ALFONTA L. ALLEN
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)
MENIFEE,CA
1
Certification
19
years of professional experience
Highly disciplined law enforcement leader with 19 years of dedicated service within the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Proven track record of directing elite tactical operations, managing high-stress institutional crises, and enforcing rigorous security standards. Expert instructor specializing in advanced weapons systems, command logistics, and staff development.
Work History
Head Store Manager / Co-Manager
- Exercised full operational control over staffing, profit-and-loss auditing, and inventory tracking for a high-volume flagship retail facility at the Mission Viejo location. Managed as head store manager and co-manager overseeing daily corporate retail procedures.
- Retail Management Operations
Correctional Sergeant / Watch SGT / Program SGT / Outside Patrol (O.P.) SGT
8 Years 9 Months- Tactical Command: Serve as the Crisis Response Team (CRT) Commander, directing tactical operations, logistics, and training regimens for a program involvement spanning nearly 18 years.
- Program Sergeant Operations: Successfully commanded frontline operations during back-to-back attempted murder incidents as the designated Program Sergeant within the first six months of promotion to rank. Implement the day-to-day running of the yard via the captain's direction and direct supervisor of Lieutenants.
- Watch Sergeant Operations: Supervise comprehensive security, manage scheduling, and redirect personnel during critical staff shortages. Coordinate emergency transportation routing.
- Outside Patrol (O.P.) Sergeant: Provide security for the institution, prevent unauthorized entries or exits, and act as an active shooter responder for the administration building and parking lot. Maintain inventory accountability for all state vehicles.
- Weapons Instruction: Actively serve as an institutional Range Master and Tactical Firearms Instructor (TFI), delivering advanced tactical weapons proficiency training to departmental staff.
Correctional Officer (Search & Escort / Building Unit / Work Change / Yard Officer)
10 Years- Search and Escort (S&E) Officer: Supervised inmate movement throughout the day, processed rule violations, and served 115 disciplinary paperwork. Identified and resolved clerical issues during the RVR process in coordination with Sergeants and Lieutenants.
- Building / Housing Unit Officer: Acted as Officer in Charge of daily operations within a high-volume housing unit. Managed floor operations, assigned cells, conducted strict cell searches/inspections, and monitored inmate populations including new arrivals and high-challenge C-status disciplinary failures.
- Work Change Officer: Screened and searched inmate workers and students returning from vocational areas, outside medical runs, or court runs to successfully detect and prevent contraband from entering the facility. Maintained strict daily accountability of all incoming/outgoing inmate work crews.
- Yard / Control Booth Officer: Supervised general yard activities and responded immediately to all emergency alarm codes across the yard and institution. Provided overall building security, managed secure door controls, monitored phone lines, and delivered armed gun coverage to protect floor staff.
- Platform Modernization: Selected as an active member of the specialized transition team tasked with upgrading institutional staff firearms from legacy .38 revolvers to the Glock 22 .40 caliber semi-automatic platform.
Route Sales Supervisor / Sales Manager & Representative
- Directed autonomous route sales, logistics, and new business acquisitions under minimal direct supervision. Built client routes from the ground up, managed accounts, and consistently exceeded commission-driven revenue targets. Highly motivated role requiring strict self-direction.
Education
Tactical Qualifications
Firearms Instruction: Certified Tactical Firearms Instructor (TFI) |
- Advanced Armorer Certification
Technical Armorer
Specialized Marksman: POST Certified Sniper |
Skills
Tactical Operations: Active Shooter Rapid Response
Counter-Sniper Tactics
Entry Team Dynamics
Institutional Governance: Title 15 Compliance
RVR Legal Document Processing
Multi-Unit Facility Scheduling
Leadership Logistics: Incident Command System (ICS)
Force Allocation Redirection
Operational Readiness Training
Certification
- Tactical Qualifications: CDCR Crisis Response Team Operator 1 & Operator 2 Graduate
- Specialized Marksman: POST Certified Sniper | CRT Sniper Marksmanship Academy Cadre (2025)
- Firearms Instruction: Certified Tactical Firearms Instructor (TFI) (2016) | Teach-the-Trainer (T4T) Graduate
- Technical Armorer: Advanced Armorer Certification – Lassen Community College
Personal Information
Title: Correctional Sergeant | Crisis Response Team (CRT) Commander
Timeline
Correctional Sergeant / Watch SGT / Program SGT / Outside Patrol (O.P.) SGT
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)
01.2018 - CurrentRead More
Correctional Officer (Search & Escort / Building Unit / Work Change / Yard Officer)
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)
01.2008 - 01.2018Read More
CRT Sniper Marksmanship Academy Cadre
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Lassen Community College
from Advanced Armorer Certification
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Teach-the-Trainer (T4T) Graduate
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Route Sales Supervisor / Sales Manager & Representative
Schwan’s Home Delivery
01.2008Read More
Head Store Manager / Co-Manager
Vans, Inc. & Various Companies
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CDCR Crisis Response Team Operator 1 & Operator 2 Graduate
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