Brandon Blackburn
Lexington
Summary
Hard-working professional with 2 years of Correctional Officer and over7 years of supervision experience and demonstrated knowledge of labor efficiency, workflow optimization, and productivity improvement. My background is supported by a vast experience in quality management, training & development.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Correctional Officer
KY DJJ
11.2022 - Current
- Supervise residents during meals, recreation time, work assignments, medical visits, court appearances, and other activities
- Enforce facility policy and regulations while maintaining a safe environment for residents and staff
- Maintain order in the facility by monitoring inmate behavior and intervening when necessary
- Monitor video surveillance systems to observe resident activity throughout the correctional facility
- Respond to emergency situations such as riots or disturbances with appropriate force measures
- Interact with residents in an effort to reduce tension between them and maintain a peaceful atmosphere within the facility
- Provide guidance to help residents adjust to their new environment and develop life skills needed upon release from the facility
- As a F.T.I., Assisted in training new Correctional Officers in proper safety protocols and techniques for dealing with difficult situations
- Conduct searches of residents, cells, and facility grounds to detect contraband or illegal activities
- Prepare detailed reports documenting all relevant information related to daily operations at the correctional facility
- Monitor daily activities to identify and manage suspicious behavior, improper conduct and signs of conflict
- Employ de-escalation techniques, verbal commands and physical and mechanical restraints to address unruly inmates
- Maintain clear and open communications with facility areas to support safe operations
- Maintain resident logs and entered information into electronic offender record systems for regulatory monitoring
- General understanding of all computer systems associated with FRJDC daily operations
Paint Supervisor
Mid States Steel
01.2015 - 01.2022
- Oversee quality control activities to include testing blast profile, paint mileage, and general inspection of all steel that came through paint rack
- Recognized for constant ability to manage risk by utilizing risk management practices through adherence to posted policies and procedures
- Regularly performed and recorded general maintenance activities of paint and blast systems necessary to reduce waste and ensure continuous production
- Demonstrated a wide range of competency and proficiency in the utilization of power/hand tools to include supplementary attachments used in fastening, bracing, and cutting hardware
Education
High School Diploma - undefined
Henry Clay High School
05.2006
Skills
- Records Management
- Belongings inspection
- Crisis Management
- Contraband Seizure
- Resident monitoring
- Non-violent intervention
- Work crew management
- Incident prevention
- Surveillance
- Emergency Response
- Facility Security
- Booking procedures
- Emergency Management
- De-Escalation Techniques
- Search and seize procedures
- Radio communication
Accomplishments
- Generated, maintained, and distributed quality control documentation that accompanied associated products to end user(s).
- Meticulously read and adhered to blueprint architecture while undertaking the general assembly of steel structures on a regular basis.
SMOKER STATUS
Non-Smoker
KEYWORDS
- Communication
- Welding
- Paint
- Relationship building
- Resource
- Organization
- Goal
- Task
- Benefit
- Activity
- Results
- Success
- Requirements
- Dependency
- Change
- Problem
- Risk
- Issue
- Quality assurance
- Control checks
- MS
- Microsoft office
- Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Tools
- Compliance
- Program
- Policies
- Procedures
- Activities
- Crane
- Machine inspection
Timeline
Correctional Officer
KY DJJ
11.2022 - Current
Paint Supervisor
Mid States Steel
01.2015 - 01.2022
High School Diploma - undefined
Henry Clay High School
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