Thomas Day was named senior vice president of Intelligent Mail and Address Quality in June 2007.

With the ultimate goal of enhancing the value of mail through innovative technology, he leads the Postal Service's organization responsible for Intelligent Mail planning and standards, Intelligent Mail implementation, and address management. Day reports to Patrick R. Donahoe, deputy postmaster general and chief operating officer.

Working closely with Engineering, Operations, Marketing, Finance, Information Technology, and the mailing industry, Day’s group sets customer standards for barcoding, addressing, and other information that mailers place on mail, including envelopes, packages, trays, sacks, and pallets.

Prior to serving in this role, Day was senior vice president of Government Relations, a position that also included oversight of the offices of Public Affairs and Communications, the Consumer Advocate, and Emergency Preparedness.

From 2001 to 2005, Day was vice president of Engineering. In this capacity, he oversaw development of all engineering efforts involving automation and operations, building and equipment maintenance, and the Postal Service's award-winning environmental program.

During his 24-year Postal Service career, Day developed a solid operations background from various assignments in delivery, distribution, and logistics, including service as district manager of the Southeast New England District from 1996 to 2000. He is a third-generation employee who entered the Postal Service as a management associate in the Northeast Region in 1984 following five years’ service as an officer in the U.S. Army.

Day is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in engineering in 1978. He represented the Postal Service as a Sloan Fellow at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, where he earned a master of science degree in management in 1996.

July 2008