Jimmy Blankenship

• Patrolled designated areas in patrol vehicle and on foot to identify security and safety issues.
• Investigated incidents and crimes, collected evidence and recorded witness statements.
• Gathered information and evidence to assist in solving crimes.
• Observed jail and inmate activity to maintain order and safety of [Number] inmates and guards.
• Interviewed criminal targets and witnesses to uncover facts for verification and authentication.
• Maintained structure and security during court proceedings.
• Organized criminal documents such as logs, records, reports and agendas to streamline processing and improve traceability.

As a police officer my main duties were focused on the enforcement of Tennessee criminal and traffic laws to include city ordinances. I was qualified to carry and maintain several different weapon systems as certified departmental armorer. I was task to provide for public safety by maintaining and enforcing motor vehicle traffic and criminal laws, responding to emergencies, protecting the people and property within the city of Cookeville, investigating and reporting motor vehicle crashes and promoting good community relations. While working in the field, I recorded facts to prepare reports and document incidents and activities to determine if criminal or TN statutes violations were involved. I also rendered aid to accident victims and other persons requiring immediate first aid for physical injuries. I also testified on numerous occasions in criminal court proceedings dealing with criminal and traffic cases. I am an FBI certified firearms instructor and frequently ran the firing range as range safety officer to qualify and assist other officers in qualifying with their various weapons systems. I was also a member of the Special Operations Group/SWAT team, currently as a sniper. I have participated in dozens of high risk search warrant executions, several hostage rescues and barricaded subjects. I have assisted in several personal protective details to include a visit from President Donald Trump. I have also served as a sniper overwatch for 4 consecutive TSSAA championship games at TTU Stadium as well as overwatch for several other civic events with crowds exceeding over 5000 civilians.

I attended the Marine Corps Communications and Electronic Warfare School and while there, I completed a strenuous Recon indoctrination course which tested me physically and mentally in preparation to be assigned to a USMC Recon battalion. While working as a field radio operator, I was required to have knowledge and understanding of the Uniform Code of Military justice as to not be sanctioned but my main duties focused on assembling equipment or delegating that task to send and receive messages from US and allied forces in the field. Prior to being deployed to Afghanistan in 2011, I was promoted to communications chief for 2nd Platoon, Kilo Company. I was given a short advanced notice that 2nd Platoon would not remain static and would play a major role in kinetic operations with 3rd LAR, a mechanized reconnaissance battalion, against Taliban forces in southern Helmand Province. Due to the kinetic nature of our role, I as comm chief was task with selecting the best operators from the company to assist my section. In country, I was responsible for not only my Marines but for maintaining and accounting for over $3 million in communications equipment. With my Top Secret clearance, I was task with obtaining a new crypto key that rolled over every two weeks whether I was forward deployed or not, I found a way. I was also task with simultaneously setting up and tuning of several radio systems to include your standard SINCGARS and satelite up-links while in combat situations to provide 9 Line Med Evac, Artillery and HIMARS Rocket support, Close Air Support (CAS) i.e, target grid, azimuth and egress for the inbound aircraft and common resupply. I was also task with fielding new and untested equipment such as the netted iridium radio all while maintaining constant communications with units in the rear who we frequently used for direct fire support.

Working as a carpenter in a business that built prefabricated concrete walls for any type of structure that was desired by the customer it was my job to build and accurately place any type of opening in the wall such as window and door frame rough outs. For every job was custom with a specific blueprint, I had to read and discern the type, size and location of the opening to be built from stock lumber and place it accurately on the form table according to the blue print. Measurements were precise and all aspects of the build had to be square and within a 1/16 tolerance. Most structures we built required the standard aluminum 90 and 45 degree angles which I was also responsible for accurately placing on the lay-out table before the build crew arrived and the concrete was poured. Sometimes the designer would incorporate odd angles in their design so I would have to manually build those odd angle forms out of lumber. An example of that was a round church and a round house donated and built by our company for the TV show Extreme Home Make Over. It was built for a community in Louisiana that was destroyed after Hurricane Katrina. We had to build over 50 different forms ranging from 18 degrees to 80 degrees.

As a welder at Carrier I used a MIG welder to weld mainly galvanized sheet metal to form the base structure of the air handler units that the company produced. As each job was different, It was my duty to read the assigned blueprint specs and assemble the proper pieces together to be welded in place. It was not unusual for me to lay over 300 feet of bead a day.