Columbia Elevator - Louis L J Blaiotta, Jr.

Louis "L J" Blaiotta, Jr.

Louis James Blaiotta, Jr., affectionately known in the industry as "LJ," began working at Columbia Elevator in 1986. He designed and implemented a new business structure for enhanced customer relations, production efficiency, employee relations and the aggressive application of emerging new technologies to a very traditional field. By 1991, he had risen to the level of Vice President and, since January 1, 1994, has been the president of Columbia Elevator Products Co. Inc. In 1988, he became a member of the Hoistway Committee of American National Standards Institute ASME (ANSI A17.1) Elevator & Escalator Safety Code Writing Authority. He is a member of both the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Society of Quality Control. Currently, he is implementing a massive restructuring of Columbia Elevator as a new-millennium model for the design and manufacture of commercial elevator cabs and entrances. In 2004, he became a member of the Elevator Advisory Board to the New York City Department of Buildings.

Born in Port Chester, New York on March 10, 1965, LJ received his BS in civil engineering, May 1986 from Rensselear Polytechnic Institute. In 1990, he received the NY State ETI engineering licensing certificate, and, in 1993, his MBA in strategic planing from Lubin School of Business, Pace University; while at Pace, he was inducted into the International Economics Honor Society.