Operations & Publishing Production Manager
Resume:
James Vealey
Cabot, AR *2023
Professional Experience
JR’s Home Improvement, LLC, Austin, AR
Owner/Operator (January 2012 to Present)
I started a commercial/residential repair and remodeling business that focused on improving the health, safety and appearance of buildings, homes and occupants. This included the interior and exterior of buildings and structures we serviced. I managed a landscaping team and a repair and remodeling team.
Healthy Advice Communications, Little Rock, AR
Manager of Publishing Operations (May 2009 to June 2011)
Healthy Advice Communications is a manufacturer and supplier of hospital patients guides to over 500 hospitals across the country. Healthy Advice has sales revenues of $15 million, employing sixty manufacturing associates and eighty field sales representatives.
Following is a bullet-point list of my responsibilities and achievements
Managed two manufacturing production shifts
Interfaced with field sales personnel on new and existing products
Formed a cross functional safety committee to minimize safety risks
Held monthly facility meetings to update employees on company performance goals
Hired and dismissed employees as necessary
Conducted employee reviews along with setting individual development goals
Introduced a “Continuous Improvement” culture program
Instituted a “Predictive Maintenance” program
Installed “Supply Chain Purchasing” policies and procedures
Overhauled product shipping procedures to improve product quality and reduce cost
Healthy Advice Communications is a manufacturer and supplier of hospital patients guides to over 500 hospitals across the country. Healthy Advice has sales revenues of $15 million, employing sixty manufacturing associates and eighty field sales representatives.
Following is a bullet-point list of my responsibilities and achievements
Managed two manufacturing production shifts
Interfaced with field sales personnel on new and existing products
Formed a cross functional safety committee to minimize safety risks
Held monthly facility meetings to update employees on company performance goals
Hired and dismissed employees as necessary
Conducted employee reviews along with setting individual development goals
Introduced a “Continuous Improvement” culture program
Instituted a “Predictive Maintenance” program
Installed “Supply Chain Purchasing” policies and procedures
Overhauled product shipping procedures to improve product
Custom Direct, Little Rock, AR
General Manager/Operations Manager (June 1997 – May 2009)
Custom Direct is a manufacturer and supplier of financial documents, primarily personal and business checking, to consumers. Custom Direct supplied financial documents to over five million businesses and consumers. The company had sales revenues of $110 million and 600 associates between two locations.
In this position I was responsible for start-up initiatives, which included finding a facility that would accommodate short-term and long-term growth. I had to hire a complete staff of managers and begin the process of hiring approximately 300 Manufacturing and Customer Service associates within a six-month window and facilitating training for them. In addition, I had to begin the planning process to install a manufacturing operation within an eighteen-month window.
Following is a bullet-point list of my responsibilities and achievements
Responsibilities included Manufacturing Operations, Customer Service, and full P&L responsibility
Responsible for Customer Service Center that accounted for forty percent of the company’s daily revenue
Responsible for a three-shift Manufacturing Operation
I was also responsible for Plant Safety, Project Management, Quality Assurance, Process Improvement, and Facility Maintenance initiatives
United States Army
Spec 5 Heavy Equipment Mechanic (June 1969 — March 1973)
Education
West Virginia University Institute of Technology
BS in Printing/Publishing Business Management
Additional Skills and Talents
Strong understanding of budgetary development
I’m an innovative thinker and have the ability to identify problems and generate solutions quickly
Can communicate professionally at all levels of the organization
Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
Success at promoting and managing a diverse work environment
Strong Mechanical Aptitude
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