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After earning her degree in civil and environmental
engineering, Carrie Desmond began
her career at WSP USA. During her six years
with WSP, she led planning, design, construction
and transition to operations work as the
passenger train station task manager for the
Chicago-St. Louis High-Speed Rail Program.
These efforts contributed to the construction
or rehabilitation of six passenger rail stations
now in operation along the corridor.
Since joining Metro Transit in 2018, Desmond
has led design work for one of the most significant
capital projects and championed
efforts to expand opportunities for women
in transportation. As a principal engineer,
Desmond guided improvements to the
agency's Heywood Garage and managed
the design of a 350,000-square-foot garage
that will house around 200 buses in 2023.
She has also been a leader in the transition
to a zero-emissions fleet, overseeing
the installation of charging equipment for
the first eight electric buses. She regularly
shares this expertise with internal stakeholders,
board members and industry peers.
Desmond actively participates in the industry
outside of her agency. She serves on APTA's
Electric Bus Charger Procurement Standards
Committee and participates in the Zero
Emission Fleet Committee. She also serves
Building consensus and steering
everyone towards a common
goal can be very challenging but
also can be highly rewarding. "
as membership director for WTS Minnesota
and led efforts to make Metro Transit a corporate
member of the group, extending benefits
to employees across the organization.
Desmond partly credits her career in transit
to WTS. In college, she received WTS scholarships
and attended a WTS conference
where she was impressed by presentations
on large transportation projects, cultivating
her interest in transit. She's an active member
of Advancing Women in Transit, an employee
resource group that supports and promotes
female-identifying employees at Metro Transit.
In the wake of George Floyd's killing, Desmond
organized a collection of household items
and non-perishable food to distribute to
communities impacted by civil unrest.
Fast Fact: Desmond is a graduate of APTA's
Emerging Leaders Program and, in 2021,
was appointed to the APTA Emerging Leaders
Program Committee.
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Transdev Celebrates
Elena Daempfle
VP of Finance,
Transdev
Carrie
Desmond, PE
Principal Engineer
- Electric Bus
Infrastructure
Metro Transit
Metro Transit
congratulates Carrie
and her fellow leaders.
Thanks for helping transit
thrive in the Twin Cities!
On being named to Mass Transit
Magazine's 40 under 40!
Congratulations to Elena and all the other 2021 honorees.
Carrie Desmond
Principal Engineer
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