The word "logistics" is derived from the Greek adjective logistikos meaning "skilled in calculating". The first administrative use of the word was in Roman and Byzantine times when there was a military administrative official with the title Logista. At that time, the word apparently implied a skill involved in numerical computations.
About
Logista was built from the ground up using best practices and lessons learned during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic first wave by senior emergency service coordinators managing alternate care sites and strike teams deployed throughout the entire state of California as part of a CAL-MAT mission. It was built especially for rapidly deployable teams with horizontal structures, where "make it work with what you have" is the unfortunate reality of emergency response at the ground level.
Logista’s creators saw first hand how PPE shortages impacted mission sustainability. It was clear that there was a need for logistics solutions that are simple, easy to use, and built on platforms that people already know and understand. This decreases the time it takes to learn the system, frees up manpower, and gives you more accurate data when making decisions that will impact the mission.
What you see now is the culmination of months of real world stress tests and many conversations about how to meet the unique needs of emergency responses. Logista was designed to be flexible, and it can either augment existing tools or act as a primary tracking system. Deploy it as is, or customize it to fit your specific needs.
Meet Our Team
ETHAN DOWNING Ethan is a Sr. Emergency Services Coordinator with multiple deployments during the COVID-19 pandemic for operations and logistics management. Most recently he was the Logistics Field Branch Director for Cal-MAT, where he conceived and managed the Recovery Assistance Teams for Physical Asset Collection. He has a Master of Science from Columbia University where he studied and mapped child trafficking networks. |
DREW DOWNING Drew is a national security consultant where he supports national biosecurity objectives. He previously served as a health disaster manager and pandemic influenza planner where he regularly planned and deployed for public health emergencies, ranging from novel viruses to wildfires. He has a Masters in Public Health and serves as an Advisory Board member to the Disque Foundation. |
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