Purinton, SE has been creating parking solutions for over 30 years. John is a licensed engineer in 8 states. He is responsible for the design of over 150 parking projects and leads parking structure design for the firm. A member of NPA's Parking Consultant’s Council, John was a contributor to the latest edition of The Dimensions of Parking and has both written and spoken on design build delivery and the cost of parking structures.

Taylor Kim, AIA, Parksmart Advisor, LEED® AP

Associate Principal

Taylor Kim has been creating parking solutions for the firm’s clients for over 10 years and has led or contributed to over 100 projects. As a licensed architect, she has project experience throughout the parking lifecycle from early parking studies to full parking structure design to condition assessments of older structures. Taylor's experience includes all phases of design, from preliminary design through construction documents.