Israel Preciado
Summary
A highly motivated individual who aspires to improve their knowledge and experience to become a peace officer. Served the City of Santa Ana with the utmost integrity and professionalism from volunteer work to employment. Volunteered as a police explorer for four years attending countless community events, ride-alongs, and meetings. Worked as Police Cadet for one year, helping detectives with various assignments from domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assaults, and sex registrants. Currently employed as Correctional Services Officer to gain hands-on experience with inmates/arrestees.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Police Explorer
Santa Ana Police Department
08.2017 - 10.2020
- Assist traffic in numerous local and outside agency events pertaining to festivals, parades, shows, and marathons blocking streets and preventing vehicles from entering/exiting.
- Always remain professional during explorer meetings, local, or outside city events and ride-alongs.
- Graduated from Orange County Law Enforcement Explorers Advisor's Association Academy which comprised numerous hours of physical fitness, criminal justice lectures, and drill procedures.
- Memorize Orange County Radio Codes, California Penal Codes, and Orange County Agency station numbers.
- Give directions to the public as to what streets are closed and which routes are best to take during events.
Sales Associate
Tommy Hilfiger
07.2017 - 08.2021
- Greet and welcomed customers, helped locate merchandise, and suggested suitable options.
- Provide maintenance and housekeeping protocols to registers, fitting rooms, sales floor, and employee restrooms.
- Monitor store giving shopping bags to customers, informing them of our promotions, and asking them if they need assistance.
- Multi task inside fitting rooms attending customers who need a room, keeping track of number of items brought in and out of fitting room, exchange or bring a size to their request, refold clothes, and put clothes back to where they belong
- Observe all department areas replenishing clothes and accessories.
Valet
Towne Park
11.2019 - Current
- Execute nightly audits to ensure thoroughness and reliability of the valets daily operations.
- Actively engage with guests by attending to their needs and demands while simultaneously assisting in increasing the valet's revenue.
- Conduct inspection of valet vehicles before retrieval to prevent false claims by owners.
- Continuously improve the functionality of the workforce by developing a self managed system that aids in efficiently carrying out daily procedures and satisfies managerial requirements.
- Resolve issues regarding entering/exiting the gate by communicating to guests if they are guests at the hotel, paid to park their car for a certain time frame, or visitors of a meeting or event.
- Control and monitor the gate system of visitors/guests entering/exiting the gates and being cautious of unusual activity.
Police Cadet
Santa Ana Police Department
08.2021 - 12.2022
- Assist detectives and Orange County District Attorney's Office complete discovery requests by gathering evidence such as Crime/Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) Reports, audio recordings, CSI photos, 911 calls, incident reports, etc., to help with their investigations.
- Supervise Probable Cause Declarations on a daily basis for the Domestic Violence Unit by conducting in-house record checks of arrestees and linking their arrests to any open domestic violence cases they may have.
- Arrange/Send victim letters out for detectives to help with their investigation and obtain contact with victims.
- Assist investigators close domestic violence cases by calling victims and asking them questions that will determine the continuation of the case.
- Refuel, wash, and clean detective cars on a weekly basis, if necessary and created a Special Crimes Unit database to keep track of how regularly the cars are being washed.
- Notify/Call Child Abuse Registry (CAR) to report possible suspected child abuse incidents, write reports to CAR depending on the circumstances of the case, and always write a report of my involvement of the case in Tri-Tech.
- Assist Sex Registration Unit with sex registrations from taking front and side view photos of registrants, questioning registrants, and completing imperative sections of the 8102 form before registrants initial and sign.
- Learn the process of how to input sex offender registrations into the Santa Ana Sex Offenders Database.
- Perform record checks of sex registrants, mainly for sex registration petitions comprising Criminal History; Record, Arrests and Prosecutions; FBI record check; and Local Arrests Records System.
- Provide translation to non speaking Spanish detectives with their cases
Correctional Services Officer
Santa Ana Police Department
12.2022 - Current
- Conduct 15-30 minute welfare checks on inmates/arrestees to ensure they are alive and safe.
- Conduct thorough pat searches of inmates/arrestees to prevent contraband from entering the facility.
- Complete the intake process for inmates/arrestees by taking their facial photos or tattoos, interviewing them regarding their personal information, and extracting their DNA or taking their fingerprints depending on the severity of the crime.
- Observe inmate behaviors during medical visits with correctional nurses and intervene if needed. -
- Write incident reports in a timely manner and submit them for supervisor approval.
- Prepare inmates for court by escorting them to a holding cell, ensuring they take their medications before leaving, checking to see if they are wearing appropriate clothing suited for court, and providing a sack of lunch.
- Accommodate inmates by offering religious, mental health, or counseling services.
- Receive booking paperwork and probable cause declarations and verify it is thoroughly completed by the officer.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice
California State University - Fullerton
Fullerton, CA06.2022
Associate of Arts - Criminal Justice
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana, CA06.2019
High School Diploma -
Santa Ana High School
Santa Ana, CA06.2017
Skills
- Bilingual (English and Spanish)
- Interpersonal communication
- Customer Service
- Team player
- Multitasking
- Safe driving
- Initiative
Accomplishments
Completed 187 hour correctional academy course mandated by California Board of Corrections Section 179-All Security Enforcement Training (October, 2023)
Timeline
Correctional Services Officer
Santa Ana Police Department
12.2022 - Current
Police Cadet
Santa Ana Police Department
08.2021 - 12.2022
Valet
Towne Park
11.2019 - Current
Police Explorer
Santa Ana Police Department
08.2017 - 10.2020
Sales Associate
Tommy Hilfiger
07.2017 - 08.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice
California State University - Fullerton
Associate of Arts - Criminal Justice
Santa Ana College
High School Diploma -
Santa Ana High School
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