LAWA APPOINTS DAVID SHUTER AS DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PROJECT AND FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
(Los Angeles, CA – November 14, 2006) Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) has announced the appointment of David Shuter as Deputy Executive Director of Project and Facilities Development Services. Shuter is responsible for managing the conceptual design, planning, engineering, and construction of all airside, landside and terminal facilities, road systems, parking, signage, curb usage, runways, and taxiways at all four LAWA airports: Los Angeles International (LAX), Ontario International (ONT), Palmdale Regional (PMD) and Van Nuys (VNY) general aviation.
He brings 48 years of work history, including numerous senior leadership positions, in the fields of aviation operations, aviation facilities, and transit engineering.
Most recently, Shuter served as vice-president and regional manager of Gannett Fleming providing project and program management services, conducting capital projects management performance audits, and coordinating quality assurance audits on various transit, engineering, and aviation-related tasks.
During his career, Shuter had full directional authority for all facets of airfield operations, construction, and facilities maintenance over four military airfields on the West Coast. He is former executive director of the Orange County Fixed Guideway Agency, a member of the Orange County Airport Land Use Commission, and led the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s project management oversight team for the start up of the Pasadena Blue Line and procurement of the L.A. Car light rail vehicle.
Shuter possesses extensive project management oversight experience and served in this capacity for the Central Puget Sound Regional Transportation Authority on the Sound Transit Commuter Rail Project and Sound Transit Light Rail Project, a combined program value of $4 billion.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering and a Masters of Science in Aerospace Engineering.
