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SECURITY OFFICER
Summary

Former Safety-oriented Correctional Officer with 1.5 years in maximum and medium security facility. Extensively trained in defensive tactics. Hard worker who employs sound judgment and verbal de-escalation tactics to keep order and avoid dangerous situations.Responsible Medical Health Technician with excellent communication skills demonstrated by 6 months of experience in health care. Security Officer equipped with an excellent memory and awareness of surrounding people, events and facilities. Exercises sound judgment during crisis and emergency situations.

Highlights
  • First aid and CPR certified
  • Ethical standards of conduct
  • Restraint techniques
  • Trained in defensive tactics
  • Behavioral disorders familiarity
  • AED certification
  • Exceptional problem solver
  • Quick problem solver
  • Behavior management techniques
  • Positive and cheerful
  • Active listener
Experience
July 2014
to
Current
SecuritasAlbuquerque, NMSecurity Officer
  • Monitor and authorize entrance and departure of employees, visitors, and other persons to guard against theft and maintain security of premises.
  • Write reports of daily activities and irregularities such as equipment or property damage, theft, presence of unauthorized persons, or unusual occurrences.
  • Call police or fire departments in cases of emergency, such as fire or presence of unauthorized persons.
  • Answer telephone calls to take messages, answer questions, and provide information during non-business hours or when switchboard is closed.
  • Checked passes and credentials of persons seeking to enter the property.
June 2014
to
Current
Desert Hills Treatment CenterAlbuquerque, NMMedical Health Technician
  • Carefully monitored client's activities.Offered detailed daily reports that outlined each client's activities.
  • Maintained daily records of activities, behaviors, meals and naps.
  • Carefully identified warning signs of emotional and developmental problems in children.
  • Escorted client's on outings and trips to local parks and zoos.
  • Upheld all CPR and New Mexico regulated certifications.
  • Redirected client's to encourage safe, positive behaviors.
  • Continually encouraged client's to be understanding and patient with others.
  • Charted and recorded information in client's files.
  • Tracked client movement on and off the unit by documenting times and destinations of client's.
  • Quickly responded to crisis situations when severe mental health and behavioral issues arose.
  • Taught clients anger management techniques, relaxation skills, impulse control, social skills, emotional coping skills and functional living skills.
October 2012
to
May 2014
Bernalillo CountyAlbuquerque, NMCorrectional Officer
  • Conduct head counts to ensure that each prisoner is present.
  • Monitor conduct of prisoners in housing unit, or during work or recreational activities, according to established policies, regulations, and procedures, to prevent escape or violence.
  • Inspect conditions of locks, window bars, grills, doors, and gates at correctional facilities to ensure security and help prevent escapes.
  • Record information, such as prisoner identification, charges, and incidences of inmate disturbance, and keep daily logs of prisoner activities.
  • Search prisoners and vehicles and conduct shakedowns of cells for valuables and contraband, such as weapons or drugs.
  • Use weapons, handcuffs, and physical force to maintain discipline and order among prisoners.
  • Inspect mail for the presence of contraband.
  • Guard facility entrances to screen visitors.
  • Conduct fire, safety, and sanitation inspections.
  • Provide to supervisors oral and written reports of the quality and quantity of work performed by inmates, inmate disturbances and rule violations, and unusual occurrences.
  • Participate in required job training.
  • Take prisoners into custody and escort to locations within and outside of facility, such as visiting room, courtroom, or airport.
  • Serve meals, distribute commissary items, and dispense prescribed medication to prisoners.
  • Counsel inmates and respond to legitimate questions, concerns, and requests.
  • Drive passenger vehicles and trucks used to transport inmates to other institutions, courtrooms, hospitals, and work sites.
  • Use nondisciplinary tools and equipment such as a computer.
  • Assign duties to inmates, providing instructions as needed.
  • Investigate crimes that have occurred within an institution, or assist police in their investigations of crimes and inmates.
  • Issue clothing, tools, and other authorized items to inmates.
  • Arrange daily schedules for prisoners including library visits, work assignments, family visits, and counseling appointments.
  • Supervise and coordinate work of other correctional service officers.
June 2011
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August 2012
Scott's Tree ServicePoulsbo, WALandscaper
  • Operate vehicles and powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chain saws, electric clippers, sod cutters, and pruning saws.
  • Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edgers.
  • Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes.
  • Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws.
  • Gather and remove litter.
  • Maintain or repair tools, equipment, or structures, such as buildings, greenhouses, fences, or benches, using hand or power tools.
  • Mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, or trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders.
  • Trim or pick flowers and clean flowerbeds.
  • Rake, mulch, and compost leaves.
January 2009
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May 2011
Quail Hollow ApartmentsSilverdale, WAGrounds Keeper/Maintenance Technician
  • Shovel snow from walks, driveways, or parking lots and spread salt in those areas.
  • Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes.
  • Maintain or repair tools, equipment, or structures, such as buildings, greenhouses, fences, or benches, using hand or power tools.
  • Mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, or trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders.
  • Provide proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters, burial sites, or other grounds features.
  • Water lawns, trees, or plants, using portable sprinkler systems, hoses, or watering cans.
  • Rake, mulch, and compost leaves.
  • Maintain irrigation systems, including winterizing the systems and starting them up in spring.
  • Use tools ranging from common hand and power tools, such as hammers, hoists, saws, drills, and wrenches, to precision measuring instruments and electrical and electronic testing devices.
  • Perform routine preventive maintenance to ensure that machines continue to run smoothly, building systems operate efficiently, or the physical condition of buildings does not deteriorate.
  • Perform service request for apartment residents and prepare apartments to rent-ready status.
  • Assist other maintenance technicians with heavy lifting or other service requests.
August 2006
to
January 2007
Alert Cellular (Verizon Wireless)Santa Fe, NMSales Representative
  • Contact new and existing customers to discuss their needs, and to explain how these needs could be met by specific products and services.
  • Quote prices, credit terms, or other bid specifications.
  • Answer customers' questions about products, prices, availability, or credit terms.
  • Negotiate prices or terms of sales or service agreements.
  • Prepare sales contracts for orders obtained, and submit orders for processing.
  • Demonstrate and explain the operation and use of products.
  • Provide customers with ongoing technical support.
June 2006
to
November 2006
IPC International SecuritySanta Fe, NMSecurity Officer
  • Monitor and authorize entrance and departure of employees, visitors, and other persons to guard against theft and maintain security of premises.
  • Write reports of daily activities and irregularities such as equipment or property damage, theft, presence of unauthorized persons, or unusual occurrences.
  • Call police or fire departments in cases of emergency, such as fire or presence of unauthorized persons.
  • Answer telephone calls to take messages, answer questions, and provide information during non-business hours or when switchboard is closed.
Education
2006
Capital High SchoolSanta Fe, NM, United States of AmericaHigh School Diploma: All Fields of Study
Olympic CollegeBremerton, WA, United States of AmericaCompleted some college courses: Prerequisites

Looking to getting back into school this next semester if possible to work towards a Nursing degree as well as a degree in Criminal Justice.

Skills

Customer Service Skills, De-Escalation Skills, Quick Thinking Skills, Computer Skills approx. 30-50 WPM, Writing Skills

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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Securitas
  • Desert Hills Treatment Center
  • Bernalillo County
  • Scott's Tree Service
  • Quail Hollow Apartments
  • Alert Cellular (Verizon Wireless)
  • IPC International Security

School Attended

  • Capital High School
  • Olympic College

Job Titles Held:

  • Security Officer
  • Medical Health Technician
  • Correctional Officer
  • Landscaper
  • Grounds Keeper/Maintenance Technician
  • Sales Representative

Degrees

  • High School Diploma : All Fields of Study
    Completed some college courses : Prerequisites

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