Experience

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  Oklahoma Department of Corrections

  • United States
  • Law Enforcement
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Assistant Regional Supervisor

    • Sep 2019 - Present

    -Supervise multiple offices consisting of approximately 40 staff members consisting of officers, clerical, and administrative staff in multiple counties.-Assist the Administrator in operational and administrative functions of a geographical district which include community corrections; GPS, sex offenders, female diversion, and drug and mental health court. -Conduct staff meetings concerning policies, methods, and procedures; determines workflow, lines of supervision, assignment of duties; responsible for the immediate supervision of assigned staff. -Inspect operational, administrative, and correctional activities to ensure adherence to policies, procedures, and practices. Institute plans and develop schedules for employees to maximize work efficiency.-Train and supervise officers and first line supervisors in dealing with complex public and officer safety situations.-Interview and hire personnel for officer, administrative, and clerical positions.-Assist the Deputy Director in managing the budget, staff, and resources; serves as a public relations contact for the region as needed; acts in the capacity of the Deputy Director when requested.-Ensure that information systems provide accurate and current data to support management information decisions, as well as ensuring compliance with a variety of reporting and auditing requirements to include ACA standards.-Administration and management of personnel and on a variety of issues to include discipline, time, safety, training, interviews, Performance Management Process, etc.-Instituted electronic record keeping for all staff under my chain of command to increase efficiency for them and stakeholders and decreased turnaround times for reports.-Reduced recidivism among inmates wearing GPS monitors by 6% utilizing best practices.-Attend Citizen Advisory Boards presenting updates on current trends and policies. -Completed the ODOC Command College in 2021. Currently attending the 100X Leadership Academy.

  • Team Supervisor

    • May 2017 - Sep 2019

    -Directly supervise 7-10 officers and administrative staff in their day to day job duties. -Instruct and coach employees on specific tasks and job techniques and institute discipline when necessary. Institute Progressive Disciplinary Procedures as needed.-Collaborate with Assistant Regional Supervisor to ensure staff has proficient resources to complete work.-Train and supervise officers in dealing with complex public and officer safety situations ensuring that officers conduct themselves with appropriate caution while maintaining the public safety. -Train new employees on existing and new policy and procedure. Interpret and Implement Department of Corrections Policy. Maintain knowledge of current state laws. -Institute plans and develops schedules for employees to maximize work efficiency.-Respond to questions from other officials on policy and procedure and advise on courses of action when necessary.-Review reports to be submitted to the court and perform audits on offender files to make sure they adhere to policy.-Complete field work with officers and supervise their safety and efficiency in the field.-Observe arrests performed by officers to ensure they are being completed correctly and safely. -Perform numerous administrative duties such as fielding complex telephone and e-mail inquiries, typing reports, organization of officer scheduling, and research.-Instituted electronic record keeping with staff and improved report turnaround times from one week to twenty-four hours. -Took over the GPS team in Tulsa and modernized it with electronic record keeping and additional safeguards and processes to identify problems proactively. -Received Exceeds Standards for 2017-2018 & 2018-2019 rating period.

  • Probation and Parole Officer III

    • Jul 2011 - May 2017

    -Managed a caseload of adult felons by employing motivational interviewing skills determining the criminogenic needs of each offender and refer to appropriate programs to target the offender’s primary criminogenic needs; monitor activities of offenders. -Conducted numerous arrests of felons presenting a public safety risk from the community and placed them into court or DOC custody. -Conducted various investigations including, but not limited to, pre-sentence, interstate, pre-pardon and pre-parole. -Prepared reports concerning activities of offenders and provide recommendations to the sentencing authority to protect public safety. -Maintained physical and electronic documentation relating to management of offender caseload.-Assisted in security operations in the event of a prison riot or disturbance. Complete arrests and transports of offenders when required.-Conducted screenings for drug and alcohol use by offenders.-Testified in court as required.-Received Exceeds Standards on last three evaluations for 2014-2015, 2015-2016, and 2016-2017.

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  Home Integration Incorporated

  • Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States

  • Habilitation Training Specialist

    • Apr 2007 - Jul 2011
    • Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States

    -Non-profit dedicated to the rehabilitation and self-care of individuals with developmental disabilities. -Helped assist multiple clients with physical and occupational therapy.-Assisted clients with managing their budget.-Arranged transportation of clients to various appointments.-Coordinated a...

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  United States Marshals Service

  • Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area

  • U.S. Marshals Office Intern

    • Aug 2007 - Dec 2007
    • Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area