Denise Garcia
Edinburg
Summary
Committed job seeker with a history of meeting company needs with consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Cadet Officer
McAllen Police Department
McAllen
09.2025 - 01.2026
- Participated in training programs on law enforcement procedures and crisis management.
- Collaborated with community members to address safety concerns and build trust.
- Observed and reported suspicious activities to enhance public safety efforts.
- Participated in professional development opportunities related to military leadership.
- Facilitated problem-solving sessions among team members when conflicts arose.
- Drafted incident reports detailing criminal activity, civil proceedings and varied incidents.
- Supported positive relationships between community leaders and general public by demonstrating courteous and cooperative behavior when interacting with citizens and visitors.
Legal Assistant
Legal Assistant
Edinburg
04.2024 - 09.2025
- Drafts and prepares pleadings, motions, briefs, abstracts, petitions, summary judgments, legal correspondence, and other legal documents.
- Coordinates the service of subpoenas, service of notices of deposition, and preparation of other legal documents.
- Checks citations, quotations, footnotes, and references for accuracy.
- Files pleadings with courts.
- Schedules, attends and prepares attorneys for hearings, trials, meetings, interviews, appellate arguments, depositions, and docket calls.
- Assists in scheduling and prioritizing attorney caseloads; organizing case files; attending initial interviews and depositions; conducting investigations; and preparing chronologies, fact summaries, and witness files.
- Assists in scheduling and drafting interrogatories, requests for production, requests for admissions, and requests for information.
- Assists in coordinating, assembling, and preparing evidence, exhibits, affidavits, and documents for use in legal proceedings.
- Assists in researching and preparing legislative histories.
Deputy District Clerk
Deputy District Clerk
Edinburg
07.2023 - 04.2024
- Maintain records of acts and proceedings of district courts.
- Collecting filing and/or general fees.
- Preparing documents such as subpoenas, citations, and temporary restraining orders.
- Review the accuracy of documents.
- Processes judgments and closes out cases.
- Assembles daily mail ensuring documents are sent to appropriate parties.
- Answering phone calls, guaranteeing great service to the general public and to attorneys.
- Directing the general public or attorneys to correct information or locations.
Cashier
Dollar General
Edinburg
11.2022 - 07.2023
- Provides excellent customer service.
- Directing guests to products.
- Providing product knowledge.
- Handle all sales transactions when operating the cash register.
- Maintains and organizes products.
- Provides assistance to the managerial team when needed.
Sales Associate
GNC
Edinburg
08.2022 - 11.2022
- Demonstrated superior product knowledge in assisting customers.
- Handled all sales transactions while operating the cash register.
- Adhered to and upheld policies and procedures.
- Maintained a pleasant, friendly, cooperative attitude with customers, co-workers, and supervisors.
- Received, checked, and shelved merchandise.
- Performed bank deposits.
- Handled merchandise orders.
Cashier
Dollar Tree
Edinburg
05.2021 - 12.2021
- Provided information and suggestions to customers in need of assistance.
- Greeted customers.
- Handled all sales transactions while operating the assigned cash register.
- Maintained security of all cash.
- Protected all company assets.
- Maintained a high level of good customer service.
- Maintained a pleasant, friendly, cooperative attitude with customers, co-workers, and supervisors.
- Received merchandise.
- Assisted with unloading trucks and organizing products on shelves.
- Adhered to and upholds policies and procedures.
- Provided assistance to the managerial team when needed.
Education
Bachelors - Criminal Justice
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, TX12.2023
Some College (No Degree) - Criminal Justice
South Texas College
McAllen, TXSkills
- Conversational Spanish
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Case file organization
- Community engagement
- Customer service
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Conflict resolution
- Team collaboration
- Integrity and honesty
Volunteer Experience
Educational Talent Search - UTRGV, Edinburg, TX, 01/01/19, 02/09/24
- Assisted in transferring students to designated event's classrooms.
- Aided in setup and removal of event booths and classrooms.
- Participated in sharing college experiences with students.
- Transferred items for events to staff to and from main office.
Timeline
Cadet Officer
McAllen Police Department
09.2025 - 01.2026
Legal Assistant
Legal Assistant
04.2024 - 09.2025
Deputy District Clerk
Deputy District Clerk
07.2023 - 04.2024
Cashier
Dollar General
11.2022 - 07.2023
Sales Associate
GNC
08.2022 - 11.2022
Cashier
Dollar Tree
05.2021 - 12.2021
Bachelors - Criminal Justice
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Some College (No Degree) - Criminal Justice
South Texas College