Colt McCrary
Fayetteville,GA
Summary
"Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily, even if you had no title or position." — Brian Tracy
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Vice President
Railserve
01.2019 - Current
- Established and directed successful programs focused on safety and operations.
- Reduced financial inconsistencies while assessing and verifying site controllable budgets, budgeted forecasts and actual operating expenses.
- Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and exceed desired performance metrics.
- Reduced operational risks while organizing data to forecast performance trends.
- Cultivated and strengthened lasting client relationships using strong issue resolution and dynamic communication skills allowing for tremendous organic growth.
- Identified and grew internal talent from within the organization to execute successfully on succession planning setting up the company to execute on growth and revenue generating endeavors.
Regional Leader of Operations
Railserve, Inc.
01.2015 - Current
- Manage over 140 employees, 25 locomotives, oversee 8 operations in GA, FL, LA, IL, and SC
- Maintained high level of safety, customer service and profitability throughout all operations
- Reduced incidents over 60% from the previous year and improved the safety culture at TAFT-DOW-LA while establishing excellent rapport with a demanding customer, allowing for increased revenue and profitability by adding two additional crews, one additional position, and two LEAF locomotives
- 2016 DOW was able to set production and efficiency records on rail due to our team's service
- Decreased human errors by 40%; recordable injuries decreased by 50%; turnover decreased by 12% from previous year
- Generated revenue by performing on site rail safety assessments at ADM plant.
Site Leader
Railserve, Inc.
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Managed 20 hourly employees, 1 assistant site leader, and 4 locomotives
- Generated revenue by providing an additional switching crew at ADM and increased profitability
- Regained customer satisfaction after executing a strategy to meet switching needs at Natrium, WV Axiall
- Generated revenue by providing an additional switching crew at Axial and increased profitability
- Changed the safety culture at Natrium, WV Blue Racer which had numerous human errors since start-up and reduced it to zero for the next year plus
- Traveled around to various operations throughout the company to assess performance and safety developing improvement strategies for sustainable success.
Production Operator
Tate and Lyle
01.2011 - 01.2013
- Plant safety rep, food safety compliance rep, OSHA compliance auditor, HAZMAT responder, and contractor liaison for rail switching
- Managed the process of making poly dextrose and was promoted to lead operator of poly Dextrose
- Set a plant record for obtaining 3 skill blocks in less than a year.
Various Leadership Roles
Railseve, Inc.
01.2005 - 01.2011
- Coordinated activities of workers engaged in on site rail car moving, , rail car repair, rail car washing and loading service, and in-plant trucking.
Education
Macarthur High School
Marmon College Courses
General Studies - undefined
Richland Community College
01.2004
5 Levels of Leadership Coaching
John Maxwell Executive Leadership Training
07-2023
Skills
- Decision-making
- Best practices & benchmarking
- Crisis management
- Problem solving
- Relationship building
- Team building
- Consensus building
- Organizational leadership
- Culture building
- Strategic planning
- Performance optimization
- Safety management
- Profitability improvement
Timeline
Assistant Vice President
Railserve
01.2019 - Current
Regional Leader of Operations
Railserve, Inc.
01.2015 - Current
Site Leader
Railserve, Inc.
01.2013 - 01.2015
Production Operator
Tate and Lyle
01.2011 - 01.2013
Various Leadership Roles
Railseve, Inc.
01.2005 - 01.2011
General Studies - undefined
Richland Community College
Macarthur High School
Marmon College Courses
5 Levels of Leadership Coaching
John Maxwell Executive Leadership Training
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