Allan Paster
Summary
Forward-thinking team leader skilled at operating departments efficiently to meet goals. Successful background matching employees with roles for maximum performance. Proactive and hardworking individual focused on continuous operational improvement. Self-starting Operations Manager offering high-level experience in supervision of workover and completion operations. Adept at directing work of completion consultants and completion supervisors. Successful introducing lean manufacturing to increase productivity and cut costs of completion. Well organized, attentive to detail and vigilant in achieving safety and environmental impact reduction objectives. Exceptional Operations Manager focused on successful team building, cost-cutting and operational improvements. Determined to cut costs without impacting quality of products and services. Reliable team player committed to building high-performing teams.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Supervisor of Operations
Petmate
01.2021 - Current
- Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.
- Delivered superior customer service in every interaction and skillfully resolved conflicts.
- Instructed employees on proper cleaning and sanitation of equipment and surfaces.
- Supervised entire production process, from incoming materials and line preparation to quality assurance inspections and product shipping.
- Led production management as senior supervisory member by offering technical support and guidance to less experienced managers.
- Forecasted department labor requirements and established accurate budgets to cover expected demands.
- Helped deploy new products and processes by translating directives into effective policies for front-line workers.
- Deployed corrective actions quickly to maintain strong quality standards and protect consumers.
- Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications, and missed deadlines.
- Devised processes to boost long-term business success and increase profit levels.
- Identified and resolved unauthorized, unsafe, or ineffective practices.
- Established and administered annual budget with controls to prevent overages, minimize burn rate, and support sustainability objectives.
Warehouse Associate
Hello Fresh
03.2017 - 03.2020
- Prepared orders for shipment by picking, packing, and labeling merchandise.
- Worked safely around moving machinery.
- Assembled orders and packed items for shipment, conveying orders to shipping personnel
- Manually or mechanically loaded and unloaded materials from pallets, skids, platforms, cars, lifting devices, or other transport vehicles
- Completed timely and accurate daily logs to keep internal reporting accurate and track materials movements.
- Evaluated supplies and product inventory to check for quality and quantity issues and returned unacceptable materials to vendors.
- Offered expertise in inventory management and current stock levels to internal teams and customers to facilitate accuracy and product availability.
Supervisor of Operations
Kelly Moore
04.2015 - 06.2018
- Identified and resolved unauthorized, unsafe, or ineffective practices.
- Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications, and missed deadlines.
- Devised processes to boost long-term business success and increase profit levels.
- Established and administered annual budget with controls to prevent overages, minimize burn rate, and support sustainability objectives.
- Hired, managed, developed and trained staff, established and monitored goals, conducted performance reviews and administered salaries for staff.
Technical Support Lead
Stericycle
10.2013 - 11.2017
- Diagnosed and troubleshot hardware, software and network issues.
- Configured hardware, devices, and software to set up work stations for employees.
- Installed and configured operating systems and applications.
- Installed, configured and maintained computer systems and network connections.
- Configured and tested new software and hardware.
- Helped streamline repair processes and update procedures for support action consistency.
- Maintained servers and systems to keep networks fully operational during peak periods.
- Assisted in development of system security protocols.
- Generated reports to track performance and analyze trends.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Cyber Operations And Warfare
Miller-motte College
Texas City, TX01.2025
Eastfield College
Mesquite, TX02.2009
Skills
- Contract Law
- Shrinkage Prevention
- Information Confidentiality
- Productivity Logs
- Financial Statements
- Order Supplies
- Compliance Requirements
- Business Management Principles
- Loss Prevention Strategies
- Control of Expenses
- Consumer Protection
- Employee Relationships
- Staff Evaluation
- Team Development
- Continuous Improvement
- Lean Manufacturing
- Conflict Resolution
- Resource Allocation
- Organizational Skills
Timeline
Supervisor of Operations
Petmate
01.2021 - Current
Warehouse Associate
Hello Fresh
03.2017 - 03.2020
Supervisor of Operations
Kelly Moore
04.2015 - 06.2018
Technical Support Lead
Stericycle
10.2013 - 11.2017
Bachelor of Science - Cyber Operations And Warfare
Miller-motte College
Eastfield College