Samuel Desue

About Samuel Desue

Dynamic, strategic, and systematic executive leader with more than 27 years of public and private transportation experience. A visionary executive who takes a measured, equitable, and strategic approach to business planning and operations to ensure the highest levels of performance, safety, and customer-centric innovation. Distinguish performance in organizational leadership to optimize productivity, problem-solving, collaboration and negotiating win-win agreements.Staunch advocate for equity and social justice who takes a hands-on approach to community building. Proven track record of forging strong relationships with community members, elected officials, and union leaders—rooted in building trust, teamwork, diversity, inclusion, and equality.Possess the humility, compassion and understanding to represent the rider and advocate for the needs of the most vulnerable. I am politically savvy and have built productive relationships with public officials at all levels of government and community stakeholders, as well as a thorough understanding of public transportation regulatory environment and policy development. I’m passionate about the positive effect reinventing mobility can have on the community, and driven to connect the underserved to economic opportunity.

Experience

1. General Manager

   Trimet

   Jun 2021 — Present · Portland, OR, US

   Serves as the chief executive and General Manager to the Board of Directors (Board); has full authority for conducting the administration and operation of the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon. Accountable for both internal and external facing responsibilities, which include the customer experience, system development, innovation, relations with community partners, business strategy, strategic financial planning and the development and implementation of strategies and initiatives that promote ridership trust in a safe and high-quality level of service. Establishes and leads the strategic direction of the District and collaborates closely with the executive team to operationalize that strategy. Ensures a commitment to safety through effective leadership, role modeling, and implementing practices that demonstrate safety is the core value in all aspects of the District operations. Oversee the development of objectives for and negotiations of collective bargaining agreements and other labor relations matters.Cultivate and maintain working relationships with elected and appointed officials; local, state, and federal agencies; the business community and regulatory oversight agencies to promote and meet regional objectives, including funding, service agreements, and regulatory compliance.

Education

• University of Phoenix

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration

  2005 — 2006

Skills

• Airlines
• Budgets
• Transportation Planning
• Analysis
• Administration
• Transportation
• 3pl
• Budgeting
• Airports