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Paul Middleton

Taft,CA

Summary

Dynamic professional with a proven track record at Sparkling Image, excelling in team leadership and customer service. Skilled in operations management and conflict resolution, I enhanced customer satisfaction and drove profitability through effective cost control and mentoring. Committed to maintaining high standards and fostering a productive work environment.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Express Lane Manager

Sparkling Image
06.2025 - Current
  • Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
  • Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
  • Maintained professional, organized, and safe environment for employees and patrons.
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction by resolving disputes promptly, maintaining open lines of communication, and ensuring high-quality service delivery.
  • Developed and maintained relationships with customers and suppliers through account development.
  • Controlled costs to keep business operating within budget and increase profits.
  • Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
  • In charge of all ordering and stocking of filters, oils, and fluids for preventative maintenance services
  • In charge of making weekly work schedules
  • Keeping track of all inventory oils, fluids, filters, and tools on a weekly basis

Line Mechanic

Grimmway Farms
09.2022 - 06.2025
  • Perform preventative maintenance on all fleet vehicles, including oil changes tire rotations, and all fluid exchanges
  • Perform full inspections of all vehicles and note any repairs that need to be fixed and present to manager for approval?
  • Making repairs to engines, transmissions and 4x4 drive trains
  • Keeping all tools, organized, and all work areas organized, and clean
  • logging all repairs and maintenance performed on vehicles into infor shop management system

Water Tender

Wheeler Ridge Maricopa Water Storage District
08.2021 - 09.2022
  • Patrolled and monitored a 275 mi.² area of farmland and Orchards
  • Read Water District well meters and state well meters
  • Entered all well meter readings into Water District monitoring program
  • Charged end of the line pumping plants for next day irrigation and monitored pressures and water flows
  • Made notes of any leaks while on patrol and set times for maintenance to repair the leaks

Detail Manager

Haddad Dodge
07.2013 - 07.2021
  • Manage and monitored a eight man crew
  • In charge of all ordering of Detail products, chemicals, waxes, polishes, and ceramic coatings
  • Performed full details on used vehicles and customers vehicles
  • Washed and maintained the cleanliness of new vehicles on lot
  • Organized and lined up all vehicles on front lot and back lot
  • Washed all sold units in a timely manner to absolute perfection before delivery to customer
  • Kept workplace clean and tidy and organized for safety and busy work environment

Education

Diploma -

Lake Havasu High School
Lake Havasu City, AZ
05.2008

Skills

  • Customer service
  • Team leadership
  • Time management
  • Decision-making
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Complex Problem-solving
  • Staff management
  • Task delegation
  • Documentation and reporting
  • Operations management
  • Sales techniques
  • Project management
  • Conflict resolution
  • Positive attitude
  • Problem resolution
  • Attention to detail
  • Multitasking

Timeline

Express Lane Manager

Sparkling Image
06.2025 - Current

Line Mechanic

Grimmway Farms
09.2022 - 06.2025

Water Tender

Wheeler Ridge Maricopa Water Storage District
08.2021 - 09.2022

Detail Manager

Haddad Dodge
07.2013 - 07.2021

Diploma -

Lake Havasu High School