Objective
I am seeking out a career as a member of a shipboard security detail.
Experience
II. CANDIDATE QUALIFATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
A. Employment:
Michigan Department of Corrections Correctional Officer Tactical Team Leader and Trainer
From: 18NOV97
To: Present
14 years 8 month
Maintain security in a medium security correctional facility, patrol external perimeter (Arrest Powers), Tactical Operations (Arrest Powers), Tactical Training Operations.
• Monitor prisoner behavior and report rule violations
• Misconduct report writing
• Interdiction in prisoner on prisoner and prisoner on staff assaults
• Control prisoner movement to and from prison yard, school, gym, etc.
• Use of verbal communication skills
• Search of prisoners person, property, cell, and common areas
• Prisoner transportation
• Gun tower
• Use of Chemical Agents and Firearms
• Patrol of prisons exterior perimeter in Perimeter Security Vehicle (includes arrest powers)
• Prevent escape
• Prohibit trespassing on facility property
• Monitor vehicle movement into and out of the prison facility to prevent the introduction of contraband
• Emergency Security Tactical Operations (Escape, Riot, Forced Cell Extraction, Hostage Incident Management, etc) includes powers of arrest
• Train Tactical Operations (Escaped Prisoner Search and Recovery, Disturbance/Riot Control (including Baton, Shield and Chemical Agents), Hostage Incident Management, Armed Building Clearing (CQB), Forced Cell Extraction, Arrest Law, Use of Force, FEMA ICS, NIMS, NRP.), GPS Land Navigation & Map Reading, Garmin Terrain Navigator Pro Software.)
Helped organize and train the Jail Emergency Tactical Teams (J.E.T.T.) for the Macomb and St. Clair County Jails
Trained in shipboard search and close quarters armed combat aboard the USCGC Bramble (RET.)
Education
B. Education/Training Certifications:
1985-89 Greer High School – Greer, South Carolina – High School Diploma
1990 US Navy Boot Camp – Chicago, Illinois – Basic seamanship and aviation maint.
1992 US Navy Aviation Structural Mechanic ‘A’ School – Memphis, Tennessee – Repair of aircraft structural, hydraulic and flight control systems
1994-95 North American Correspondence School – Scranton
Pennsylvania – Vocational Diploma in Police Sciences
1995-97 St. Clair County Community College – Port Huron, Michigan – Some college course work complete in Criminal Justice
1997-98 Earl F. DeMarse Corrections Training Academy – Lansing, Michigan – Correctional Officer Certification
1999 Earl F. DeMarse Corrections Training Academy – Lansing, Michigan – Emergency Response Team Operator Basic Course
2001 Earl F. DeMarse Corrections Training Academy – Lansing, Michigan – Corrections Riot Control Squad Leader Command School
2002 to Present Earl F. DeMarse Corrections Training Academy – Lansing, Michigan – Emergency Response Team All Aspects Tactical Trainer Certification
Certification
C. Instructing Certification (if applicable):
All trainer certifications are through the Michigan Dept. of Corrections
• Arrest Law
• Use of Force
• Hostage Incident Management
• Escaped Prisoner Search and Recovery
• Disturbance/Riot Control
• Riot Control Baton and Shield/Chemical Agent Dispersal
• Forced Cell Extraction
• Armed Building Clearing (CQB) and Ballistic Shield
• GPS Land Navigation & Map Reading
• Garmin Terrain Navigator Pro Software
• FEMA ICS, NIMS, NRP
• Haz-Mat First Responder
Also certified in the following: Adult and Child CPR, dealing with mentally ill subjects, airborne and bloodborne pathogens, firearms, chemical agents, FEMA ICS, NIMS, NRP, and radiological Incident Management.
Skils
Highly skilled in tacticl operations, the use of firearms in confined places, and operations in a hostile environment.
I am a United States Navy Veteran and no stranger to ship board life. I have stood multiple security watch onboard ship as well as ashore and pier side.