After attending Westchester Community College, Mr. Robert A. Samela began his career in the construction industry, working for a general contractor and real estate developer. In 1966, Mr. Samela became involved in the siding and decking industry, while working with one of the major siding and decking manufacturers in the United States. For the next few years, he worked for several other major decking and siding manufacturer, and finally came to rest at AC Associates in 1978. In 1985, Mr. Samela became Vice President, and in 1989 become President. In 2008, Mr. Robert A. Samela became the sole owner of AC Associates.
As an active member of the construction community, Mr. Samela is a past President of the Subcontractors Trade Association (STA), Past-Chairman of the Building Trades Employers Association (BTEA), and Past-President of the Allied Building Metal Industries. He is also a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Steel Institute of New York, served as a non-member advisor of the American Society of Civil Engineers on the Steel Deck with Concrete Standards Committee, and is the Co-Chair Employer Trustee on six different funds for the Iron Worker Local 40, 361 & 417 Union Security Funds. Mr. Robert A. Samela has been listed in Who’s Who in US Executives, and Who’s Who in US Business.