Farida Amin
Stafford,United States
Summary
Cleared Professional Security professional with solid background in protecting assets and ensuring safety. Proven ability to assess risks, manage security protocols, and respond effectively to incidents. Strong focus on collaborative team efforts and adapting to evolving security needs. Reliable and skilled in surveillance, access control, and emergency response.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Security Officer
Securitas Critical Infrastructure Services, Inc.
09.2021 - Current
- Company overview : LEIDOS GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS.
- Monitored premises to ensure safety and security of
- personnel and property.
- Trained new security staff on protocols, procedures, and emergency response measures.
- Collaborated with management to develop policies aimed at enhancing overall security measures.
- Implemented surveillance systems to monitor activities and deter potential threats effectively.
- Conducted regular patrols to detect and prevent unauthorized access or incidents.
- Responded promptly to alarms and emergency situations, coordinating with local authorities as needed.
- Prepared detailed incident reports, documenting findings and actions taken for future reference.
Custodial Supervisor 1
Rappahannock Goodwill Industries
07.2018 - Current
- Serves as a Custodial Supervisor Level 1
- Supervised multiple custodial employees with a varied of handicapped and challenging personalities.
- Surveyed assigned work locations daily, checked employees work assignments were completed and end of the week submitted cleaning supplies inventory request to replace inventory used and provided leadership with weekly status reports on completed tasks.
- Supervisor: Gerald Coles (540) 207-6788
- Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
Armed Security Officer
New Horizon Security
07.2012 - 09.2017
- Served as an Armed Security Officer at various Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in Northern Virginia locations.
- I have legal authority to carry firearms and arrest powers in accordance with state, and local municipalities governing rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
- Primary mission is to serve and protect the staff and customers of the DMV patrol outside and inside DMV property.
- Crowd control and handled any disturbance issues on site and worked with local police force to handle conflicts with unruly customers.
- Supervisor: Saba (703) 867-2043
- Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
Federal Police Officer
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
02.2004 - 04.2010
- Serves as a Police Officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in New York City located on the Bronx, NY.
- I have legal authority to carry firearms and arrest powers in accordance with federal, state, and local municipalities governing rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
- Primary mission as a Federal Police Officer is to maintain law and order, protect life, property, and the civil rights of individuals; with secondary mission being the protection of Government property and national information from acts of sabotage, espionage, terrorism, trespass, theft, fire, and accidental and/or willful damage and destruction.
- Also maintain law and order and provide protective services for the employees and visitors on Federal property and the effective perimeter.
- My responsibilities are to serve on any shift and rotate, on a periodic basis, to stationary posts, roving patrols, control desk, and physical security escort assignments.
- At stationary posts, thoroughly check for proper identification of pedestrian vehicular traffic prior to admittance through the Security Access Control System.
- Performed unscheduled periodic perimeter and internal patrols of the building and ground by checking for unsecured doors and windows, illegal entry, suspicious persons and vehicles, etc.
- Respond to alarm situations at Credit Union, gun vault, tour laboratory, etc.
- Protect and safeguard information and material affecting national security and defense, and protect people and their civil rights from a variety of dangerous and hostile situations.
- Respond to a variety of potentially serious calls concerning disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace etc., which require a professional and courteous resolution.
- Incumbents must use good judgment in taking appropriate action to resolve situations.
- Conduct preliminary investigations, obtain and properly processes physical evidence, seek out witnesses, interview complainants, victims, witnesses and suspects; obtain written statements and prepare cases for prosecution.
- As a Federal Police officer with prescribed powers of arrest for violation of federal offenses, observe all activity occurring on VA property and constantly alert to acts of suspicious nature; immediately respond to reports of crime, and crimes in progress.
- Issue traffic citations and federal violation notices for petty offenses and those state statutes adopted under 18 U.S.C. 13.
- I am a Subject Matter Expert (SME) with skills to provide expert testimony in a court of law and have testified numerous times for the State of New York City to provide expert testimony on suspects for the States Attorney's office on cases that I wrote the citations for Disorderly conduct, Traffic Violations, Illegal Substance (illegal Drug possession) and other Felony and misdemeanor violation.
- I have extensive mandatory police training in Policy, Federal Law, Police Firearms, Self Defense, Police Crowed Control Techniques, Investigations, Police Report Writing, Municipal Police Training Council, Law enforcement Training and Consultant Services, Law enforcement Training and Security Management Awareness, Peace Officer Training Fire Safety Awareness Training, Weapons of Mass Destruction Training, Peace officer Academy, Firearm Safety Training, Armed Security Guard Training, Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services Armed Security Officer Arrest Authority and 07E Handgun Training, and other on the job training for professional Police Officer.
- This is a federal job
- Supervisor: SGT JONES (718) 584-9000
- Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
SPECIAL PEACE OFFICER
CITY OF NY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPORATION
01.2001 - 02.2004
- Responsible for all law enforcement and protective security functions on this high volume component of the largest municipal hospital system in the united states.
- Observed, stopped, and questioned suspicious persons authoritatively and tactfully to determine the nature of their business and to provide appropriate direction or control.
- Conducted command desk operations and surveillance, enforced local, state, and federal laws, rules and regulations.
- Conduct preliminary investigations, obtain and properly processes physical evidence, seek out witnesses, interview complainants, victims, witnesses and suspects; obtain written statements and prepare cases for prosecution.
- Observe all activity and remain constantly alert to acts of suspicious nature; immediately respond to reports of crime, and crimes in progress.
- Proficient in crowd and riot control, and bomb threat procedures.
- Supervisor: SGT EVANS (212) 423-7302
- Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
OFFICE ASSISTANT
CITY OF NY HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION
04.1998 - 01.2000
- Performed general administrative duties including answering telephones and generating weekly and monthly reports.
- Completed special projects when assigned.
- Researched and organized mail correspondence from applicants regarding city food stamp program.
- Collected and reviewed finger print images for applicants, documented qualifications, retrieved data from welfare management system regarding case status and possible illegal collection of benefits
Education
Associate's Degree - EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT
BRAMSON ORT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
New York, NY, United States05.1997
Criminal Justice
Enforcement Training Center
Certification - Law Enforcement
Pace University
New York, NYSkills
- Management
- Security
- Customer Service
- Organizational Skills
- Typing
- Word
- Report writing
- Incident reporting
- Security guard license
- CCTV surveillance
Certification
- Common Wealth of Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Service Private Security Services training and registration DCJS ID # 99279008 May 2013
- Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services Armed Security Officer Arrest Authority - 03/08/2012
- Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services 07E Handgun Training March 2012
- Firearm Safety Training (Woodbridge VA) May 2006
- Armed Security Guard Training at Olinville (New York City) December 2005
- Law enforcement Training at Pace University (New York) June 2013
- Law enforcement Training and Consultant Services, INC October 2002
- Peace Officer Training Certificate (New York City) October 2002
- Fire Safety Awareness Training (New York City) October 2002
- Law enforcement Training and Security Management Awareness (New York City) April 2002
- Weapons of Mass Destruction Training Peace officer academy at Pace University (New York City) May 2002
- Municipal Police Training Council (State of New York) February 2001
Assessments
- Workplace English — Expert September 2019
- Understanding spoken and written English in work situations.
- Full results: https://share.indeedassessments.com/share_assignment/v02t0quc8zb6ypje
- Indeed Assessments provides skills tests that are not indicative of a license or certification, or continued development in any professional field.
Languages
Hindi
English
Dari
Persian
Timeline
Security Officer
Securitas Critical Infrastructure Services, Inc.
09.2021 - Current
Custodial Supervisor 1
Rappahannock Goodwill Industries
07.2018 - Current
Armed Security Officer
New Horizon Security
07.2012 - 09.2017
Federal Police Officer
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
02.2004 - 04.2010
SPECIAL PEACE OFFICER
CITY OF NY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPORATION
01.2001 - 02.2004
OFFICE ASSISTANT
CITY OF NY HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION
04.1998 - 01.2000
Criminal Justice
Enforcement Training Center
Certification - Law Enforcement
Pace University
Associate's Degree - EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT
BRAMSON ORT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE