Andrew L. Perez
Weslaco,TX
Summary
Qualified Security Officer with experience maintaining safety for campus grounds and facilities. Talented at roving control and entrance control. Successfully remains calm in high-pressure situations and interactions with difficult individuals. Safety-conscious security team member with excellent communication skills and eye for detail.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Armed Security Officer
Akima Global Services
Donna, TX
05.2023 - 06.2024
- Conducted inspections on immigrants and property upon arrival to facility.
- Worked long hours from 12-16 hour shifts from nights to day shifts while staying vigilant and active.
- Writing incident reports professionally when required.
- Being in charge of large amount of detainees from different age groups juveniles to families and also single adults per pod.
- Acquiring my level 3 guard license and going through firearm training certification.
- Maintaining uniform looking professional at all times and having to wear utility belt carrying handcuffs, baton, and tactical scissors.
- Conducting roll calls for pods and keeping count of while incoming and outgoing traffic.
- Responded quickly to incidents and assessed active situations for security concerns.
- Enforced company policies and procedures consistently across various sites while maintaining professionalism at all times.
- Responded quickly to emergency situations to assess and deflect issues.
- Completed full building and grounds patrols to spot and investigate concerns.
- Participated in ongoing professional training, staying current on industry trends and best practices for armed security officers.
- Collaborated with law enforcement agencies during investigations, contributing vital information for case resolution.
Security Officer
deployed services
Donna, AR
03.2021 - 05.2023
- Worked around the clock with detainees illegal immigrants at day and night hours.
- Escorted and transported subjects.
- Worked side by side on a daily basis with federal organizations such as border patrol at a processing facility of immigrants helping and passing important information.
- Provided assistance to border patrol agents with spanish communication to detainees
- Documented security-related situations and reported to border patrol agents in charge of pod and superiors.
- Reported and noted safety hazards in or around facility.
- Maintained high levels of alertness throughout shifts making sure pod was under control.
- Identified suspicious activity to determine appropriate response and report if necessary.
- Reviewed guest identification and employee credentials at the entry gates to authorize entry onto premises including; border patrol agents, officers, ICE agents and more.
- Addressed problems quickly and reported clear information such as detainees needing medical attention.
- Monitored premises and recorded activity in daily officer reports.
- Guarded restricted areas to prevent unauthorized entry from civilians at the gates onto site of the facility or detainees from leaving pods or entering restricted areas.
Footwear Sales Associate
Academy Sports and Outdoors
Weslaco, TX
09.2022 - 05.2023
- Handled customer inquiries and complaints professionally, resolving issues promptly to maintain satisfaction levels.
- Drove team revenue totals by bringing in top sales numbers.
- Collaborated with team members to achieve monthly sales goals and optimize store performance.
- Accurately handled cash, card and check transactions to balance computerized register.
- Assisted freight workers in unpacking boxes and preparing shipments for online sales.
- Created attractive merchandise displays throughout store.
- Maintained accurate knowledge of new products and services based on changing market trends.
Education
High School Diploma -
Progreso High School
Progreso, TX05.2020
Skills
- Criminal Law Knowledge
- Investigative Skills
- Interior and Exterior Patrol
- De-escalation Techniques
- Emergency Response
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Team Player
- Attentive and Observant
- Detail-Oriented
- Incident Reporting
- Law Enforcement Collaboration
- Report Writing
- problem solving
- time management
- adaptability
- decision-making
- critical thinking
- Bilingual
- Security Guard License
Timeline
Armed Security Officer
Akima Global Services
05.2023 - 06.2024
Footwear Sales Associate
Academy Sports and Outdoors
09.2022 - 05.2023
Security Officer
deployed services
03.2021 - 05.2023
High School Diploma -
Progreso High School