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Winter 2006-2007
LAEDC Names Transportation,Logistics Consultant and Entrepreneur
Al Shepetuk As The New President For CA Transp. and Logistics Institute
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Shepetuk brings more than 30 years of marketing
and entrepreneurial professional leadership
experience
to lead the newly formed transportation and logistics institute
Los Angeles—
The Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) today announced
Al Shepetuk as the first staff member and President of the California Transportation
and Logistics Institute (CTLI). CTLI
was conceived by LAEDC Chairman Ray Holdsworth to promote careers in the transportation
and logistics industry by implementing a demand-driven education curriculum
to better prepare and train students for transportation and logistics careers
when they enter the workforce. Its founding partners include the LAEDC, the
Southern California Leadership Council, the California Community Colleges,
and the California State University System.
“With our local ports handling more
than 40 percent of all the waterborne cargo coming in to this country, our
transportation and logistics systems must be ready to meet the rapidly rising
demands of America’s international trade activity. Al's entrepreneurial background and expertise
in meeting the economic challenges we face today in this sector will help
create growth solutions and the skilled workforce we will need to remain globally
competitive,” said Bill Allen, LAEDC president and CEO. “He brings his rich background of more than
three decades of experience to bear on the CTLI’s unique mission and stakeholders’
needs.”
More
than 400,000 jobs in transportation and logistics currently exist in California
today. This sector is expected to grow
in this region by 348,479 jobs by 2030, about 12 percent of the total new jobs
in the area. In Los
Angeles
County, most entry level jobs in this sector provide workers with a livable
wage and an opportunity for advancement.
Logistics
has become a strategically important industry in Southern California; however,
there is a short
supply of
skilled workers emerging to fill the increasing number of high paying jobs in
this sector of our economy.
Shepetuk’s experience includes
working with many of the CTLI’s stakeholders to improve the efficiency and
effectiveness of manufacturing and distribution companies’ logistic systems as
well as the operations of K -12 and higher education institutions, non-profits
and state & local government transportation agencies. He has managed dozens of logistics projects
to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of supply chain operations. His experience includes working with one of
Southern California’s major corporations to develop their logistics strategy,
evaluate their inventory management processes and select and implement a
state-of-the art supply chain software package that improved their logistics
operations.
Shepetuk’s transportation experience includes leading a critically important six month review of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LAMTA) subway projects in the mid 90’s when the project was under intense federal government scrutiny. The final report was quickly embraced by the LAMTA’s Board, CEO and Construction Division and provided a roadmap that helped restore the LAMTA’s credibility.
In
addition, Shepetuk led teams that helped the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA)
develop a planning process and an integrated strategic plan across LAWA’s
four airports. He also led a project for the State of Hawaii Department of
Transportation to develop comprehensive strategic plans to integrate their
Airports, Harbor and Highways Departments. Most recently, he was responsible
for managing the logistics of a consumer products company that manufactured
in China and shipped products to the U.S. via steamship carriers.
Shepetuk’s nonprofit experience
includes working with the regional unit of a national charity to develop their
first mission statement and strategic plan.
Shepetuk earned an M.B.A. from Stanford University and a Master of
Science Degree in engineering from New York University.
About CTLI
A joint partnership between the Southern California Leadership
Council, California State University system, the California Community Colleges
and the LAEDC, the CTLI’s mission is to promote the growth of careers in the
transportation and logistics industry in California by: working with employers
to continuously identify and meet industry workforce and training needs; working
with educational institutions to offer appropriate programs; working with
public stakeholders to align public interest with industry demands; and finally
by serving as an information clearing house for careers in educational opportunities
related to transportation and logistics industries.
For more information, please contact info.catli@laedc.org.
About the LAEDC
The LAEDC, the region’s premier business leadership organization,
is a private, non-profit organization established in 1981 under section 501(C)
(3). Our mission is to attract, retain,
and grow business and jobs in Los Angeles County. Since 1996, the LAEDC has helped retain or create
more than 132,300 jobs, providing $5.5 billion in direct economic impact from
salaries and $94 million in annual tax revenue benefit to Los Angeles County.
For more information, please visit www.laedc.org
or call (888) 4-LAEDC-1.
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