James Devlin
Carlsbad,NM
Summary
My name is James Devlin. I have been a Police Officer for 20 years with the Carlsbad Police Dept, 7 years were as a Detective. During my career with the Police Dept, I also maintained a part time job, installing various types of fences as well as assisted with various construction type projects for the Police Dept, such as constructing steel carports. Over the course of my working adulthood, I have had several jobs in different fields of work. I have worked at one of the Potash Mines in Carlsbad as a refinery operator, an electrician apprentice in Snyder, a salesman/associate at a lumberyard, spent several years working at a fence company, and obtained my New Mexico contractors Fencing license and started my own Fence company that operated for 4 years. While maintaining my fence company I also began building carports, portable storage buildings, and deck simply because it presented a new learning experience. Over the course of my employment at some of these jobs I also operated front end loader, forklifts, and bobcat loader because I have always enjoyed staying busy. I have always been a loyal, dependable, and hard working employee for all of my employers and remained at these jobs for extended periods of time, only leaving when either a business shut down, life situations occurred, or a considerably better opportunity presented itself. I have always took pride in the fact that I have never been fired from a job and always maintained an appreciative and grateful attitude regardless of where I was working or what type of job it was.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Delivery/Lumber Sales Associate
West Texas Home and Garden (Sutherlands Lumber Co)
Snyder, TX
12.2025 - Current
- Check and review delivery sales invoices each day.
- Retrieve order material and securely band materials before loading and securing onto a delivery truck.
- Delivered materials are a wide range of construction materials to include large amounts of lumber, cement, insulation, etc.
- Deliver and unload ordered materials.
- Maintained accurate count of warehouse materials by documenting incoming and outgoing deliveries.
- Assisted customers with making choices for construction, renovation and addition materials.
- Regularly operate forklift and Combilift.
Senior Detective
City of Carlsbad Police Dept.
Carlsbad, NEW MEXICO
11.2015 - 08.2025
- Review incident reports and open case files after determining the solvability of a variety of different types of crimes.
- Conducted thorough investigations to develop leads and gather evidence while documenting each step of the investigation.
- Work with other local, state, and federal agencies.
- Prepared detailed, accurate and organized reports, search warrants, and arrest warrants.
- Certified hostage negotiator, and arson investigator.
- Held the position of Field Training officer for over 13 years both as a Patrol Corporal, and Detective which involved training new recruits and detectives.
Electrician Helper
Tessco/Powerline Services
Snyder, TX
04.2012 - 09.2015
- Assisted in the installation of new electrical services for a variety of different types oilfield related equipment.
- Troubleshoot existing equipment to determine electrical problems and make necessary repairs and or replacement of components.
- Assist line crews with new installation of power lines being installed to new oilfield locations.
- Completed numerous hours of electrical, safety, and H2S training.
- Operated a company service vehicle for 3.5 years with no accidents.
Patrol Corporal
City of Carlsbad Police Dept.
Carlsbad, NEW MEXICO
02.2002 - 03.2012
- Respond to calls for service and in progress incidents and crimes.
- Enforce local and state statutes and ordinances and take appropriate action to include: initiate incident reports, initiate crash reports, make on view arrests, serve arrest warrants, recommend resources available to families in need.
- Assist other local and state law enforcement agencies with their calls for service and investigations.
- Testify in municipal, magistrate, and district court to include jury trials.
- I was a field training officer for 7 years while working in patrol and was responsible for teaching and training new Police Officers.
Owner/Fence Contractor
Jim's Fence
Carlsbad, NM
07.1998 - 01.2002
- Constructed various types of fences, including chain link, sheet metal, ornamental iron, and various types of wood fences. This would entail the initial fence, estimate, layout, assessing what type of equipment was needed, and ensuring the jobs were completed in a timely manner.
- Made various types and sizes of gates depending on the type of fence being built.
- Managed multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring jobs were completed in an acceptable amount of time and the installation was done correctly.
- Over the course of operating my fence company for 6 years, 2 years while being employed full time at another job, I did not have one unsatisfied customer.
- I ensured each and every fence job that I installed was done correctly and built to last and would never cut corners regardless of extra time or money.
Assistant Operator
Eddy Potash
Carlsbad, NEW MEXICO
07.1995 - 01.1998
- Trained and worked as an assistant operator in Potash mine refinery production.
- Filled in as operator in different production stations within the refinery to include: crushing mill, floatation, tails plant (reclaim), and driers.
- Began being trained as what was called a jigger which was a position similar to a secondary refinery supervisor for a particular shift. This would entail making rounds and or visits to each refinery station to ensure each station's production was appropriate.
- Operated front end loader, forklift, and bobcat loader.
Lumber Yard Sales Associate
84 Lumber
Carlsbad, NM
07.1993 - 07.1995
- Completed an extensive training program involving all aspects of residential construction and construction materials.
- Maintained inventory levels by ordering new lumber and construction related products as needed.
- Assisted customers with their needs and offered recommendations and assistance with their estimations of what was needed for their particular projects.
- Assisted in the training of new associates.
- Operated forklift on a regular basis.
Education
Basic Law Enforcement Certification - Criminal Justice
Hobbs NM Junior College
Hobbs, NM12.2002
High School Diploma - undefined
Carlsbad High School
Carlsbad, NM05.1987
Skills
- Detective/Police Officer for 20 years
- Electrician Apprentice (35 years)
- Self-taught to construct portable storage buildings, decks, and carports
- Potash mine refinery operator
- Plumbing experience
- Welding experience
- Obtained my New Mexico Fencing Contractors license
- Started my own fence company and operated for 6 years some of which was while being employed full time at another job
- Customer service experience in construction related sales
- Briefly worked constructing residential buildings
- Self-taught- installed several asphalt shingle roofs
- Loyal, trustworthy, dependable and have common sense
Certification
- Detective
- Hostage Negotiator
- Field Training Officer
- Arson investigator
Timeline
Delivery/Lumber Sales Associate
West Texas Home and Garden (Sutherlands Lumber Co)
12.2025 - Current
Senior Detective
City of Carlsbad Police Dept.
11.2015 - 08.2025
Electrician Helper
Tessco/Powerline Services
04.2012 - 09.2015
Patrol Corporal
City of Carlsbad Police Dept.
02.2002 - 03.2012
Owner/Fence Contractor
Jim's Fence
07.1998 - 01.2002
Assistant Operator
Eddy Potash
07.1995 - 01.1998
Lumber Yard Sales Associate
84 Lumber
07.1993 - 07.1995
High School Diploma - undefined
Carlsbad High School
Basic Law Enforcement Certification - Criminal Justice
Hobbs NM Junior College