Steven Roque

Lee County Port Authority hired Steven Roque, former assistant vice president of infrastructure maintenance at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, as deputy executive director of aviation and chief operating officer.

In this role, Roque will lead the Aviation Division of more than 300 employees at Southwest Florida International Airport and Page Field in Fort Myers. Roque will be responsible for overseeing the fiscal, administrative and operational management of the Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting Department, airport operations, contract management, LCPA Police Department, maintenance, as well as Page Field.

He has a background in aviation security management, ARFF, general aviation, operations, strategic planning, infrastructure and facilities management, as well as risk and crisis management.

At DFW, he led the development and execution of maintenance programs for one of the world’s busiest airports. Prior to that, he was assistant vice president of the new Integrated Operations Center and also served as assistant vice president of operations control at DFW. Previously, he held leadership positions at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, overseeing operations for five terminal buildings.