Kfir Gavrieli Aids in Securing and Shipping PPE Supplies for Local Front Line Workers LA-based entrepreneur and CEO of Tieks aids in logistics of critical PPE face shields for L.A. County Hospitals News provided by Share this article Share this article LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The COVID-19 pandemic has brought an unprecedented demand for personal protective equipment (PPE), including face shields for frontline medical workers. As COVID-19 surges, PPE is in short supply across the country and especially in Los Angeles. After securing a generous donation of face shields from volunteers in the Northeast, a local group was left needing support from a logistics partner that could store thousands of face shields so that volunteers could deliver them to several LA hospitals.