Kevin Valdes
Del Rio,TX
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Committed job seeker with a history of meeting company needs with consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Recent graduate with excellent research, technical and problem-solving skills. Detail-oriented and able to learn new concepts quickly.
Detention Officer with established background in adult and youth detention environments. Quick decision-maker with excellent skills in physical restraint, search and seizure, prisoner transport and emergency response. Experienced with legal processes and requirements associated with felon incarceration.
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Detention Officer
The Geo Group
02.2024 - Current
- Inspected jail conditions and took action to rectify problems in order to meet state and federal regulations for health and safety.
- Wrote daily reports and maintained logs of inmate activities and behaviors.
- Processed inmates by taking photographs and fingerprints.
- Transported prisoners throughout facility and off-site to medical appointments and court appearances.
- Attended to feeding, housing, and physical well-being of inmates.
- Physically restrained prisoners during prisoner altercations using leverage holds and legal force.
- Regularly conducted security and sanitation checks.
- Conducted physical searches of prisoners and premises in search of weapons and contraband.
- Supervised and controlled behavior of 250 inmates.
- Provided counseling and guidance to inmates to boost wellbeing.
- Responded promptly to emergency situations and provided medical aid.
- Created and maintained positive relationships with inmates to build rapport and trust.
- Established positive working relationships and maintained boundaries with resident offenders.
- Made rounds at specified intervals and conducted head counts and roll calls.
- Built solid relationships with staff and residents to keep institution safe and secure.
- Interviewed inmates to obtain information and evidence.
- Responded to emergency situations and de-escalated hostile confrontations.
- Enforced rules and regulations to maintain order among inmates.
Oil Field Worker
Rogue energy services
04.2023 - 06.2023
- Dismantled equipment to and cleaned or performed regular maintenance.
- Transported equipment from one job site to another.
- Removed debris after extraction activities to clean work area.
- Trained under supervisors to learn correct, safe and speedy extraction processes.
- Understood and followed oral and written directions.
- Safely operated forklift and aerial lift to move machinery around floor.
- Demonstrated leadership by making improvements to work processes and helping to train others.
Sand Coordinator
OMMA
04.2022 - 03.2023
- Set up equipment safely to prevent injury or damage.
- Performed independently and as team member with sole focus on meeting customer needs.
- Operated power sanding and edging equipment, buffers and vacuums and hand scraped according to job requirements.
- Organized and prepared work trailer for upcoming sanding and finishing projects.
- Maneuvered forklift over and around loaded pallets, boxes and other materials.
- Operated power material handling equipment to accurately select and palletize loads.
Education
High School Diploma -
Del Rio High School
Del Rio, TX05.2022
Skills
- Intelligence Gathering
- Flexible Schedule
- Computer Skills
- Planning & Organizing
- Organizational Skills
- PPE Use
- Customer Service
- Fluent in Spanish
- Conflict Resolution
- Friendly, Positive Attitude
- Team Building
- Good Work Ethic
- Problem Resolution
- People Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Basic Math
- Training & Development
- Active Listening
- Data Management
- Relationship Building
- Weapons Handling
- Contraband Smuggling Expertise
- International Border Rules Knowledge
- Security and sanitation checks
- Body and cell searches
- Inmate observation
- Defensive techniques
- Disturbance management
- Medical emergencies
- Headcounts
- Restraint techniques
Certification
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) - American Heart Association.
- Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Standards Training Certificate - National PREA Resource Center.
- Use of Force Training Certification - Various authorized training centers.
- TCOLE CERTIFIED JAILER
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Detention Officer
The Geo Group
02.2024 - Current
Oil Field Worker
Rogue energy services
04.2023 - 06.2023
Sand Coordinator
OMMA
04.2022 - 03.2023
High School Diploma -
Del Rio High School
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