Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Acting engineering systems VP named
Amit Cholkar began his Postal Service career in 2010
Amit Cholkar has been named acting engineering systems vice president.
He succeeds Linda Malone, who has been named acting applied engineering vice president.
In his new role, Cholkar will oversee the strategic planning of technology initiatives to support mail, package processing and material handling systems, including the acquisition, development, deployment, testing and integration of new technology and software.
He’ll also oversee the evaluation and quality assurance of new technology systems to increase operational efficiency and meet organizational goals.
Most recently, Cholkar served as technology development and applications senior director.
He also previously served as engineering systems technology planning and analysis manager, facilities planning manager, senior plant manager at the Columbia, SC, Processing and Distribution Center, and plant manager at the Dulles, VA, and Atlanta processing and distribution centers.
Cholkar joined the Postal Service in 2010 as an operations industrial engineer at the Harrisburg, PA, Processing and Distribution Center.
Milestones
Appointments, awards and retirements
Here’s a look at recent USPS announcements
• Sunny Kuruvilla, the Arizona Regional Transportation Hub’s plant manager, was named the Kansas City, MO, Processing and Distribution Center’s acting plant manager. Richard C. Escobedo, the Phoenix Processing and Distribution Center’s distribution operations senior manager, was named the Arizona Regional Transportation Hub’s acting plant manager.
• Thomas M. Raspet Sr., automation and material handling equipment category management center manager, retired after 20 years with USPS.
• Ruth B. Stevenson was named labor law managing counsel. She previously served as ethics and legal compliance chief counsel. Jessica Y. Brewster-Johnson, senior ethics counsel, was named acting ethics and legal compliance chief counsel.
• John E. Werntz, senior mail and package information systems specialist in Merrifield, VA, retired after 41 years with USPS.
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July 23, 2025
Datebook
250 Years of Delivering stamp ceremony
The Postal Service will dedicate its 250 Years of Delivering stamps and “Putting a Stamp on the American Experience” prestige booklet on Wednesday, July 23, in Washington, DC.
The event will be held at noon Eastern outside USPS headquarters, located at 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW.
Attendees are encouraged to RSVP online.
July 23, 2025
Datebook
‘Master the Art of Personal Branding’
Postal Service employees may participate in an upcoming webinar on how to shift one’s thinking to empower progress.
The session, “Master the Art of Personal Branding,” will be held on Wednesday, July 23, at 10 a.m. and noon Pacific.
Representatives from the University of Phoenix will lead the webinar.
Participants must register before the event on the webinar website.
Participation is voluntary. Nonexempt employees must participate off the clock or during authorized breaks.
Employees with questions can email the USPS Benefits and Wellness team.
Have an ACE computer? Set up password recovery in eAccess
All Postal Service employees and contractors who use ACE desktop and laptop computers must set up new password recovery settings in eAccess.
After signing into eAccess with an ACE ID and their password, ACE users will be asked to choose a four-digit password reset key and choose answers to three security questions.
A system upgrade on July 10 required erasing all ACE users’ previous password recovery settings.
Instructions are available on Blueshare. Employees and contractors who set up their password recovery after July 10 do not need to take any action.
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Acting engineering systems VP named
Amit Cholkar began his Postal Service career in 2010
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Milestones
Appointments, awards and retirements
Here’s a look at recent USPS announcements
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250 Years of Delivering stamp ceremony
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July23Datebook
‘Master the Art of Personal Branding’
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