Meet Our Staff
Ryan Vanderwel
General Manager
Phone:(425) 562-1000
Email:rvanderwel@parkplaceltd.com
Ryan came to Park Place after graduating from the University of Western Ontario as a Business Finance Major. He had never worked in the car business prior but was always passionate about automobiles, so he decided to give it a go thinking, “You will always be successful in life if you do something that you truly love.” Ryan has done most every job throughout the dealership, from washing cars to selling them, and now is at the helm as our General Manager. Ryan truly believes that customers are the most important asset we have and says, “If we provide our customers with the highest level of service for all their automotive needs, they will be our customers for life.” And this belief manifests itself in every employee of our dealership. Ryan currently resides in Issaquah, WA with his wife and son, and in his free time, you will find him at a local autocross or taking part in Track Days. “I always wanted to be a race car driver, so this is my way of living my own dream – unfortunately funded by my own pocketbook!“ In the winter months he can be found frequenting one of the local ski resorts in his M3.
Doug Taylor
Service & Parts Manager
Phone: (425) 748-0124
Email:dtaylor@parkplaceltd.com
Doug has extensive experience that includes being a Service Manager at the Ferrari/Maserati dealer, and he specializes in an intimate knowledge of all things Italian and European. He contributes this extensive knowledge of premium European vehicles as an invaluable member of our Service Center team. Our motto has always been, "We service what we sell," and Doug helps make your experience a pleasant one, no matter what you drive. His competence is topped only by his warm, friendly demeanor that our customers love.
Vince Edwards
Head Service Technician
Vincent arrived from Aston Martin Seattle when Park Place took over the franchise in July, 2007. His many years of service experience with these cars, extensive factory training, plus an exceptional pride of workmanship have earned Vincent well deserved respect and admiration from even our most discriminating clients. If you have any questions relating to the Aston Martin service and ownership experience, do not hesitate to call and speak with Vincent personally.
Eric Barton
Technician
Eric worked at Audi for six years after doing his automotive training in Avondale Arizona at UTI. He works on almost anything, but has extra expertise with Lotus, Porsche, Audi, Ferrari or Maserati.
Jason Rinne
Marketing Manager
Phone:425-562-1000
Email:jrinne@parkplaceltd.com
With years of varied marketing experience, Jason is finally able to merge his career talents with his enthusiasm for exotic and specialty cars. Born in Bellevue and having lived all over the Pacific Northwest, joining the team at Park Place has been a bit of a homecoming and a perfectly natural transition to the greater Seattle area. When not in the garage handling light service and repair on his families' BMWs, you can find him turning laps at the local kart track in one of his 4-stroke ItalKarts with his son.
David Khazai
Sales Consultant
Email:davidk@parkplaceltd.com
David started his automobile career in 1987 at Olympic Auto Mall in Chicago. Prior to Park Place Ltd, David worked for Phoenix Mercedes Benz in Arizona. David believes in building long term relationships based on trust and integrity, and "customer hospitality".
Hunter Ross
Sales Consultant
Email:hunter@parkplaceltd.com
Hunter Ross started out as a lot porter and worked his way up through the Consignment Department and onto the Sales Staff in 2011. Hunter is consistently very highly rated by our customers for his warm, friendly, non-pushy personality.
David Bruski
Sales Consultant
Email:bruski@parkplaceltd.com
Dave Bruski started his automotive career locally in 1980, which eventually led him to Park Place LTD in 1991, making him the longest tenured employee in Park Place's history.
Alan Grana
Sales Consultant
Email:alan@parkplaceltd.com
Alan served in the US Army for 6-1/2 years. His love of cars and the great outdoors brought Alan from the San Francisco area to Washington.