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

A 24-year postal veteran, Day reports to the Deputy Postmaster General and Chief Operating Officer. With the ultimate goal of enhancing the value of the mail through innovative technology, he is responsible for leading the Postal Service's organization for Intelligent Mail planning and standards, Intelligent Mail implementation and address management.

Reporting to Day is a vice president of Business Mail Entry and Payment Technologies.

Day is responsible for setting standards for customer forms, coding, reading and mailer participation regarding the information placed on all types of mail including envelopes, packages, trays, sacks and pallets.

Day's responsibilities involve close coordination with engineering, operations, marketing, finance and information technology.

Prior to serving in this role, Day was senior vice president of Government Relations. Day was responsible for Government Relations, Public Affairs and Communications, Consumer Advocate and Emergency Preparedness.

From 2001 to 2005, Day served as vice president of Engineering, and oversaw all engineering and development efforts that focused on internal processes, building and equipment maintenance programs and policies and the Postal Service's award-winning environmental program.

Day is a third-generation postal employee, entering the Postal Service as a management associate in the Northeast Region following five years of service as an officer in the U.S. Army. His solid operational background includes various delivery, distribution and logistics assignments, including serving as district manager of the Southeast New England District.

Day is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering. 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.

July 2008