John Fast

6278 North Federal Highway #231 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308-1916 954-678-8023

john-fast@comcast.net https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnfast

SUMMARY
Academic knowledge plus practical experience managing time, money, information, paper and people.
30+ years of experience in fields including civil service, manufacturing, business administration, marketing, and
legal services.
Expert communicator with strong public speaking, teaching and facilitating skills for diverse student,
professional, and general audiences.
Proven ability to create innovative solutions to difficult challenges.
SKILLS
Experience with several management styles including Situational Leadership, Continuous Improvement, 80-20
analysis, 5S, and Theory of Constraints.
Google AdWords, Google Analytics and AdWords Editor.
QuickBooks and Quicken.
SalesForce.
Statistical analysis using StataTM statistical software package.
Legal research using Google, Lexis/Nexis, and Westlaw.
Strong Microsoft sofware skills: MS Project, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access, OneNote.
PDF editors (Adobe, PDF-XChange, and Foxit).
Precise data entry (70 wpm), proofreading, and editing for style.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The Gasparri Law Group, P.A.
Boynton Beach, Florida
Paralegal/Office Manager
Jan Apr 2015
Created or organized and documented all aspects of office for small bankruptcy and family law practice.
Communicated with clients, courts, trustees and creditors via telephone, email, and letters.
Prepared and filed legal documents under supervision of licensed attorneys.
Used QuickBooks and MyCase.

Gold & Rizvi, P.A.

Coral Springs, Florida
Paralegal (temporary)
Nov Dec 2014
Organized and managed over 20 ongoing client matters.
Created system for calendaring and tracking client matters using Time MattersTM and Outlook.
Communicated with clients and potential clients via telephone, email, and letters.
Prepared and electronically filed documents for intellectual property matters.

(Personal)
Pompano Beach, Florida
Medical/household/financial management for ill relative.
Jun 2012 Nov 2014
Acted as personal representative dealing with businesses, insurance companies, physicians' offices, hospitals, and
government agencies.
Supervised home health professionals providing 24/7 care for 36 months.
Set up systems for tracking and checking prescriptions, physician appointments, medical treatments, and
household tasks with maximum of quality and accuracy, without requiring my presence.
The Fast Law Group, P.A.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Strategic Consultant and Marketing Manager
Apr 2013 Jan 2014
Ran 8 Google AdWords test marketing campaigns during 15 months, generating 19 new clients with almost
$65,000 of business.
Created and organized over 7,000 keywords in 22 ad groups.

 Calculated formulas for setting bid levels to maximize profits.

Designed, tested, and modified tested ads to continually improve performance of ad campaigns, eventually
reaching 2% click-through rate and 20% conversion rate.
Modified website to link clicks and contacts (including telephone calls) with specific ads.
Created reports to measure key performance indicators such as actual and potential clients and matters.
Designed and implemented procedures for tracking billable hours and measuring attorney performance.
Used economic analysis and game theory to evaluate strategies during litigation and advised attorneys and clients.
Broward College
Adjunct Professor of Economics
Taught undergraduate economics courses, both in classrooms and online.

Davie, Florida
Jan 2012 Aug 2012

Borgognoni & Fast, P.A.

Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Wrote and filed legal documents under the supervision of licensed attorneys.

Miami, Florida
Aug 2011 Dec 2011

The P.E.E.R. Center of Broward County

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Board member and Treasurer
Oct 2003 Aug 2008
Balanced books and filed reports with state and federal authorities to maintain 501(c)3 status.
Improved efficiency by 20% over 5 years while maintaining or improving quality of services.
Created job descriptions for 14 positions, including salaries tied to performance standards.
Proposed new policies which promoted cooperation among members.
Established rules for board meetings and kept directors focused on achieving specific goals.
Created and implemented official policies on conflicts of interest and workplace harassment, in compliance with
state and federal law.
Fast Industries
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Operations Manager and Special Projects Manager
Mar 1991 Jun 2006
Upper-level manager of manufacturing firm with over 120 employees.
Ran division with over 80 total employees and increased employee retention by over 50%.
Coordinated complex projects involving multiple departments that achieved significant measureable
improvements to the bottom line
Guided employees using situational leadership and other best practices.
Negotiated with suppliers and customers regarding contracts and achieved 90%+ compliance rate.

Administrative:
Reviewed operational budgets, allocated fixed vs. variable expenses, and established variable and fixed overhead
structures.
Developed and implemented comprehensive compensation structure for salespersons based on profitability and
growth of market segment.
Analyzed and designed job/pay scale model for the organizations over 120 employees encompassing criteria,
levels, point values, etc.
Sales & Marketing:
Utilized 80-20 Principle to analyze the organizations core competencies focusing on target customer and product
segments with the highest possible profit margin. Improved efficiency of sales and marketing while still retaining
sales dollars and margins, increasing bottom line by over $1,000,000.
Developed improved marketing strategy utilizing Boston Consulting Groups Growth/Share Matrix to segment
customers and products.

 Overhauled quoting process to recognize and differentiate between fixed and variable costs, resulting in an over
90% successful bid rate.
Designed Cost Detail Program which allowed for what-if scenarios and on-the-fly costing taking advantage of
new quoting logic. Program accommodated changes to QPA, material unit costs, fixed and variable labor costs,
run speeds, and lot size and immediately recalculated all cost factors based on new information.
Coordinated sales team SWOT Analysis of major customer relationships.
Operational:
Supervised production capacities increase handling sales growth from $12,000,000 to over $20,000,000.
Performed time studies of various manufacturing processes. Utilized studies to adjust production capacity,
reducing lead-time from 3 weeks to 3 days.
Used Theory of Constraints (TOC) and Just-In-Time philosophy to reduce inventory from over $4,000,000 to
under $2,500,000 while still keeping same customer service level.
Developed effective heuristics to mass create product routings, significantly improving cost estimation.
Developed first company database for product structures and routings for all manufactured items.
Researched various software options and selected the ERP software that the company used starting in 1993.
Implemented the companys first computerized bin-level inventory system. Established procedures and controls
that empowered warehouse personnel and improved inventory count to over 99% accuracy.
Designed and implemented automated software to improve efficiency of production. Implemented corollary
report to track the accuracy of forecasted sales by item and salesperson.
Broward County Planning Council
Land Use Planner
Civil service position with local government comprehensive planning agency.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING

M.A., Economics (George Mason University, 2011)

Graduate work at Florida Atlantic University in political science and English literature.
Qualified and trained to tutor for Kaplan, Inc. in SAT, LSAT, and GRE.
Pathways Institute "Stand and Deliver" 3-month leadership training course.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

1987 1991