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City Park Executive Team:

Tim Leonoudakis, Chief Executive Officer




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With over 20 years of experience in the parking industry, Tim has considerable expertise in every aspect of the business including facility designs, operations, parking systems and procedures, revenue control technology, marketing, customer service and administrative programming. Tim has used modern management programs of teambuilding, empowerment, and best practices within the parking industry to provide for the constant improvement of City Park's management systems. As a result, City Park continues to expand operations by being awarded 10-15 new locations each year and has become one of San Francisco's largest providers of professional parking services.

As an owner/operator, Tim takes a hands-on approach and is actively involved in every aspect of transitioning, upgrading, and modernizing garage operations. Tim will bring "fresh eyes" and an energy that will review every aspect of the parking operation from the ground up providing for new opportunities for revenue enhancement.

        Educational Background:
  • St. Ignatius High School
  • U.C. Berkeley, Architecture Degree
  • Stephen Covey, Principle Centered
        Committees / Membership:
  • BOMA,
  • Traffic & Transit Committee
  • Union Square Association, Board of Directors
  • Downtown Association, Chairman,
  • Parking & Transit Committee
  • Hotel Council, Member
  • National Parking Association, Member
  • Yerba Buena Alliance, Member
  • Fisherman's Wharf Association, Member
        Leadership:
  • Peter Senge, 5th Discipline Systems
  • Chief Executives Working Together (TEC)


Chris Leonoudakis,
Vice President / General Manager




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Chris's primary role is to identify key operational issues and establish a critical path of tasks to coordinate smooth operations. Chris oversees the efforts of our Division Managers and the on-site employees at all facilities and reviews systems and procedures and implement operational upgrade where necessary. Chris will also review the workforce and evaluate the skill level and capacity of the employees and make additional recommendations to retain, retrain, or replace as needed.

Chris also establishes and oversees the implementation of clear guidelines relative to employee work issues, revenue control, customer service requirements, auditing and banking.

Chris is a graduate of San Francisco State University with a degree in Transportation and Small Business Management. As General Manager of City Park for over 15 years, Chris oversees the day-to-day operations of all facilities including the monitoring of Field Managers, Site Managers, valet/cashiering employees, revenue control equipment, along with extensive accounting and auditing programs. The extent of his operational responsibilities includes over 400 employees serving 75 locations throughout San Francisco. Chris grew up in the parking business, and began as an attendant at Candlestick Park at the age of twelve.

          Educational Background:
  • San Francisco State University - Business Management
 


David Gottlieb,
Chief Financial Officer




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As City Park's Chief Financial Officer, David Gottlieb has in excess of 25 years experience in finance and operations, having held the position of Chief Financial Officer and Regional Vice President for a national based coin laundry company. David Gottlieb is a licensed California CPA and began his career as an auditor with a Big-Five accounting firm. He has held various financial management positions in a nationally recognized rental car concern and various other transaction-intensive cash-based companies. He has extensive experience and training in information technology and has designed and implemented numerous internal accounting control systems.

Mr. Gottlieb's responsibilities at City Park include financial reporting, payment and billing systems, risk management and internal auditing of all business units.

          Educational Background:
  • Cal-State Northridge
 


Spencer Sechler,
Director of Sales and Marketing

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Spencer began his career in the parking industry in 1993 at the Westin Crown Center and Hyatt Regency in Kansas City, Missouri for another full-service parking company. He has managed over 40 properties at one time and has gained experience in almost every parking application, including: retail valet, multiple facility projects, hotels, merchant garages, multi-use garages, event parking, office and floor valets, restaurant valet, and multi-tenant office garages.

          Educational Background:
  • Kansas State University,
    Degree: Business Administration;
    Major in Marketing
        Leadership:
  • Hotel Council
  • BOMA
  • Union Square Association, Chairman,
    PublicAffairs Committee
  • Yerba Buena Alliance
  • Fisherman's Wharf Association


Jack Krasner,
Director of Finance and Accounting

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Mr. Krasner has held controllership positions for almost 20 years in a number of industries, including; software development, manufacturing and services (where he led the process improvement initiative), and system conversion projects. His skills and experience add value to our monthly reporting, revenue control, and financial growth initiatives.

Jack has a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Rhode Island, Majoring in Accounting. In 1977 he earned his Certified Management Accountant (CMA) designation.




Michael Rescigno,
Division Manager

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In the capacity of Division Manager, Michael Rescigno plays a critical role. It is his ultimate responsibility to implement the operational improvements and marketing opportunities for locations he manages. Mike began his career in the parking industry in 1993 in New York City for another full-service parking company. He has managed over 40 properties at one time and has gained experience in almost every parking application, including: hotels, merchant garages, parking garages, office and floor valets, restaurant valet, and multi-tenant office garages.




Frank Ching,
Division Manager

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Frank's division contains high profile office buildings, municipal garages and first class hotels in the San Francisco Bay Area. Frank supervises 22 managers and over 100 union workers and is responsible for full profit and loss, contractual and marketing, as well as, generating over 6 million dollars of revenue per year. Frank also participates and teaches manager trainee classes. Other duties include upgrading new parking equipment at locations to be compliant with the new City and County of San Francisco Parking Tax Ordinance requirements.




John Steele,
Division Manager

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As Division Manager, John Steele provides the day-to-day contact with City Park's on-site managers, providing leadership and direction to ensure that the goals set by each location are met and exceeded. Additionally, John provides upper level oversight, meeting frequently with building owners and property managers to make recommendations on garage operations and improvements, assisting in the scheduling and operation of special events, and preparing budgets and reports.

Mr. Steele's parking experience began in 1994 with the Ritz Carlton Hotel in McLean, Virginia. Over the last 11 years, John has taken on positions of increasing responsibilities in Chicago, Illinois and in San Francisco. As a Division Manager with City Park since 1999, John has overseen the operations of various garage, event, and hotel operations.