Richard Seyfang
akron
Summary
Results-oriented Operations Manager with expertise in freight consulting and vehicle inspection. Experienced in strategic planning, financial management, and team leadership, driving operational efficiency and customer satisfaction. Proven track record in business development and fostering client relationships. Skilled in problem-solving, contract negotiation, and staff training, dedicated to enhancing service quality and achieving organizational goals.
Overview
45
45
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Owner driver with own operating authority
Seyfang Associates Corp.
Akron
05.1981 - Current
Operated long haul trucks across various routes in all weather conditions. Also freight sale and consulting. I have sales experience in industrial lubricants , commercial refrigeration and advanced mechanical knowledge and repair.
- Managed client relationships to ensure satisfaction and service quality.
- Oversaw financial planning and budgeting for the organization.
- Established operational policies to enhance efficiency across multiple departments.
Education
GED -
Clarence Central Schools
Clarence, NY03-1983
Skills
- Freight consulting
- Operations management
- Small business operations
- Financial management
- Profit and loss
- Cash flow optimization
- Contract negotiation expertise
- Bidding processes
- Negotiation
- Sales oversight
- Regulatory compliance
- Staff hiring
- Engine rebuilding
- A/C troubleshooting
- Parts ordering
- Route planning
- Service quality assurance
- Customer relationship management
- Customer relations
- Team building
- Staff management
- Staff hiring
- Business launch
- Market trend awareness
- Competitive analysis
- Accounting expertise
- Effective communication
- Verbal and written communication
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Relationship building
- Consulting
- Verbal and written communication
- Customer relations
- Consulting
Certification
N.Y. State CDL/A Current until Nov. 2028
Accomplishments
Count less safe drivers awards from Atlas van lines ,Graebel van lines, Lafond express, Russ's motor service and NASTC (national association of small trucking companies) Driver of the year competing against three hundred thirty thousand fellow drivers. I have seven million four hundred thousand verifiable accident ticket free mile as to moving violations . Yes I have had a few but very few equipment tickets over a fifty year span.
Affiliations
I am the regional vice president of American Truck historical Society. For ten years I was an Ambassador to Special Olympics with the worlds largest truck convoy representing four states. I am a life member of the Western New York gas and steam engine association.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Owner driver with own operating authority
Seyfang Associates Corp.
05.1981 - Current
GED -
Clarence Central Schools