Gino Diaz
Pueblo,Co
Summary
A dedicated and detail-oriented professional with a strong work ethic, I possess the knowledge and experience necessary to create a safe and secure environment for the staff and citizens of Colorado. My commitment to upholding the policies and procedures of the Colorado Department of Human Services ensures the well-being of all individuals involved. Dependable, capable, and dedicated, I am driven to contribute to the overall success of the organization.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Correctional Officer I
Colorado Dept of Human Services (CMHHIP)
03.2022 - Current
- Manage high-risk situations with professionalism and composure, ensuring the safety of all involved parties.
- Maintained patient safety through vigilant monitoring of behavior and swift intervention during conflicts.
- Assisted in the training of new correctional officers, providing guidance on best practices and procedures.
- Prevented escapes by diligently inspecting perimeters, doors, windows, gates, fences, and other access points throughout the hospital complex regularly.
- Improved communication between staff members by participating in daily briefings and sharing critical information.
- Completed intake paperwork and searches.
- Enhanced facility safety by conducting regular and thorough searches on staff personal property coming into Hawkins Building
- Oversaw visitation sessions, maintaining order and ensuring safety of all parties involved.
- Monitored surveillance equipment to detect and prevent unauthorized activities.
- Ensured security of facility perimeter by conducting routine patrols.
- Restrained patients when disturbances required physical intervention.
Correctional Officer III
Colorado Dept of Corrections (CSP)
09.2022 - 03.2023
- Maintain safety and security in a level 5 state correctional facility working as a housing Lieutenant
- I oversee housing operations on a daily basis and resolve any staff or offender issues that arise
- I Supervised 7 staff (2 Sergeants, 5 Officers) ensuring that they are current and up to date on all department mandatory and non-mandatory training
- Create monthly staff schedules and ensure all staffing patterns are all met
- Processed all staff training needs and make sure that they are forwarded up to staff training specialist. Completed all staff timesheets and payroll paperwork for monthly payroll
- Respond to facility emergencies and disturbances such as medical emergencies, offender fights and other facility disruptions
- Managed high-risk situations with professionalism and composure, ensuring the safety of all involved parties.
- Assisted in the training of new correctional officers, providing guidance on best practices and procedures.
- Prepared, processed and maintained forms, reports, logs, records for briefing of on coming shift.
- Collaborated with fellow officers to maintain a secure environment for staff, visitors, and inmates.
Correctional Officer II
Colorado Dept of Corrections (ICMTC)
12.2021 - 09.2022
- Maintain safety and security in a state facility/training center
- Help train and educate international students that attend the training center
- Create monthly staff schedules and schedules for delegation transportation for arrival and departure flights
- Planning and scheduling weekend outings and sightseeing for delegates
- As the swing shift sergeant, I work daily with offenders in food service
- Assist in kitchen duties such as cooking, working the food service line and nightly cleanup of the kitchen
- During the weekend transitions between country arrivals at the center i would supervise an offender crew that was pulled to help us maintain and ensure sanitation of the facility
Correctional Officer I / II
Colorado Dept of Corrections (CTCF)
08.2020 - 12.2021
- Maintain safety and security in a level 3 state prison
- Due to the COVID Pandemic my work duties have shifted to include many aspects of security and housing to include Yard Sergeant, Shift leads in the cell houses, Master Control Officer, Movement control, and Food Service Security
- I am currently working as a Recreation Officer where I supervise offenders during recreation times and help manage offenders in sporting activities and events
- Schedules have varied even in recreation due to a need for separation between offenders due to COVID so working with an ever-changing schedule has been a must
- Promoted to COII and worked graveyard shift in Housing and Facility Security
- I worked master control and yard sergeant post while on security
- Well working in housing, I was assigned to CH1 where I was in charge of processing the AM food service work crews
- I was then given the opportunity to be the Cell house 5 Intake Sergeant
- Duties consisted of Intake, orientation and medical screening of new offender arrivals
- I also processed offender transfers and discharges such as Parole and community corrections
Correctional Officer I
Colorado Dept of Corrections (CCF)
03.2020 - 08.2020
- Maintain safety and security in a level 4 state prison
- Working primarily security and housing at CCF depending on facility needs my duties included yard duties (escorts, security checks, control centers, master control, gatehouse) and housing (in house moves, counts, medical emergencies, de-escalation, feeding, Medline)
- Centennial also started by reopening Centennial South, I was brought over to be experienced staff to help smooth or solve problems with a new facility and new staff
- Reduced instances of contraband by thoroughly searching inmates, cells, and common areas.
- Escorted inmates to and from cells, court, hospitals, and medical appointments.
- Conducted routine and emergency head counts.
- Assisted in the training of new correctional officers, providing guidance on best practices and procedures.
- Prevented escapes by diligently inspecting perimeters, doors, windows, gates, fences, and other access points throughout the prison complex regularly.
- Contributed to policy development, ensuring alignment with best practices in corrections management.
- Enhanced facility safety by conducting regular and thorough cell inspections.
- While at Centennial South I worked housing to include the jobs above as well as being the Shift lead for the pod, and intake/processing of new offenders coming into the department of corrections
- Enforced rules and regulations to maintain order among inmates.
- Prepared reports to document incidents and violations.
Correctional Officer I
Colorado Dept of Corrections (ICMTC)
07.2018 - 03.2020
- Maintain safety and security in state facility/Training Center
- Help train and educate international students that attend our training center
- Assist in the supervision of offender work crews around the center
- Conduct random area shakedowns and searches around the training center and pat searches on offenders on work crews
- Enhanced facility security by conducting regular inspections and addressing potential risks.
- Contributed to a positive work culture among colleagues by utilizing effective communication skills both verbally and in writing.
Correctional Officer I
Colorado Dept of Corrections (CTCF)
12.2016 - 07.2018
- Maintain safety and security in a level 3 state prison
- Currently a Recreation Officer and helps manage offenders in sporting activities and events
- Conduct offender counts and monitor offenders during the use of our offender music program and offender hobby shop
- Teach offenders how to referee or umpire, coach different sporting events held in recreation
- I would assemble weight lifting meets and powerlifting meets for offenders to compete with each other within the facility
- Maintained inmate safety through vigilant monitoring of behavior and swift intervention during conflicts.
- Observed and supervised inmates throughout visits, meal time, recreation, phone calls, and showers.
- Conducted routine and emergency head counts.
- Assisted in the training of new correctional officers, providing guidance on best practices and procedures.
- Tracked inmates through head counts, visitor logs, and scheduled activities.
- Maintained accurate records of inmate incidents or infractions using electronic databases or written logs as required.
Education
High School Diploma -
Centennial High School
Pueblo, Co01.2001
Skills
- Leadership
- Mentorship
- Customer Service Skills
- Public Speaking Course
- CDL Class B Holder
- De-Escalation Techniques
- Conflict resolution skills
- Policy Enforcement
- Relationship building and management
- Staff Management
- Decision-Making
Timeline
Correctional Officer III
Colorado Dept of Corrections (CSP)
09.2022 - 03.2023
Correctional Officer I
Colorado Dept of Human Services (CMHHIP)
03.2022 - Current
Correctional Officer II
Colorado Dept of Corrections (ICMTC)
12.2021 - 09.2022
Correctional Officer I / II
Colorado Dept of Corrections (CTCF)
08.2020 - 12.2021
Correctional Officer I
Colorado Dept of Corrections (CCF)
03.2020 - 08.2020
Correctional Officer I
Colorado Dept of Corrections (ICMTC)
07.2018 - 03.2020
Correctional Officer I
Colorado Dept of Corrections (CTCF)
12.2016 - 07.2018
High School Diploma -
Centennial High School
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