Allan Parr - Brief Bio

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Allan R. Parr

Allan Parr’s experience includes virtually all aspects of real estate and facility management operations for corporate and mission-critical operations. His experience spans the areas of architectural design, interior design, engineering management, workplace standards development, real estate strategy, occupancy planning, ADA compliance and mission critical facility management. Parr’s experience is particularly strong in the area of corporate and high technology project delivery and operations management. Mission-critical project types that Parr has completed include data centers, call centers, product development laboratories, manufacturing facilities, and other critical corporate or operations functions.


A registered Architect and member of the American Institute of Architects, Parr has 20 years of experience delivering successful projects and developing new business. He received a Bachelor of Environmental Design from Texas A&M University, a Master of Architecture from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix.


Prior to joining Rees Associates, Parr’s experience includes leadership of the Design, Engineering and Project Management organization for Hewlett Packard’s North America Region, as well as being the Real Estate Manager for the Worldwide Headquarters of Compaq Computer Corporation with comprehensive facility management responsibilities for more than six million square feet of administrative, laboratory, and manufacturing space, which housed more than 12,000 employees.


His previous experience also includes consulting with architecture and interiors practices in the roles of Senior Managing Director, Project Director, Project Manager and Project Architect. In addition to Corporate and Mission-Critical, Parr has experience in higher education, speculative commercial, retail, healthcare, hospitality, and residential project types. With millions of square feet of successful project experience, he has a history of delivering results for his clients.




Education


Master of Business Administration, Global Management Focus
University of Phoenix


Master of Architecture
University of Texas at Austin


Bachelor of Environmental Design
Texas A&M University


Registration


Licensed Architect:
Colorado, Delaware, Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia


National Council of Architectural Registration Boards Certification

Professional Affiliations


  • American Institutes of Architects - Member, Houston Chapter
  • International Facility Management Association

Brief Project Experience


  • Bank of America *
    Dallas, Texas and Multiple Locations

    • * Major Administrative portfolio refresh, One Main Place, LEED CI Silver - 600,000 gsf

    • * Operations Center consolidation, Infomart, LEED CI Silver - 350,000 gsf

    • * Southwest Call Center, LEED CI Silver – 55,000 gsf

    • * Study for campus restack while occupied, Jacksonville - 1,000,000 gsf

    • * * While employed with NELSON

  • Comerica Bank Corporate Headquarters Relocation *
    Dallas, Texas

    • * Corporate Headquarters Relocation - 200,000 gsf

    • * Atrium level

    • * First floor banking center, as well as floors two through five

    • * Reception lobbies, grand boardroom, private dining areas

    • * Winner of DBJ “Best Real Estate Deal – 2007” and “Best HQ Campus Move” Awards

    • * * While employed with NELSON

  • Hewlett Packard *
    Houston, Texas

    • * HP Customer Experience Center - High finish briefing center for executive customer briefings. New building entry, identity signage, canopy, vestibule, briefing rooms, branding design, messaging system design, LEED CI Silver - 10,000 gsf

    • * Projects for Various Sales and Product Development Organizations - Led a team that delivered 78 tenant improvement projects and more than 100 site consolidations across the Americas region over a 42 month period in support of the HP Real Estate consolidation program.

    • * * While employed with Hewlett Packard

  • Compaq Computer Corporation*
    Various Locations

    • * CCA 14 and 15 - Office buildings 500,000 gsf

    • * Commons Building - Cafeteria and Conference Center - 96,000 gsf

    • * Visitor’s Center and Credit Union - 24,000 gsf

    • * Houston Customer Center - High finish customer briefing center - 25,000 gsf

    • * Marlborough Customer Center - High finish customer briefing center - 16,000 gsf

    • * Colorado Springs Customer Center - SAN Storage Technology Briefing Center - 14,000 gsf

    • * Data Center Expansion, New Construction - 70,000 gsf

    • * CCM3 Factory Conversion to Office Space - Addition of Second Floor, Skylights, Interior Fit-up 150,000 gsf

    • * CCM4 Factory Conversion to Office Space - Addition of Second Floor, Interior Fit-up 130,000 gsf

    • * CCM7 Distribution Building Conversion to Office Space - Addition of Three Floors, Skylights, Interior Fit-up 242,000 gsf

    • * Workplace Standards Development - Presentation to CEO Staff, Approval and Implementation

    • * * While employed with Compaq Computer

Year Joined the Firm


Allan Parr joined REES in 2009

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