select projects
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Valdos estimated the potential readiness of talent supply for occupations identified as critical for the defense industrial base. This report covered the ability of every U.S. geographic region to meet forecasted demand over the next 10 years.
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Developing novel methods to forecast the impact of additive manufacturing solutions on supply chain; building cost benefit analytical methods dollarizing improvements in defense industrial base readiness.
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Responding to President Biden’s Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, Valdos worked with colleagues from George Washington University to provide the Employment Training Administration (ETA) with empirical and operational procedures to evaluate an occupation for inclusion in Schedule A. We proposed a series of four empirical tests, emphasizing that shortages may be region-specific and that alternative levers should also be considered for closing talent gaps.
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Quantify productivity, performance and cost implications of different modernization scenarios; evaluate skill demand implications of new technology and potential with regional talent supply.
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Identification and assessment of wage-sustaining pathways for incumbent U.S. automotive manufacturing workers into new roles as the automotive industry electrifies.
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Provide support to design market, contract and operational solutions to enhance efficiency and quality of critical housing, behavioral health, elder care and child welfare services in excess of $500M annually.
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Prepared for the Pennsylvania Office of Transformation & Opportunity and the Department of Agriculture, this project evaluated the potential labor supply readiness of four rural counties in Pennsylvania to meet occupational skill demand in priority industry sectors. The analysis highlighted opportunities for workers in alternative industries to transition into higher-wage occupations, and may help to match economic development strategy with talent resources in rural Pennsylvania.
Other clients include the National Institute of Standards and Technology, PA State Office of Transformation and Opportunity, Carnegie Mellon University, Yale University, MIT, Advanced Robotics Manufacturing Institute, American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute, Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness, Benedum Foundation, SeriesFi.