Richard Simpson

Richard Simpson is Director – Safety Solutions at SMART Safety Gulf Coast and located in Atlanta, GA with the Southeast Region. Richard earned a bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University with focus in Business Administration, Economics, and History. He also holds OSHA 10 Hour Certification.​

Richard is responsible for driving and supporting the company’s brand expansion and recognition, market growth and customer/industry relations. His experience includes working with customers across the construction, manufacturing, and distribution industries. Richard brings over 12 years experience and expertise in working with customers to identify needs and develop solutions that improve operating efficiency, profitability and performance.

Prior to joining SMART Safety Group, Richard worked with Management Recruiters International (MRI), a network of 5,000+ Network Search Consultants with over 1,100 affiliated offices worldwide. He achieved recognition of CSPC (Certified Senior Project Coordinator) and ranked in the Top 25% of Project Coordinators across the global MRI network. Richard delivered recruiting and staffing solutions to many of the largest Senior Healthcare providers in the U.S. He created effective partnerships that enabled his clients to elevate profitability and operating performance by identifying and minimizing state/federal survey deficiencies with results that significantly improved their level of residential care.