Michael Holmstrom - Founder & Chief Parking & Transportation Guru
Michael Holmstrom is the founder and current President of Signature Parking.Michael has nearly twenty years of experience in the parking industry, working at all levels of the parking industry. Michaels experience began with his very first job parking cars in his hometown of Sacramento, CA at the age of seventeen. He held a management position for several years with a San Francisco based parking company before founding Signature Parking at the age of twenty-two.He currently contributes a wealth of experience in all facets of the business including sales & marketing, systems & procedures, employment development, finance, and quality control measures.
Michael is a widely recognized and respected expert in the parking industry.He brings thoughtful and insightful expertise to each new client, with the ability to deliver solutions and services which add value and solve real business challenges for his clients.Michael has the experience to not only develop the vision and strategy, but is committed to ensuring that his clients receive genuine value and return on investment from the services being delivered. This is one reason why we have so many 10+ year clients, and receive much of our business through word of mouth referrals. Michael plays an active role in every new client project and account we serve. His involvement includes oversight of all contracts, timelines and delivery of services along with leading the analysis, planning and implementation required for each new client.
Michael is a published author of several parking industry related articles including “Why Parking Hospitality Pays”.He currently sits on the Business Leaders Council of the Santa Barbara Region Chamber of Commerce, and is a member of the International Parking Institute (IPI), Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce, the Walnut Cree Downtown Association, the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS) and the American Healthcare Association (AHA).
Jared Samakosky - Director of Operations
Jared joined Signature Parking in 2006, and brings eight years of experience in the hospitality service industry. Beginning his career in the hospitality industry at several hotels and restaurants prepared Jared for his current role of employee training, operations management, and quality control. After a brief time with a large national parking firm, Jared joined Signature Parking because he identified with the culture of service within our organization which recognizes and rewards employees for outstanding customer service.Since joining our firm, Jared has been instrumental in helping our employees continually improve and maintain their customer service skills, while also executing his management responsibilities with the highest degree of professionalism.Jared is a native of San Diego, CA.
