Kennya Paredes
Land O’ Lake
Summary
Detention Deputy with almost 2 years of experience maintaining security, safety, and order in a detention facility environment. Experienced in inmate supervision, housing unit operations, security checks, report writing, and emergency response. Skilled in conflict de-escalation, enforcing facility rules, and maintaining professionalism in high-stress situations. Committed to protecting staff, inmates, and the public while upholding agency policies.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Detention Deputy
HU-6 • HCSO
07.2025 - Current
- Provide care, custody, and control to inmates
- Ensure security and safety
- Worked with other Deputies as part of a team
- Utilize interpersonal communication skills to calmly defuse tense situations
- Maintain great communications with supervisors and co-workers
- Conduct myself in a manner that is in accordance with regulations and departmental policies and procedures.
- Prepares detailed incident reports in a clear and precise manner
- Become a mentor to potential candidates that have applied to become a Detention Deputy
- Assists in the coordination of emergency situations
- Assists in maintaining proper key control
- Help with intake and booking processing if and as needed
- Transport inmates throughout the facility (Programs, releasing, relocating and court)
- Assist with new inmate arrivals from Booking
- Coordinate inmate movements throughout the facility utilizing the JMS System
- Provide inmates with viable information in accordance with their court cases
- Conduct watches as directed by levels in an high liability area
Assistant Manager
Trader Joe’s
03.2014 - 09.2022
- Responsible for all incoming and outgoing merchandise.
- Communicate with management about the daily duty roster of the work environment for employees.
- Prepare store for morning or evening staff.
- Scheduling & payroll for employees
- Fiscal year & quarterly planner for staff
- Liaison for worker compensation
- Display coordinator
- Handle all cash procedures including daily deposits.
- Trained new employees on customer service and their daily duty
- Assist customers with questions regarding products on floor.
- Handle returns, exchanges and price changes.
- Order and receive all major supplies needed for store.
- Open and closed store
Education
Associates of Science - Business Administration
Lehman College
Bedford Park, NYSkills
- Leadership
- Conflict Resolution
- Situational Awareness
- Quick Learner
- Organized
- Hard Worker
- Open Minded
- Great Communication Skills
- Problem Solver
Certification
- Florida Certified Detention Deputy
- CPR / First Aid Certification
- Defensive Tactics Training
- Use of Force Training
- Crisis Intervention Training
- CJST Emergency preparedness for Correctional Officers
- CJST Discipline And Special Confinement Techniques
- FEMA ICS 100 / ICS 700
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Detention Deputy
HU-6 • HCSO
07.2025 - Current
Assistant Manager
Trader Joe’s
03.2014 - 09.2022
Associates of Science - Business Administration
Lehman College