
	Sam Joumblat, CPA, is the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer overseeing all the financial aspects of the Authority. He was appointed to the position in March 2014. Before coming to Metrolink, he was CFO for the Port of Long Beach, the second largest container port in the nation, for eight years and Deputy City Auditor with the City of Long Beach for three years. Prior to working for agencies, Sam spent most of his career in industry. He was a Senior Manager with Arthur Andersen and worked 15 years with Atlantic Richfield Company, an oil and gas company, where he held a number of managerial positions. These included supervising internal audit, general accounting, contracting, information technology, and environmental, health and safety. He also led a number of strategic sourcing efforts where he negotiated major contracts and managed software implementation projects. Sam began his career as an engineer at Rockwell International, where he worked on the Space Shuttle and other space programs. His responsibilities included developing computer models that simulated cryogenic fluid systems. Sam holds a master&rsquo;s degree in business administration, a master&rsquo;s of science degree in mechanical engineering and a master&rsquo;s of science degree in industrial engineering, all from the University of Southern California. He also holds a bachelor&rsquo;s of science degree in mechanical engineering. He is a Certified Public Accountant, licensed to practice in the State of California, and a Certified Internal Auditor. Sam was named CFO of the year for 2012 in the government sector category by the Los Angeles Business Journal.
