Adan Garnica
Elgin
Summary
Highly-motivated, skilled security officer with over 4 years of experience looking for employment.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
2019
2019
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Security Officer
GardaWorld Security
Elgin
12.2025 - Current
- Monitored access points to ensure authorized entry and exit.
- Responded to alarms and incidents, coordinating with local law enforcement.
- Prepared detailed reports on security breaches and incidents for management review.
- Conducted regular security patrols of the facility grounds, parking lots, and perimeter areas.
Loss Prevention Officer
Jewel Osco
Elgin
03.2025 - 12.2025
- Monitored store premises to identify and prevent theft incidents.
- Conducted regular audits of inventory and security systems.
- Collaborated with store management to enhance loss prevention strategies.
- Reported suspicious activities to local authorities as needed.
- Reviewed surveillance footage to gather evidence for investigations.
- Patrolled perimeter of property to observe and identify potential security risks and undesirable conditions
Data Entry/Customer Service/Scheduling Coordinator
Family owned business
Elgin
01.2023 - 05.2024
- Being the first point of contact regarding any issues for my fathers small landscaping business
- Answered Emails, Calls, Text regarding services required from customers
- Securing payments and allocating the funds correctly from completed jobs
- Staying on top of customers needs/wants, by contacting them before and after services were completed.
- Updating prices and offering new services ads via emails and text.
Online Merchant
Self Employed
Elgin
03.2020 - 03.2022
- Answered emails and messages about products and merchandise.
- Took photos, wrote products descriptions, and listed them up for sale on multiple online sales fronts.
- Shipped out orders and kept customers up to date with their orders.
- Created a detailed metrics system that allowed to check order statuses and issues.
After-School Program Assistant
Boys and Girls Club of Elgin
Elgin
12.2019 - 03.2020
- Planned and supervised games and other recreational activities for students.
- Created lessons with personal support, small group instruction and hands-on activities.
- Monitored computer usage and assisted students, if they had any trouble online.
- Helped out the kids with homework. As well as serving them food right after school ended.
Custodian Supervisor
Dundee Park District
Carpentersville
06.2018 - 12.2019
- Checked and stocked inventory throughout the facility to meet the expected demands. Kept facility stocked, and was in charge of ordering any supplies needed.
- Trained new staff, and trained all employees on all cleaning related machinery.
- Prepared rooms for meetings and arranged decorations, media equipment and furniture for social or business functions.
- Monitored cleanliness of the establishment, which include weight rooms, dance halls, meeting rooms, and more.
Education
High School Diploma -
Elgin High School
Elgin, ILSkills
- Customer Service
- Account Management
- Data Entry
- Data Extraction
- Windows Technical Troubleshooting
- Mac Technical Troubleshooting
- Linux Technical Troubleshooting
- Network Troubleshooting
- System Administration
- Server Administration
- Application Configuration
- Data Backup
- Systems Testing
- Hardware Upgrades
- Help Desk
Certification
- Google IT Support Specialization, Coursera, 2023
- IL Perc Card Issued 2025
- CPR Certified
Timeline
Security Officer
GardaWorld Security
12.2025 - Current
Loss Prevention Officer
Jewel Osco
03.2025 - 12.2025
Data Entry/Customer Service/Scheduling Coordinator
Family owned business
01.2023 - 05.2024
Online Merchant
Self Employed
03.2020 - 03.2022
After-School Program Assistant
Boys and Girls Club of Elgin
12.2019 - 03.2020
Custodian Supervisor
Dundee Park District
06.2018 - 12.2019
High School Diploma -
Elgin High School