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Skills

  • Adult probation
  • De-escalation techniques
  • Inmate behavior modification tactics
  • Security clearance
  • Interviews
  • Safety Inspections
  • Behavioral analysis
  • Inmate management
  • Supervising residents
  • Interviewing expert

Work Experiences

  • Built solid relationships with staff and residents to keep institution safe and secure.
  • Used X-ray machines, metal detectors, and Garrett wands to inspect all luggage.
  • Inmate crews working on maintenance, operations, farming, and construction projects were under my supervision.
  • Checked for potential hazards in the facility's plumbing, outside areas, locks, and cells.
  • Completed sanitation and maintenance inspections in the dorms and reported the findings to management.
  • Showed visitors around the building and answered accessibility questions.
  • Began crisis intervention following official crisis communication plans and training.
  • Was in charge of securing a level 5-secured compound that housed more than 4 employees.
  • Proposed special community service rehabilitation programs to assist offenders even more.
  • Looked into all security and safety issues.

Summaries

  • Detention Officer with extensive management, supervision, training, and customer service experience.
  • Senior Embedded Software Engineer with extensive experience in all phases of software development.
  • Personal security officer with experience serving in high-risk areas, including overseas.
  • Within the detention center, sharp officer with honed instincts for developing situations and undercurrents.
  • Strengths in vendor management and strategic planning backed up by Law Enforcement and Security training.
  • Among his accomplishments is the creation of a program app for use in the framework industry.
  • Top-producing salesperson and industry expert in Law Enforcement and Security.
  • Reliable detention officer capable of managing the activities of 3 offenders in a cell block.
  • Detention Officer is dedicated to ensuring the public and economic security of all maritime regions.
  • As a Detention Officer in the Portland area, a trustworthy Detention Officer looking to expand his skills and take on new responsibilities.

Accomplishments

  • Represented
  • Protective Services: Applied safety procedures and policies as outlined in Department Safety Manual.
  • Trained
  • Proposed
  • Managed
  • Implemented new visitation monitoring protocols, decreasing contraband entry by 73% through careful tracking of visitor behavior.
  • Created
  • Resolved
  • Initiated
  • Conducted routine inspections of detention areas, resulting in 38% fewer health and safety violations over two years.

Affiliations

  • National Association of Social Workers
  • American Probation and Parole Association (APPA)
  • First Aid/CPR Certification - 2019
  • Project Management Institute
  • National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO)
  • American Jail Association (AJA)
  • Freemason
  • International Association of Administrative Professionals
  • American Bar Association - Criminal Justice Section
  • Association for Supply Chain Management (APICS)

Certifications

  • CompTIA Network+
  • Fire and Emergency Services Certification Massachusetts
  • Detention Officer Basic Certification (State-Specific Certification Body)
  • Effective Communication for Corrections Certification Massachusetts
  • Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
  • Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
  • Apple Certified Associate (ACA)
  • Advanced Report Writing for Law Enforcement Professionals Certification
  • First Aid/CPR Certified

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