Director of Visitor Information Centers

• Jul 2023 - Present

Director of Visitor Information Centers for Savannah and Tybee Island Ga. Director of Visitor Information Centers for Savannah and Tybee Island Ga.

Sales Associate

• Sep 2020 - Present

Medical Support Assistant

• Jul 2015 - Apr 2020

Security Officer/Law Enforcement

• Feb 2010 - Jun 2015

Provide protective measures and employ measures to mitigate trespass, theft, fire, personal injuries, criminal incidents, and accidental or willful damage and destruction of property. Prevent unauthorized personnel from entering restricted areas. Perform foot, and motor patrol. Investigate, as required, hospital perimeters to detect faulty doors, fence lines, trespassing violations and attempted thefts of federal and personal property; check locks, alarms, fences, gates, or other barriers to assure they are closed or locked etc. Discover or respond to potential criminal acts, confiscate contraband; monitor the movement of government and personal property within the MEDCEN; detain and/or apprehend violators of laws, rules, and regulations and turn them over to military or civilian police. Respond to various calls such as vehicle and person hit and run accidents where very distraught individuals are involved, parking lot rage, suicide threats/attempts, abusive psych patients, restrain patients or family members who are being physically or verbally disruptive, performs searches and interviews of suspects, handle domestic violence within the hospital, etc. Prepare written reports on all incidents and investigation as required. Maintain records and prepare required reports pertaining to security functions, including a daily staff journal. Perform liaison with various installation law enforcement activities. Perform liaison and assistance to civil authorities as required. Assist local police agencies in obtaining information from persons hospitalized who are subjects in civil police and other military police agency investigations. Check sensitive and restricted areas for unauthorized access during both duty and non-duty hours. Ensure drugs and sensitive equipment are secured in compliance with existing regulations. Monitor CCTV assets within the video monitoring center. Respond to duress and intrusion alarms within the facility. Show less

Food Service Manager, Correctional SGT

• 2007 - 2010

Assigns guards to specific duty posts based on work assignment instructions from the supervisor. Issues specific instructions and assignments to the guards and instructs new personnel on specific security techniques. Makes day-to-day adjustments as necessary, for example, to cover brief periods of absence among team members. Ensures written orders are available and provides specific interpretations as necessary. Provides on-the-job training in security techniques to new employees. Observes performance of security guards and provides input to supervisor on training needs and quality of performance. Recommends changes in specific work methods, training techniques. Show less

Police Officer

• Apr 2004 - Apr 2007

Served as a Desk Sergeant (Sgt); received telephone and in person request for law enforcement (LE) support and services. Conducted searches, processed and maintained accountability of all prisoners and their property, which included input all subject/suspect information and photographs into the Live Scan Automated Booking System. Responsible for the health and welfare of all person(s) in the Detention Cells and temporary holding areas. Advised employees on their assigned LE and security duties, and provided on-the-job training to new employees. Served as the initial point of contact for all persons, activities, visitors and complainants either in person or telephonically regarding any activity that requires LE actions by documenting the information in the Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) program. Received, interpreted, evaluated, and immediately decided what action was appropriate and implemented that course of action. Able to interpret existing DA, FORSCOM, and Fort Hood rules, regulations, policies and procedures pertaining to LE. Responsible for reviewing all police reports, and supporting documentation, submitted by the motorized patrols correctness, completeness, accuracy and attention to detail, provided oral or written guidance to the respective patrolman as to the correct procedure in completing any report. Conducted preliminary investigations in accordance with assimilated state laws, Federal statutes, and fish and games laws on the installation while holding full jurisdictional authority. Knowledgeable of the rights of others, the laws of search and seizure, constraints on the use of force and deadly force, and safeguarding the civil rights of others. Obtained verbal and written statements. Advised subjects of constitutional rights and initiated formal charges before the appropriate Judicial body. Apprehended known or suspected criminal offenders, conducted searches and seizures, assisted in locating missing persons, handled juvenile offenders. Show less

Military Police (411th MP Co)

• Nov 2002 - Jul 2003

Rear Detachment BN Legal NCO

Military Police (8th MP Bde)

• Nov 2001 - Nov 2002

JPIC Desk Sergeant

Military Police (988th MP CO, USAIC MP CO, 86th CID Det)

• Mar 1995 - Nov 2001

Patrol Officer, Bike Patrol, Desk Clerk, Overt and Covert member of the Drug Suppression Team (DST)

Military Police

• Jun 1994 - Mar 1995

Patrol Officer, Dispatcher