Isaiah Lesele Setilo, Managing Director.
Setilo founded TSA MESEPELE TRANSLOG in 2000 to provide an alternative to the limited consulting services offered in the industry. Setilo has 31 years of Transport Management experience, 20 years of which was specializing in Public Sector Fleet Management. Setilo is highly skilled in performance and economic evaluations in both public passenger transport and public sector fleet management.
1979 to 1989 was the Transport Officer at Ministry of Works responsible for Transport Statistics for all modes of transport. He served in SADCC technical committees and was a liaison officer for Botswana.
1989 to 2007 Prior to fully engagement to the running of Tsa Mesepele, Setilo was the Chief Transport Planner with Central Transport Organisation where he managed government fleet of over 10,000 vehicles.
Organization Affiliations:
Setilo is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Transport of UK. BOTA Accredited fleet management trainer.
Additional Achievements:
Setilo contributed substantially to the development of Public Transport Sector and development of a sound fleet utilization methodology for government fleet. He initiated development of local Public Transport routing system for urban areas. He contributed in developing a model for Public Transport Pricing System.
APPROACH
Tsa Mesepele Translog will be adopting Fleet Counselor Service proven approach to projects.
Fleet Counselor Service will perform our fleet certification testing evaluation in order to ascertain the condition of current operations. This will identify jointly to both expert support and the client how the fleet is being managed. This evaluation process will identify 20 areas of management known as "The Critical 20 Factors of Fleet Management."
There are 20 Critical Factors of Fleet Management and the processes that will be graded. The process forms part of the Request for Proposal (RFP) to organizations interested in engaging us to provide them with fleet management solutions to their organizations.
CONSULTANTS WORK ETHICS
Regardless of the project consultants may be performing, the following professional ethics will assist us in becoming one of the nation's leading local government fleet management consulting firms.
Knowledge and Understanding of Organisational Requirements
Because consultant’s client base primarily consists of local government agencies and utilities, they have become very familiar with the local, state, and utility requirements normally enforced in a project of this nature. This is due to their direct hands-on experience.
Critical Issues
Consultants jointly with Tsa Mesepele and its staff fully understand the critical issues of the fleet operations. The ability to develop and implement a well-engineered plan that will allow the fleet operations to ultimately compete with the private sector is not an easy task. In a time of industry development, when labor unions and management are, possibly for the first time, having to pull together to secure their employment futures, this is not an easy issue to approach. This study of the fleet management services will be met by some hesitation. Consultants fully expect this and are prepared to address each fleet concern individually.
The amount and quality of communications required is appreciable. The trust between the workers and management must be firm if the ultimate goal is to be competitive and reduce costs. These are the two largest issues that will cause considerable impact on the entire project.
Consultants will bring their proven skills in these critical areas to the project, along with other critical elements such as the following:
Full understanding of the goals
Detailed implementation plan
Workshop-type meetings to educate staff during the project
Open and constant communications
Purpose of Relationship
The relationship between a consultant and a client should be one of mutual learning and specialized education. Learning starts in the shop where the consultant learns the fleet operations from the inside, as no two fleet operations are alike. Consultants are unique in their approach.
Tsa Mesepele’s approach in managing the transfer of technical know-how, especially within Southern African Development Countries, will bring in considerable cost savings and empowerment of citizens in this highly complex area. Privatisation will be achieved with minimal risk involved.
Value Added
Tsa Mesepele’s approach in managing the transfer of technical know-how, especially within Southern African Development Countries, will bring in considerable cost savings and empowerment of citizens in this highly complex area. Privatisation will be achieved with minimal risk involved.
