2019 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40 Luis A. Trujillo, C.M.
Luis Trujillo, C.M. caught the aviation bug growing up in Santa Rosa de Cabal, Colombia, where the main mode of transportation is aviation. It influenced his interest and ambition to pursue aviation. Trujillo was granted a scholarship to California State University Los Angeles (CSULA), where he graduated with a degree in aviation administration. During his academic pursuit, he served as the vice president of the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) Student Chapter.
“While in college, I gained experience and understanding on what happens behind the scenes at airports. Most people drive by and see planes taking off and landing, but never truly have an understanding of the collaboration that takes place to make these things happen,” he said.
With the Aeroplex/Aerolease Group, Trujillo assists in a variety of project management and development projects in California, including large-scale hangar and office construction development of solar rooftop facilities at Van Nuys Airport (VNY). Trujillo completed his Certified Member (C.M.) Program with AAAE and is currently completing the required studies to secure his Project Management Professional (PMP) credential through the Project Management Institute.
“There is 25 million square feet of business aviation hangar space that needs to be built in the United States. As the corporate aircraft fleet mix continues to grow, the demand for updated and modern hangar space continues to grow in parallel. Since many of todays facilities at airports are obsolete and cannot support today’s fleet mix. I look forward in being a part of the evolution of our facility needs in this industry,” Trujillo said
Luis Trujillo, C.M.
Project & Site Manager
Aeroplex Group Partners, LLC
- Alma Mater: California State University Los Angeles Favorite Aircraft: North American P-51 Mustang
- Are you a pilot: Pursuing private pilot certificate
- Someone look up to in the industry: I admire Justin Castagna, the director, operations and project management and Curt Castagna the president/CEO of Aeroplex/Aerolease Group. Their passion and work ethic are values that I admire in business and beyond.
- My favorite thing about aviation: Constantly adapting to new challenges in the industry.
- Favorite Hobby: Soccer. Started playing professionally at 13 years old in Colombia.
Diversity and complexity of the industry is something I love. Everyday is different and it keeps things exciting.
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Eavan McGrath originates from northern Illinois and is a graduate of UW-Whitewater. There she studied professional writing and publishing, creative writing and marketing. Eavan began her career with an internship in healthcare, developing marketing skills, writing and communications skills as the internal and external communications intern for the immunology and oncology team for AbbVie. She moved on to developing media content for a landscaping company called James Martin Associates, writing blogs and social media content as the creative content writing intern. Here she plans to continue advancing her skills in writing, marketing and editing as an assistant editor with the Endeavor Aviation Group.