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Katherine Leist

Lisbon,OH

Summary

Dynamic individual with hands-on experience in customer satisfaction and talent for navigating challenges. Brings strong problem-solving skills and proactive approach to new tasks. Known for adaptability, creativity, and results-oriented mindset. Committed to making meaningful contributions and advancing organizational goals.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Homemaker

Self
07.2020 - Current
  • Duties include, but not limited to: Childcare, cooking, cleaning, child education, transportation, scheduling, following daily tasks list.
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.

Correctional Officer

Lawrence County Corrections
05.2020 - 07.2020
  • Monitoring the inmate population
  • Conducting guard tours every staggering 30 minutes
  • Ensuring the safety and security of staff and inmate population
  • Conduct count at each time indicated by policy
  • Key control
  • Keeping a detailed log on all happenings on shift
  • Using interpersonal communication skills and de-escalation techniques to prevent incident
  • Policy compliance
  • Regular searches of personal and common areas for contraband
  • Respond to codes called throughout shift (support officer)
  • Maintain a high level of integrity and professional demeanor at all times

Security Officer

Champion National Security
01.2020 - 06.2020

Main Gate Officer

  • CCTV monitoring for suspicious or dangerous activity
  • Faxing paperwork to appropriate departments (call-offs, freight, tanker, deliveries, waste management, emergency call-outs, engineering/maintenance sign-out)
  • Gate and door access control throughout entire plant
  • Visitor sign in and safety video
  • Contractor badges, insurance, TWIC access, and safety video
  • Communications with Liquid Handling/Shifters for all rail movement
  • Utilizing the trouble panel to acknowledge and restore plant troubles, as well as notifying Unit 2 and the entire plant of fire alarms or general alarms, making sure Unit 2 gets to the proper trouble area, and everyone else gets to the proper headcount area

Roving Officer

  • Conducting thorough rounds throughout the entire plant, i.e. exiting the vehicle, checking all gate locks, outer perimeter fence integrity, badging into all accessible buildings and checking offices, laboratories, maintenance builds, and warehouses for mechanical, plumbing, or electrical issues or injured persons
  • Escorting truckers to lots/docks for pickup/delivery
  • Identification checks and vehicle searches on all inbound traffic before they enter the plant

Correctional Officer

Lawrence County Corrections
11.2018 - 07.2019
  • Monitoring the inmate population
  • Conducting guard tours every staggering 30 minutes
  • Ensuring the safety and security of staff and inmates
  • Conduct count at each time indicated by policy
  • Key control
  • Keeping a detailed log on all happenings throughout shift
  • Using interpersonal communication skills and de escalation techniques to prevent incident
  • Ensuring compliance with policy and procedure
  • Conduct searches of private and common areas for contraband
  • Respond to codes called throughout shift (support officer)
  • Maintain a high level of integrity and professional demeanor at all times

Correctional Officer

Northeast Ohio Correctional Center
Youngstown, OH
04.2018 - 10.2018

Unit officer

  • Conduct watch tours and security checks every staggering 30 minutes
  • Conduct count at each time indicated by policy
  • Use interpersonal communication skills and de escalation techniques to prevent incidents
  • Control movement of inmate population
  • Ensure compliance with policy and procedure
  • Conduct thorough cell searches and confiscate/report any major contraband

Utility Officer

  • Conduct inner building security checks
  • Conduct outer perimeter checks and zone checks
  • Collect count paperwork
  • Conduct ODRC and USMS pill calls
  • Respond to emergency calls

Manager-Hardlines

Rural King
11.2017 - 01.2018
  • Ensure quality customer service and staff supervision and training
  • Direct all store personnel to build revenue and meet sales goals
  • Coordinate efforts with store personnel to build revenue and meet sales
  • Ensure accurately priced merchandise displays and floor plans
  • Recruit train and develop personnel
  • Customer care
  • Effective communications and interpersonal skills
  • Cross trained effectively in all other positions including:

Stihl Technician

Inventory control

Pricing coordination

Receiving

Operations

Supervisor of Sales

Harbor Freight Tools USA
10.2017 - 11.2017
  • Profit maximization
  • Talent optimization
  • Operational execution
  • Customer experience
  • Drive for results
  • Directing others
  • Motivating others
  • Timely decision making
  • Customer focus

Senior Associate of Sales

Harbor Freight Tools USA
08.2017 - 10.2017
  • Flexible functional and technical skills
  • Action oriented
  • Maintain composure
  • Customer focus
  • Skilled in regular sales, commission sales, and logistics
  • Responsible for driving sales, as well as motivating the rest of the team to drive sales

Accomplishments:

Our team successfully held number one in commission sales in our district week after week after I was promoted to Senior Associate of Sales

Sales Associate

Harbor Freight Tools USA
02.2017 - 08.2017
  • Action oriented
  • Composure
  • Customer focus
  • Successfully cross-trained in logistics
  • Responsible for the sales of memberships and extended service plans both (commission sales)

Education

Certificate of Completion - EMT-B

Lane LifeTrans
Austintown, OH
05.2020

High School Diploma -

Lawrence County Career And Technical Center
New Castle, PA
05.2010

Skills

  • Team management
  • Cash management
  • Information security
  • Time management
  • Logistics
  • Organizational skills
  • Training and development
  • Phone etiquette
  • Customer service
  • effective interpersonal skills

Timeline

Homemaker

Self
07.2020 - Current

Correctional Officer

Lawrence County Corrections
05.2020 - 07.2020

Security Officer

Champion National Security
01.2020 - 06.2020

Correctional Officer

Lawrence County Corrections
11.2018 - 07.2019

Correctional Officer

Northeast Ohio Correctional Center
04.2018 - 10.2018

Manager-Hardlines

Rural King
11.2017 - 01.2018

Supervisor of Sales

Harbor Freight Tools USA
10.2017 - 11.2017

Senior Associate of Sales

Harbor Freight Tools USA
08.2017 - 10.2017

Sales Associate

Harbor Freight Tools USA
02.2017 - 08.2017

Certificate of Completion - EMT-B

Lane LifeTrans

High School Diploma -

Lawrence County Career And Technical Center