MOTOR PARKS - Key Persons
Mr. Damus has been a parking veteran for over 20 years. With original roots as a real estate attorney, he has completed well over a billion dollars in real estate and parking transactions throughout his career. With his leadership, Motor Parks has a "hands-on" executive with a team of some of the "Best in Class" from the parking industry and the resources to provide outstanding parking management and consulting services to clients from coast- to- coast.
Erik Garcia began his career with AmeriPark in 2012 as a valet attendant at Santa Monica Place in his hometown of Santa Monica. Erik has worked as a Valet Manager, Operations Manager and Senior Operations Manager at an array of prominent locations throughout California. Erik has gained experience and knowledge in virtually every facet of the parking industry. His diverse background includes controlledparking, Valet, traffic-control and shuttle operations in various markets such as retail centers, hospitals, casinos, condominiums and airports. This experience has helped Erik to be excel and find success in his current role as Regional Manager. Erik was largely instrumental to the growth of the company in the Bay Area and Los Angeles in recent years.
Currently residing in Los Angeles, California, Erik enjoys both playing and watching sports, cooking and spending time with his wife and their 3 daughters. Erik has a strong passion for the sport of boxing. He currently is training his eldest daughter; passing on his knowledge and love for the sport to her.
Jeff Miller is responsible for all aspects of Motor Parks operations including sales and auditing along with client and customer service.
Jeff was previously with two of the country's largest parking operators and is a well - respected 35 - year veteran of the parking and transportation industry with experience in senior and executive management, operations, support and consulting. He also has significant experience in transportation management, including national Department of Transportation compliance fleet procurement; development and implementation of new technology, such as PARCS; workforce management, GPS, people counters and API's.
He began his career in parking as an Assistant Manager and has been steadily promoted, holding positions as Operations Manager, Senior Branch Manager, Regional Manager, Vice President, Senior Vice President and Executive Vice President with large portfolios under his authority. During his career, he oversaw the operations of a number of airport parking and shuttle programs, as well as high profile commercial office complexes, stadiums, healthcare, municipal, retail and hotel parking facilities.
Jeff is an active member of several local, national, and international business associations, including the National Parking Association, the International Parking Institute, BOMA Greater Los Angeles, and the Central City Association. He is also an Executive Board Member of the Los Angeles Parking Association. Jeff is a Certified Parking Facility Manager, Certified Parking Professional and holds an Air Quality Management District Certification.