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November 1989 – December 2006 Missouri State Division of Probation and Parole
Probation and Parole Officer II
§ Office / Workplace Safety and Security
1. In charge of answering building alarms for state office building housing several state programs
2. Coordination with state and county police and fire for safety of 2 office building
3. CHAIRED a district wide committee of officers and support staff to investigate and formulate a plan to improve safety in the workplace
A. Inspecting office and conveying office concerns
B. Coordinate with Staff and Central District concerning safety issues
C. Submitted Incident Reports
D. Conducted monthly safety inspections
E. Maintained District Safety Statistics
F. Conducted and Coordinated annual state wide Emergency Drills
G. Maintained positive relations with area fire and emergency personnel as well as other law enforcement entities
H. Prepared and conducted lectures on workplace safety
I. Instructed staff in all aspects of officer safety and policy and procedures
J. Wrote and Produced Safety Manuals
· Bombs / Terrorism / Gangs
1. In Charge of Home Land Security for the Region
2. Trained by the FBI in bomb threat response and building searches
3. Trained employees on all forms of Emergency Preparedness
4. Attended Emergency Response to Terrorism Conference for Law Enforcement Response to Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents sponsored by the US Department of Justice (biological, radioactive, chemical, and bombs/explosives)
5. Trained in the Dangers of Militant Islam and Their Recruitment in Prisons sponsored by the New Jersey Office of Counter-Terrorism
6. Participated in the Community Response To Gangs and Violence Conference at St Louis University – Eastern Region Representative
7. Served as the Liaison in Reference to Gang Related issues in St Louis City from 1994-1999
· Probation and Parole Officer
1. Finger Printing
2. DNA collection for submission to National and State database on all convicted felons
3. Urinalysis Coordinator
4. House Arrest Investigator
5. Fugitive / Absconder Investigations
6. Supervised felony interstate Probation and Parole cases
7. Assisted with the St Louis City Aggressive Offender Program from 1995 – 1999
8. Reviewed Chain of Evidence Forms – tracked and distributed results
9. Served as Community Corrections Screening Officer for the Eastern Region of Missouri
10. Conducted approximately 30 follow up bond investigations daily including coordination with St Louis Metropolitan Police, State District Courts, St Louis Bond commissioners and Prosecutors Offices
11. Coordinated employment readiness program for parolee cases
12. Conducted detention interviews and preliminary hearings
13. Conducted Emergency Parole Board Release Investigations
· Court Experience
1. Testified at court hearings as expert witness
2. Issued and Executed Warrants on both Probation and Parole Cases
· Fire Arms and Tactics Trainer / Experience
1. Served as one of the first safety and fire arms instructors in the
Sate of Missouri – instructed in the Eastern Region as well as the Southwest Region
2. State of Missouri Fire Arms and Defense Tactics Instructor for 5 years
3. 240 Hours of Training at the Central Training Academy in Fire Arms and Defense Tactics (train the trainer programs)
4. Led Physical Defense Tactics Training including Defense against fire arms, knives and blunt trauma weapons
5. Taught Weapons Retention and acted as Safety Officer and Range Master during live fire practice and officer fire arms qualifications
· Volunteer Coordinator
1. Served as Volunteer and Intern Coordinator including interviewing perspective volunteers and interns to determine suitability
A. Placed Candidates with Officers
B. Assigned Duties and Coordinated Schedules
C. Prepared periodic performance reports and monthly activity statistics
D. Directly Supervised 2 volunteers – one of whom remains on the Volunteers in Probation and Parole Board
E. Acted as intermediary when any problematic situations arose
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