Our Team
Meet Our Team
Action Shred is owned by brothers Craig Litman (left) and Joel Litman (right).
With the family name attached to the company’s successful operations, the Litmans feel strongly that customer service should be prompt and personal.
Craig Litman
Co-owner
A true sportsman at heart, Craig Litman always goes the extra mile to make his customers happy. As co-owner of Action Shred and Texas Recycling Surplus, Inc., Craig puts his strong motivational skills and formal training as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) to good use.
After graduating from UT Austin, for several years Craig had a highly successful career in the accounting and tax field before joining his father and brother Joel at Daltex Waste Material Co. in the late 1980s.
In addition to using his accounting expertise, Craig is involved in overseeing all aspects of the business including sales, safety, marketing, logistics, business strategy and production.
Joel Litman
Co-owner
A graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, Joel Litman has been in the recycling industry since 1984. He got his start in the business working with his father at Daltex Waste Material Co.
Joel founded Action Shred with his brother Craig in 2003. Joel and Craig are also the co-owners of Texas Recycling Surplus, Inc.
Joel focuses on his customers’ needs and doesn’t rely on machines, technology or computers to forge relationships. His early work in the public relations and advertising industry taught him the importance of adding a personal approach to business relationships—something he continues to believe in strongly today.
In 2003, the Litman family launched Action Shred and hired a team of trusted employees, many of whom have worked with the family at Texas Recycling for years. We invite you to meet a few key members of the staff:
Top qualities
Attention to detail, authenticity and big-picture thinking. Dennis is always looking for ways to add value to the services offered by Action Shred, whether through programs, people or processes. His commitment to encourage the team to consistently deliver quality, secure services to each customer is the focus of his efforts.Favorite pastimes
If not spending time with his family, Dennis is reading about the newest exotic super cars, supporting his favorite English soccer club, Manchester United or engaged in his favorite passion; writing about life’s random observations and the lessons we learn from them.
With experience in sales and marketing, Monica’s idea of business development is inspired by both numbers and results combined with a skill for turning ideas into achievable realities. For her, social responsibility is a critical component of developing a profitable business model while at the same time building a better society. Her commitment to consistently deliver outstanding service is based on doing what is best for each customer by providing viable and sustainable long term solutions.
Top qualities
Results oriented, reliable, positive and proactive. Her ultimate goal is to foster long lasting relationships with her customers that will be mutually beneficial.
Hobbies
When not at work, Monica loves spending time with her family and is always looking to meet new people.
As our most tenured shredding tech, Ismael knows our customers and understands the importance of fantastic customer service.
He enjoys the camaraderie with coworkers and making sure each customer is treated with courtesy and respect. His hard work and commitment to our customers is a great example to those who know him.
In his free time, Ismael enjoys spending time with his family and getting work done around the house.
Mariano brings a high level of dedication and hard work with a great attitude to provide the very best service to his customers.
His eagerness to learn and willingness to do whatever it takes to get the job done make him a key member of our group.
He loves to spend time with his family, enjoys the outdoors and watching his favorite national soccer team Mexico.