USPS Pacific Area VP: Newspaper mischaracterized Automated postal technology
Drew Aliperto, USPS Pacific Area Vice-President in a letter to North County Times (California) sets the record straight on postal automated technology
The recent North County Times editorial “Return to sender: Expensive post office technology pointless without labor savings” (Feb. 3) was a mixed bag: the analysis of the impressive capabilities of the U.S. Postal Service’s Flats Sequencing System was spot on, but the rest of the observations were either off the mark or flat wrong. Allow me to set the record straight.
The cost figure cited for the FSS machines to be installed at the Margaret L. Sellers Processing and Distribution Center in Carmel Mountain Ranch actually represents an estimate of the total investment for the national FSS program —- including lengthy research and development for this “modern marvel,” as the editorial rightly put it.
The claim that the substantial cost savings from the FSS machines “will not be passed on to taxpayers any time soon” perpetuates the myth that USPS operations are funded by taxpayers. They aren’t. Customers who purchase postage, products and services fund USPS operations, and they will reap the benefits of FSS.
Despite the editorial’s claim to the contrary, the FSS does in fact result in a reallocation of resources. The FSS allows USPS to significantly reduce the number of delivery routes by virtually eliminating the manual sorting done by carriers in the morning and expanding the number of deliveries they can handle on the street.FSS also reduces the amount of equipment and back office work space required, which can lead to consolidation of facilities and right-sizing of our network. Labor costs are reduced in affected offices, as letter carriers retire and aren’t replaced.
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Postal Service’s new sorter won’t need breaks
USPS Announces New Pacific Area Operations VP
Drew Aliperto
Postmaster General Jack Potter has announced the selection of Drew Aliperto as vice president, Area Operations, for the Pacific Area. He replaces Michael Daley, who will retire next month after a 37-year career with the Postal Service.
In his new role, Aliperto will be responsible for approximately 14 percent of the nation’s mail and an area which has met and exceeded national on-time performance averages for Express, First-Class and Priority Mail.
“Drew’s extensive experience has given him a unique understanding of the means and methods necessary to achieve optimal performance of the state-of-the-art processing equipment and systems that support the most technologically advanced mail system in the world,” said PMG Jack Potter. “It also has given him a special appreciation of the critical role of our employees in maintaining their effectiveness.”
Aliperto, currently manager, Operations Support for the Pacific Area, has had responsibility for the development and implementation of operational programs and policies throughout some of the most geographically diverse and expansive service territories in the Postal Service.
A 32-year veteran of the Postal Service, Aliperto began his postal career as a mail handler in St. Paul, MN, in 1978. He later held several management positions, including manager and senior manager of Distribution Operations at processing facilities in Minneapolis and St. Paul, as well as plant manager.
Before moving to his current position, Aliperto served for a time as the senior plant manager of the Sacramento P&DC.
source: USPS