Seasoned Correctional Leader with over 17 years in custody operations and facility security. Expertise in crisis response, conflict resolution, and maintaining safe environments. Proven ability to reduce behavioral incidents and enhance team security through effective communication and accountability.
Work History
Correctional Officer Lieutenant
2 Years 7 Months
Texas Department of Criminal Justice, TDCJ | 2024.04 - Current
Conduct shift briefings with subordinate who are scheduled for duty by informing them of pertinent information, conduct training, assign shift officers to their daily assignment.
Coordinated inmate counts, searches, and movement control to maintain facility safety and accountability.
Supervised correctional staff during daily operations, ensuring compliance with security procedures and institutional policies.
Monitored housing areas, identifying contraband, safety risks, and procedural violations.
Scheduled and assigned staff coverage to support operational continuity and post security.
Worked closely with mental health professionals to address the needs of inmates experiencing mental health distress, and promote a safe and supportive environment for recovery.
Captain of Corrections
2 Years 2 Months
Texas Department Criminal Justice | 2022.02 - 2024.04
Supervised up to 8 Lieutenants, 15 Sergeants, and 60 correctional officers who were assigned to the shift. Discuss any problems encountered or anticipated with subordinate employees. Provide supervision to subordinate employees by frequently inspecting the various buildings to include offender housing and dayroom areas on the facility. Give inmates necessary instructions to ensure compliance with all unit and departmental rules and regulations.
Document employee performance on Employee Performance Log counsel inmates, search for contraband, conduct count, supervise inmates in the dining hall as well as work areas. Conduct Pat and strip searches include restraining and securing assaultive inmates maintaining security of the facility and assisting the shift lieutenant with any other additional duties assigned.
Supervised correctional officers during daily operations, ensuring compliance with custody, safety, and security procedures.
Sergeant of Corrections
7 Years 5 Months
Texas Department Criminal Justice | 2014.09 - 2022.02
Supervised up to 40 correctional officers assigned to shift conduct shift briefings with subordinate employees who are scheduled for duty on that day by informing them of pertinent information, conduct training. Assign shift officers to their daily assignments and take into consideration each officer's capabilities prior to duty post assignment and ensure that there are an adequate number of officers present to meet the needs of shift.
Conducted inmate counts, searched for contraband, pat and strip searched of offenders. Document employee performance on the Employee Performance Log. Supervise inmate in the dining hall as well as in the work area. Maintain safety and security of the facility and assist the shift lieutenant with any other additional duties of assignment.
Monitored inmate behavior and intervened quickly during disturbances, emergencies, and rule violations.
Correctional Officer
6 Years 10 Months
Texas Department of Criminal Justice, TDCJ | 2007.11 - 2014.09
Search for contraband and provide security, count feeds, and supervise inmates in housing work, and other areas accessed by stairs. I maintained security of various assigned areas involving extended periods of sitting and standing, climbing stairs, and ladders to reach assigned area and working at heights. Controlled offender movement and maintained secure housing unit operations.
Conducted security counts, inspections, and searches to identify contraband and policy violations.
Supervised offender movement and maintained secure housing unit operations.
I provided custody and securing of inmates including observing actions of inmates squatting and bending to conduct pat and strip search of inmates, restraining and security sometimes assaultive inmates and transferring and transporting inmates by walking or riding in various vehicles such as vans, buses, and other forms of transportation.