Ariana Rodriguez
Cheshire
Summary
Dynamic Badging and Identification Specialist with a proven track record at Allied Universal Security Services. Expert in access control management and investigative techniques, ensuring compliance and security across multiple sites. Recognized for exceptional customer service and time management, delivering actionable findings and enhancing operational efficiency.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Badging and Identification Specialists
Allied Universal Security Services
East Hartford
10.2022 - Current
- Designed, built, and maintained custom access levels tailored to job roles, departments, clearance requirements, and security protocols.
- Configured user groups and assigned permissions to secure access across multiple locations, ensuring compliance with organizational policies.
- Conducted regular audits and updates to access privileges in response to employee status changes (e.g., onboarding/offboarding).
- Created and managed time-based access restrictions, implementing schedules and time zones aligned with site-specific operations (e.g., business hours, overnight staff).
- Adjusted access schedules seasonally or based on organizational needs, such as holidays and facility closures.
- Administered and maintained the Lenel OnGuard access control system to ensure secure, accurate, and efficient management of user credentials and permissions.
- Created and updated user profiles, verified access privileges, and generated system reports to enhance compliance and security operations across multiple sites.
- Monitored and managed electronic security alarm systems, ensuring timely responses to safety, intrusion, fire, and access control alerts across facilities.
- Interpreted alarm signals, dispatched appropriate personnel, maintained incident logs, and ensured system functionality to protect people, property, and assets.
- Led cross-functional workplace investigations in partnership with HR, Legal, and Government Compliance, coordinating with external agencies (e.g., DHS, HSI) to collect evidence, conduct interviews, and deliver defensible findings.
- Coordinated end-to-end investigations, including intake, scoping, interviews, evidence handling, and reporting, ensuring timely and compliant resolutions under ITAR/EAR and company policy.
- Conducted multi-party investigations involving HR, Legal, and Government Compliance, engaging external authorities to address policy or regulatory breaches, delivering actionable findings and remediation plans.
- Served as investigative liaison between internal stakeholders (HR, Legal, Compliance) and external partners (federal, state, local law enforcement), ensuring chain-of-custody integrity and privacy compliance for executive-ready reports.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice, Sociology
University Of Hartford
West Hartford, CT09-2026
Certificate - Veterinary Assistant
Tunxis Community College
Farmington, CT06-2022
High School Diploma -
Academy of Science and Innovation
New Britain, CT06-2019
Skills
- Identification processes
- Identification verification
- Security assessment
- Point of sale systems
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Time management
- Customer service
Training Certificates
- Veterinary Assistant Certification
- Insider threat awareness
- OPSEC Awareness for Military members, DoD employees and contractors
- CPR Adult/ Children first aid
- Introduction to Information Security training
- Unauthorized Disclosure of Classified information for DoD and industry
- DoD mandatory controlled unclassified information (CUI) training
Activities Community Involvement
- Volunteer, My Brothers Keeper, Aiding in handing out gifts/foods for families in housing.
- Volunteer, Doggy Do’s Daycare, Running a daycare only dogs, walking dogs, dog washing.
Computer Technical Skills
- Microsoft Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Outlook
- ID Credential Center
- Point of Sale
- ETK services
Languages
Spanish
Limited
Timeline
Badging and Identification Specialists
Allied Universal Security Services
10.2022 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice, Sociology
University Of Hartford
Certificate - Veterinary Assistant
Tunxis Community College
High School Diploma -
Academy of Science and Innovation