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Colleagues write
that if you want to summarize
what Damon Dash is all about
as a transit professional,
look no further than his
initials, "triple D: Driven,
determined and decisive."
Dash started as a bus operator,
but a management position
as a bus traffic controller
in Houston allowed him to
grow as a professional. He
has touched every aspect of
bus operations on his journey,
leaving him with insight into
the business and a deep
respect for the specialized skills
required of its employees.
Dash's hands-on and visible
management style is credited
with delivering a new and
innovative public transit system
to the city of Mobile, Ala.
Rider experience has been
improved with the installation
of more than 34 additional
bus stop benches and trash
receptacles and a safety
manager has been added to
specifically address safety

"Learn your product. Ride your buses, ride
your trains, learn your employees."
and security efficiency. Dash
has also overseen the start of
direct service to the Mobile
Regional Airport, a first for
the city and a service that
supports a municipal initiative,
One Mobile, to connect
residents to the transportation
network to better access
jobs and economic growth.
Capital improvements
implemented under Dash's
tenure include upgrades to
the network's maintenance
and administrative facility,
a cloud based VOIP phone
system, enhancements to the
human resources and payroll
system and additional fixed
route and paratransit buses and
service supervisor vehicles.
Additional projects nearing

completion or planned include
the installation of a new fare
collection system, a new
bus wash system, a plan to
replace The Wave's fixedroute bus and new two-way
radios. These projects aim
to deliver on Dash's vision
of what transit should be.

Damon D.
Dash
General Manager
The Wave Transit
System/First Transit

Dash is involved with regional
and state entities including
as a voting member of the
Mobile Metropolitan Planning
Organization and the Alabama
Transportation Association. As
a result of being a member of
the Alabama Transportation
Association, The Wave Transit
System has been able to host
training for rural transportation
passengers throughout
the state of Alabama.

Fact: Dash has been active with Big Brothers Big Sisters of
America in both Dallas, Texas and Mobile, Ala.
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Congratulations to Damon Dash for
being named in Mass Transit's 2020
Top 40 Under 40 from your friends
and colleagues at First Transit!

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