Chenique Thomas
Leary,GA
Summary
Bringing 25 years of diverse experience across food services and correctional environments, successfully enforcing safety regulations and supervising staff. Proven expertise in inventory management and operational compliance, ensuring efficiency and adherence to facility standards.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Correctional Officer
Calhoun State Prison
Morgan Ga, GA
08.2024 - Current
- Monitored inmate behavior to ensure compliance with facility rules and regulations.
- Enforced prison rules and regulations while maintaining a safe environment for inmates and staff.
- Inspected cells and conducted random searches of common areas.
- Supervised prisoners during meals, recreation time, work assignments, medical visits, court appearances, and other activities.
- Interacted with inmates in an effort to reduce tension between them and maintain a peaceful atmosphere within the facility.
- Informed inmates and visitors of rules, safety and security procedures and responsibilities.
- Assisted in training new Correctional Officers in proper safety protocols and techniques for dealing with difficult situations.
- Performed security checks on visitors entering the facility as well as on packages being delivered to inmates.
- Transported prisoners between facilities or court hearings using secure vehicles equipped with restraints.
- Supervised offender work assignments and evaluated performance for compliance with standard regulations.
- Conducted headcounts to ensure that all inmates were accounted for.
- Performed head counts, checking cells for missing inmates.
- Inspected locks, window bars, doors, and security systems to support escape prevention.
- Guarded facility entrances to screen visitors.
- Conducted fire, safety and sanitation inspections.
- Served meals and dispensed medications to inmates.
Deputy Jailer
Terrell County Sheriff Department
Dawson, GA
02.2023 - 05.2024
- Received and booked detainees by performing such tasks as fingerprinting.
- Collected and inventoried all inmate property at booking.
- Completed and maintained all arrest and booking reports.
- Placed prisoners in an assigned jail cell and removed them for transportation.
- Supervised inmates during in-house activities such as meals, recreation.
- Ensured safety and health of prisoners.
- Inspected conditions of doors.
- Supervised the cleaning of the jail and inmate living quarters.
- Followed all procedures covering inmate security.
- Maintained control and discipline.
- Maintained uniform and equipment.
- Handled physical confrontations.
- Supervised inmate activities to maintain safety and order within the facility.
Delivery Driver
Fed Ex Ground
Albany, Georgia
04.2023 - 08.2024
- Operated delivery vehicle following designated routes and schedules.
- Loaded and unloaded packages efficiently and safely.
- Conducted pre-trip inspections to ensure vehicle safety and compliance.
- Managed package tracking systems to confirm delivery status accurately.
- Assisted customers with inquiries regarding deliveries and services offered.
- Delivered goods in a timely fashion while adhering to speed limits and other traffic regulations.
- Transported and safely delivered items to prevent damage or loss.
- Drove safely in all weather conditions including rain, snow, sleet, ice.
Correctional Officer
Terrell County Prison
Dawson, GA
05.2019 - 01.2023
- Maintained security of rehabilitation institutions.
- Guarded prisoners until released.
- Picked up and transported prisoners.
- Ensured safety and welfare of the general public and inmates during transportation to various locations.
- Received and booked detainees by performing such tasks as photographing, issuing uniforms, assigning jail cells.
- Collected and inventoried all inmate property at booking.
- Assigned prisoners to the proper level of confinement.
- Verified all prisoners were accounted for.
- Placed prisoners in an assigned jail cell and removed them for transportation.
- Supervised inmates during in-house activities such as meals, work, recreation, exercise, visits.
- Ensured safety and health of prisoners.
- Inspected conditions of locks, doors.
Lead Former
M.A. Mortenson Com
Dawson, GA
02.2019 - 06.2020
- Experience in shipping & receiving, and one-year clerical experience directly related to shipping and receiving.
- Performed data entry for shipping orders and invoicing.
- Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint.
- Provided all administrative support to 3 senior level executives.
- Ordered, stocked, and distributed office supplies.
- Handled inventory, shipping, and purchased replacement parts.
- Performed general plumbing repair for large production facility.
- Planned and directed advertising, menus, entertainment, decorations and staffing of special events.
- Selected and priced items; set up displays; and created promotional materials.
- 6 Month Experience in working with a young adult.
- In Girl Scout for 12 year and work at camp with the kids.
- Love work with new person.
- I have driver license.
- Sit with older person take place and take care of them.
CERTIFIED SALES CONSULTANT
SERRA HYUNDAI
BIRMINGHAM, AL
11.2018 - 02.2019
- Directed sales workers.
- Coordinated work activities.
- Met sales goals.
- Built sales strategies with company officials.
- Attended company meetings.
- Knowledge sets include: Certified, sales goals.
Reproduction Machine Loader
U.S. Foods
Birmingham, AL
06.2016 - 05.2018
- Started machines.
- Stopped machines.
- Adjusted machine tension.
- Removed finished packaged items from machines.
- Monitored machine flow, machine speed.
- Packed finished workloads.
- Packed jobs according to instructions.
- Inspected finished items.
- Prepared items for shipment.
- Labeled products.
- Cleared machine jams.
- Fed machines.
Food Server
Holiday Inn
Birmingham, AL
12.2016 - 03.2017
- Took customer orders.
- Delivered food and drinks to customers at their tables.
- Checked customer identification before serving alcoholic beverages.
- Collected customer payments.
- Relayed orders to kitchen staff by computer.
- Checked in with customers during their meals or drinks.
- Brought dirty dishes to the kitchen for cleaning.
- Showed menus to customers.
- Returned change credit cards, and receipts to customers at their tables.
- Maintained a fast-working pace.
- Greeted and handled customers with a friendly attitude.
- Quickly delivered food and drinks.
- Knowledge sets include: meals, drinks, food, prepare food.
Laborer
Man Power
Birmingham, AL
10.2016 - 12.2016
- Received items to stock warehouses.
- Unpacked supplies.
- Counted items received.
- Logged items received.
- Labeled items with identification tags.
- Stored items in warehouses.
- Compared requisition orders with stock.
- Recorded damage to stock.
- Disposed of damaged stock.
- Maintained electronic records of inventories, price lists, shipments, goods used, goods issued.
- Followed all safety procedures.
- Used basic math.
Assembly Line Inspector
Ambassador
Bainbridge, GA
03.2016 - 06.2016
- Set work schedules.
- Enforced safety and health rules.
- Inspected materials and products.
- Inspected equipment.
- Demonstrated equipment use to employees.
- Observed work of operators.
- Managed budgets.
- Reviewed production costs.
- Modified production and inventory to maintain profitability.
- Assigned duties to employees.
Assistant Cook
Mr. Pip's
Donalsonville, GA
02.2016 - 06.2016
- Cooking breakfast and lunch and serving it.
- Prepared meats, desserts, fish.
- Prepared raw produce for cooking or eating.
- Ordered food.
- Maintained records and accounts.
- Maintained detailed menu knowledge.
- Priced menu items.
- Planned menu.
- Maintained clean and tidy personal appearance.
- Maintained professional dress code.
- Inspected serving areas for safety and cleanliness.
- Met federal regulations regarding food preparation.
- Turned and stirred foods to ensure even cooking.
Monitor
Calhoun C.B.O.E
Arlington, GA
09.2007 - 06.2009
- Assisted passengers on a bus.
- Accommodated children, passengers with disabilities.
- Checked safety equipment.
- Maintained calm and order during emergencies.
- Reported problems to managers.
- Certified in first aid.
- Certified in CPR.
Kitchen Manager
Powerline Restaurant
Damascus, GA
11.2006 - 08.2008
- Cleaned dishes.
- Maintained a clean kitchen.
- Cleaned food preparation equipment.
- Washed flatware.
- Washed glasses and cups.
- Kept work areas clean and sanitary.
- Cleaned garbage cans.
- Sorted trash and recycling.
- Transferred trash to pick up areas.
- Stocked supplies at serving areas.
- Stocked cupboards, fridges, and freezers.
- Washed pots and pans.
- Ensured food prep and serving procedures met safety regulations, fire codes, health regulations.
- Ensured that food was prepared with correct recipe, presentation.
- Resolved customer complaints regarding food quality, service, facilities.
- Coordinated cooking personnel and work assignments.
- Ensured economical use of food and supplies.
- Ensured that food was prepared quickly and on time.
- Scheduled and received food and beverage deliveries.
- Checked delivery contents for quality, quantity, accuracy.
- Reviewed financial transactions.
- Maintained food and equipment inventories.
- Scheduled staff hours and assigned work duties.
- Uphold standards for staff performance and customer service.
Debone
Perdue Farms Inc
Dothan, AL
07.2005 - 01.2007
- Prepared cuts of meat by cutting.
- Arranged displays.
- Inspected meat for quality.
- Removed non-meat portions including bones.
- Cut and trimmed meat using knives.
- Prepared consumer-sized portions of meat by boning, trimming.
- Cut meat, poultry.
- Checked equipment to ensure that it meets health and safety regulations.
- Processed various cuts of meats.
- Weighed meats.
- Followed all rules and regulations of HACCP.
- Operated market equipment including slicer, scale, knife.
Line Leader Debone
Equity Group Eufaula
Bake hill, AL
11.2003 - 07.2005
- Prepared cuts of meat by tenderizing, cutting.
- Inspected meat for quality.
- Removed non-meat portions including skin, feathers, bones, excess fat.
- Cut and trimmed meat using knives.
- Prepared consumer-sized portions of meat by cutting, trimming.
- Prepared meat for packaging.
- Cut meat, poultry.
- Checked equipment to ensure that it meets health and safety regulations.
- Processed various cuts of meats.
- Weighed meats.
- Followed all rules and regulations of HACCP.
- Operated market equipment including knife.
Manager
McDonald's Restaurant
Blakely, GA
01.1998 - 06.2001
- Supervised office staff.
- Resolved employee disputes.
- Trained employees on work procedures.
- Evaluated employee job performance.
- Ensured policies and procedures were followed.
- Scheduled staff.
- Directed billing and office support duties.
- Identified and resolved system problems.
- Prepared inventory control reports.
- Ensured production goals were met.
- Managed overall department performance.
- Maintained excellent communication within department.
- Knowledge sets include: money orders.
- Supervised food preparation and serving workers.
- Collected and balanced cash receipts at the end of the day or shift.
- Resolved customer complaints regarding food or service.
- Trained workers in food preparation.
- Trained workers in safety and sanitation procedures.
- Trained workers in food service.
- Inspected supplies, equipment, work areas.
- Ensured quick, efficient service.
- Promoted friendly customer service.
- Ensured that federal regulations regarding cleanliness and food preparation were met.
- Uphold company standards for food quality and service.
- Managed food inventory.
- Evaluated work procedures for alteration and improvement.
- Assigned duties, tasks, and work stations to workers.
- Performed staffing duties such as recruiting, hiring, training, firing, disciplinary action.
- Consulted with other managers as appropriate.
- Attended management meetings.
- Analyzed loss problems such as theft and food waste.
- Controlled costs to keep them low and within budget.
- Prepared work schedules for food prep and service workers.
- Used equipment such as barcode readers, credit card machines, point of sale terminals.
Education
High school or equivalent -
Calhoun C.B.O.E
Arlington, GA06-2009
Skills
- Administrative Support
- Advertising
- Basic
- Billing
- Budgeting
- Clerical
- Communication Skills
- Cooking
- CPR
- Certified
- Credit
- Customer Service
- Data Entry
- Debit
- Delivery
- Doors
- Event Management
- Fast
- Fat
- Financial
- Firing
- First Aid
- General Office Duties
- Hiring
- Inventory Management
- Invoicing
- Marketing
- Materials Management
- Math
- Meeting Facilitation
- Microsoft
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Money
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- Packaging
- Personnel
- Plumbing
- Policy Analysis
- Promotional Materials
- Quality
- Quick
- Receiving
- Recruiting
- Safety
- Sales
- Shipping
- Staffing
- Stock Control
- Tables
- Transportation
- Inmate supervision
- Cell inspection
- Policy enforcement
- Leadership skills
- Time management
- Emergency response
- Ethical standards of conduct
- Relationship building and management
- Correctional facility procedures
- First aid training
- Staff management
- Weapons training
- Inmate monitoring
- Visitation oversight
Certification
Georgia Work Ready Certificate
Timeline
Correctional Officer
Calhoun State Prison
08.2024 - Current
Delivery Driver
Fed Ex Ground
04.2023 - 08.2024
Deputy Jailer
Terrell County Sheriff Department
02.2023 - 05.2024
Correctional Officer
Terrell County Prison
05.2019 - 01.2023
Lead Former
M.A. Mortenson Com
02.2019 - 06.2020
CERTIFIED SALES CONSULTANT
SERRA HYUNDAI
11.2018 - 02.2019
Food Server
Holiday Inn
12.2016 - 03.2017
Laborer
Man Power
10.2016 - 12.2016
Reproduction Machine Loader
U.S. Foods
06.2016 - 05.2018
Assembly Line Inspector
Ambassador
03.2016 - 06.2016
Assistant Cook
Mr. Pip's
02.2016 - 06.2016
Monitor
Calhoun C.B.O.E
09.2007 - 06.2009
Kitchen Manager
Powerline Restaurant
11.2006 - 08.2008
Debone
Perdue Farms Inc
07.2005 - 01.2007
Line Leader Debone
Equity Group Eufaula
11.2003 - 07.2005
Manager
McDonald's Restaurant
01.1998 - 06.2001
High school or equivalent -
Calhoun C.B.O.E