About Anthony Samango

Career

Anthony Samango is President of Carson Concrete, a concrete construction company in the Philadelphia area specializing in high-rise construction. He began working in construction at age 12 in 1988, starting as a laborer and carpenter with Carson Concrete. After earning his civil engineering degree from Tulane University in 1999, he progressed through roles as Estimator, Project Manager, and Vice President before becoming President in December 2016. Under his leadership, Carson Concrete has completed major projects including Citizens Bank Ballpark (the new Phillies Ballpark, which required 60,000 cubic yards of concrete in 2004), The St. James (at 500 feet, the tallest residential concrete frame south of New York City and north of Atlanta), One Liberty Place, and numerous high-rise apartments, condominiums, student housing, and parking garages throughout Philadelphia and the region.

Early life

Raised in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Anthony Samango began working in construction at age 12 in 1988. During his youth he was active in varsity ice hockey and varsity lacrosse, and volunteered with the Gladwyne Fire Company as an Emergency Medical Technician.

Experience

• Laborer and Carpenter, Carson Concrete

  May 1988 — August 1999 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Estimator, Carson Concrete

  August 1999 — May 2006 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Project Manager, Carson Concrete

  May 2006 — May 2010 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Vice President, Carson Concrete

  May 2010 — December 2016 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• President, Carson Concrete

  December 2016 — Present · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Education

• Episcopal Academy

  High School Diploma

• Tulane University School of Engineering

  BS in Engineering, Civil/Structural Engineering · 1994 — 1999

Memberships

• Carpenter's Hall City and County of Philadelphia

Certifications

• Emergency Medical Technician
• Private Pilot License
• Black Belt Tang Soo Do
• Black Belt Taekwondo
• PADI SCUBA Diver

Interests

• Private Pilot License
• Black Belt Tang Soo Do
• Black Belt Taekwondo
• Golf
• SCUBA Diving