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CORRECTIONAL SERGEANT
Professional Summary
Focused, detail-oriented Correctional supervisor with more than 20 years protecting government assets and maintaining safety. Seasoned employee with successful background in law enforcement and education. Expertise in writing detailed reports, adept at managing security risks with ease and using judgment to resolve problem situations, remaining on high alert at all times and maintaining excellent coverage. Quick thinker with strong critical thinking capabilities, team player, employee oriented, good trainer and trainee.
Skills
  • Weapons training
  • MS Office proficiency
  • Crisis intervention training
  • Conflict resolution techniques
  • Risk analysis training

Fluent in English and Spanish. Speak, read and write both languages.

AIMS (Arizona Inmate Management System)

CIRT (Critical Incident Response Team)

Work History
Correctional Sergeant07/2013 to Current
State Of Indiana – Seymour , IN
  • Provide safety, accountability and welfare to public, staff and inmates.
  • Supervised 3 to 80 security personnel during any given shift at any given time.
  • Daily assignment and reassignment of staff to maintain security and control in any assigned unit.
  • Capability to use self-defense and weapons and related defense and control equipment. Practices and techniques of observing, detecting and defusing adverse actions by inmate populations.
  • Applied basic first aid measures, and use of devices for self and staff protection from serious health disorders.
  • Evaluate, train and discipline staff and prepare reports of recommendations.
  • Serve as shift commander on any shift and multiple units at once of Correctional Officers at determined times, and assume Lieutenant role when one not present.
  • Schedule and assign or reassign staff to maintain prescribed security, order and discipline and provision of special support services. 
  • Submit required reports and documentation.
  • My duty to assist in developing timely and effective work schedules, procedures and post orders completing mandatory monthly pre-audits.
  • Conduct security, custody and control checks of the internal and external perimeter of the institution and evaluate and report of the security and communication networks.
  • Proficient in security, custody and disciplinary practices and procedures in the correctional institution, to include Federal, State and agency laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures governing controls of inmates. 
  • Expert in methods, techniques and practices of paraprofessional counseling and crisis intervention for inmates as well as principles and practices of supervision and work leadership. 
  • Verbal and written communications as required by the duties and assignments in correctional settings.
  • Remained calm and even temperament during emergency and high alert situations.
  • Enforcing EEO (Equal Employment Opportunity) compliant work environment.
  • Corrections Officer II11/1996 to 07/2013
    City Of Augusta Ga – Augusta , GA
  •  Conducted continuous formal, informal and emergency counts, pat downs, strip searches, security inspections, contraband (weapons, drugs, alcohol, tattoo equipment) inspections, and constant monitoring of inmate activities, recreation, programs and during sleeping hours.
  • Transport via van or bus, institutionally cleared inmates to and from work to different locations throughout Cochise County and to their respective Intergovernmental Agreement agencies.
  • Contact with local, county, state and/or federal authorities and institutions, and coordinate work assignments and their accomplishment. In addition, evaluate work performance, complete payroll documentation and establish a method to train and effectively provide job skills to inmates. Recommend job security or destitution based upon performance and rule fulfillment.
  • Continuous inmate body count, pat downs, strip searches, work location and vehicle searches, to provide a safe work environment.
  • Expedited transportation runs, medical runs, emergency movement runs, and high risk after hours transportation.
  • Customer Service Interpreter05/2010 to 06/2011
    LanguageLine Solutions – City , STATE
    • Customer service interpretation in English-Spanish and vice versa over the phone and as a third party service, providing continuous interpretation and interacting with government and private customers.
    Correctional Cadet10/1996 to 11/1996
    Correctional Officer Training Academy – City , STATE
    • Learn, train and familiarize with policies, procedures and the mission and goal of the Arizona Department of Corrections. Become proficient with weapons, self defense, physical demands, communications, accountability and customer service and the daily operations in the prison setting. Effectively engage all activities and pass all examinations which will become essential to become  Correctional Officer. 
    Education
    Master's in Public Administration: Government and PolicyCurrentGrand Canyon University- City, StateGraduation in March 2017.
    Bachelor of Science: Justice Studies2015Grand Canyon University- City, StateUniversity Honors
    Associate of Applied Science: Administration of JusticeCochise College- City, State
    Affiliations
    Diocese of Tucson Catholic Church volunteer for over 7 years.
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    School Attended

    • Grand Canyon University
    • Cochise College

    Job Titles Held:

    • Correctional Sergeant
    • Corrections Officer II
    • Customer Service Interpreter
    • Correctional Cadet

    Degrees

    • Master's in Public Administration : Government and Policy Current
      Bachelor of Science : Justice Studies 2015
      Associate of Applied Science : Administration of Justice

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