Richard Ealey
Saint Louis
Summary
Seasoned Senior Director with significant experience in managing large teams and developing effective strategies. Strengths include strategic leadership, vision-driven change management, and robust business acumen. Achievements include driving operational efficiency and fostering cross-departmental collaboration within previous organizations.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr Director Plant Superintendent Payments
Zelis Payments
Saint Louis
04.2020 - Current
- Developed and implemented strategic plans to maximize organizational efficiency, effectiveness, and profitability.
- Analyzed financial performance metrics and identified areas for improvement.
- Evaluated training needs of employees based on job roles and responsibilities.
- Managed multiple projects simultaneously while ensuring deadlines were met.
- Created policies and procedures to improve operational efficiencies within the organization.
- Mentored junior staff members in their professional development journey.
- Oversaw budgeting processes and ensured fiscal responsibility was maintained throughout the year.
- Established key performance indicators to track progress towards goals.
- Assessed current organizational systems and infrastructure, recommending changes as needed.
- Built relationships with external partners, vendors, and customers in order to foster collaboration.
- Coordinated with stakeholders across multiple departments to develop innovative strategies for problem solving.
- Recruited top talent from various sources in order to meet staffing requirements.
- Collaborated with executive leadership team to develop long-term objectives that would drive success.
- Lead cross-functional teams in developing creative solutions to challenging problems.
- Facilitated meetings between internal teams to ensure alignment on initiatives.
- Directed operations to improve efficiency and increase profit margins.
- Streamlined supply chain management to reduce costs and improve efficiency.
- Managed annual budgeting process, including forecasting and financial planning.
- Oversaw strategic planning and implementation to ensure organizational goals were met.
- Managed crisis situations to minimize impact on operations and reputation.
- Established performance metrics and evaluated staff to promote continuous improvement.
Plant Manager
Fiserv
Saint Louis
12.2014 - 04.2020
- Monitored plant performance metrics, such as throughput, quality, cost, and safety.
- Conducted regular meetings with department heads to review progress towards set objectives.
- Performed root cause analysis on any process failures or customer complaints.
- Developed and implemented successful strategies to optimize production efficiency.
- Established goals for improving productivity, product quality, safety standards.
- Analyzed current production processes to identify areas of improvement.
- Implemented new technologies or systems to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
- Maintained accurate records of employee attendance, overtime hours worked, inventory levels.
- Directed staff training initiatives to ensure adherence to established policies and procedures.
- Facilitated communication between workers at different levels of the organization.
- Created reports detailing plant performance indicators such as labor costs or output rate.
- Collaborated with other managers across plants to share best practices.
- Negotiated contracts with vendors for materials needed for production operations.
- Planned and coordinated maintenance activities for the facility.
- Supervised team members across multiple departments within the plant environment.
- Managed the daily operations of the plant, including scheduling personnel and equipment.
- Identified and resolved operational issues in a timely manner.
- Provided guidance and mentorship to team members on career development paths.
- Adjusted and improved processes to maximize efficiency.
- Gave direction and leadership to all levels of employees and managers.
- Met or exceeded target for on-time customer shipments.
Plant Manager
Emdeon
Saint Louis
06.1999 - 12.2014
- Monitored plant performance metrics, such as throughput, quality, cost, and safety.
- Conducted regular meetings with department heads to review progress towards set objectives.
- Performed root cause analysis on any process failures or customer complaints.
- Assigned tasks to employees based on their skillset and experience level.
- Established goals for improving productivity, product quality, safety standards.
- Reviewed quality control reports monitoring various aspects.
- Produced daily operations report forecasting staffing needs and production volume to support cost-reduction and service improvement initiatives.
- Oversaw production budget and approved expenditures to direct spending.
- Coordinated preventive maintenance on existing and new production equipment and performed routine calibration.
- Mitigated production issue risks by identifying potential problems and taking effective action.
- Led regular stand-up meetings, Scrums and continuous improvement projects with measurable goals.
- Evaluated schedules, orders and forecasts to plan processes and meet timetables.
- Negotiated materials with suppliers to remain within budget.
- Assessed production schedules and orders to plan material requirements and worker activities.
- Applied lean strategies to implement operational enhancements, promote efficiency and cut costs.
- Improved efficiency by minimizing downtime.
- Contributed to new plant startup and implementation of processes for manufacturing, shipping and receiving and inventory management.
- Supervised production schedules, production quality and on-time delivery.
- Maintained accurate records of employee attendance, overtime hours worked, inventory levels.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Mechanical Engineering
University Missouri - Rolla
Rolla, MOSkills
- Strategic planning
- Financial analysis
- Operational efficiency
- Project management
- Budgeting processes
- Supply chain management
- Employee training
- Performance metrics
- Process improvement
- Policy implementation
- Team management
- Human resources management
Affiliations
- Like to exercise
- Coached youth soccer for 5yrs
Accomplishments
- All state in cross-country in H.S.
- Valedictorian of high school
- H.S. Hall of Fame
- President's Club winner with Emdeon
Timeline
Sr Director Plant Superintendent Payments
Zelis Payments
04.2020 - Current
Plant Manager
Fiserv
12.2014 - 04.2020
Plant Manager
Emdeon
06.1999 - 12.2014
Some College (No Degree) - Mechanical Engineering
University Missouri - Rolla
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