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Tom Samra was named vice president of Facilities in November 2005. Samra reports to the senior vice president of Operations and is responsible for one of the largest civilian construction programs in the United States. He oversees all Postal Service properties, including 8,203 owned and 26,594 leased facilities containing 326 million interior square feet currently valued at more than $20 billion. In addition, he is responsible for the disposition and/or redevelopment of excess properties.
Samra joins the Postal Service with 30 years of project development and facilities management both domestically and internationally. His most recent assignment was with The American Red Cross, where he served as vice president of real estate development and material management. In this capacity, he oversaw execution of the organization's $200 million strategic real estate plan, including the construction of a new headquarters building and the renovation of three historic buildings.
Additionally, he managed The American Red Cross' biomedical upgrading program throughout the United States. This program supports the collection and processing of 65 percent of the nation's blood supply and required building 22 new facilities and renovating 80 existing ones.
Earlier, Samra served as United Parcel Service's regional engineering manager in London, England, where he was responsible for opening offices in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. As project manager for the organization in Dallas, Texas, and Pine Brook, New Jersey, Samra was responsible for all aspects of development and construction of distribution facilities in three U.S. states and four Canadian provinces.
Born in Lebanon, Samra came to the United States to pursue studies in engineering. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the Detroit Institute of Technology in 1975.
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