Kristopher Harvey

• Serving as Field Training Officer to assess daily performance and implement corrective actions among new officers.
• Served on Division Commander's Advisory Panel where several policy and procedural changes were conceived and later implemented on behalf of Patrol Division.
• Conducted personal evaluations of applicants for potential hire and provided written feedback to command staff.
• Conducted criminal investigations of person / property crimes of various types and making arrests when appropriate
• Investigated vehicle accidents, assisted persons involved and notified additional emergency services as necessary.
• Monitored and investigated suspicious persons and situations, and unusual activities.
• Investigated domestic violence-related disturbances and protected victims from harm.
• Collected and processed evidence.
• Contributed to criminal court cases and hearings by providing testimony under oath.
• Prepared court documents, and arrest reports, as well as reports on activities performed and unusual incidents observed.
• Used Crisis Intervention Training to better communicate with members of public experiencing mental health crises.
• Diffused tense situations while remaining calm and working as team to compose solutions..

• Supervision of prisoners in minimum security state prison as lead officer, monitored movement of inmates to various places within facility, monitored inmate behavior to prevent crime, escape attempts and other dangerous activities and submitting appropriate disciplinary documentation when necessary, responded to emergencies, assisted in restraining violent and unruly inmates, conducted thorough searches of inmates, their property, and commons areas to interdict contraband, transported prisoners and escorted staff members to local hospitals to receive urgent and emergency care by car and by ambulance, maintained communications by radio and telephone with all other areas of facility at all times, maintained daily logs of shift activity, conducted field training of new officers.

• Oversaw hiring of new employees, set work schedules for staff. Determined recurring business needs and maintained necessary inventory levels. Addressed and resolved customer complaints and worked to restore satisfaction. Organized and prioritized equipment repair projects. Tested and documented water filtration units. Inspected equipment for safety problems, leaks and general wear. Used general hand tools. Installed new equipment. Audited cash handling equipment and prepare bi-monthly bank deposits. Accounted for petty cash fund, Arranged for specialized heavy repairs, ordered parts, accounted for inventory. Arkansas City, KS store saw 24% increase in sales over 1 year during my time as manager..

Supervision of prisoners with severe, persistent mental illness and behavioral problems in maximum security state prison. Monitored movement of inmates across facility, close observation of inmates within their living units and maintaining order. Submitted appropriate disciplinary documentation where necessary, maintained strict count procedures, transported high-security inmates to and from area and regional hospitals by ground and air to receive emergency and urgent care, Used teamwork with other staff members to develop short-term strategies for controlling recalcitrant inmates during course of shift.

• Assisted Warehouse Manager in overseeing daily operations of South Dakota Food Bank Warehouse, organized / labeled incoming product, operation of heavy equipment such as forklift, reach trucks, riding pallet jacks, and straight trucks, data entry into inventory database, occasional supervision of warehouse staff, assisting customers with their purchases and preparing invoices. Organized and coordinated volunteer work groups to complete assigned tasks such as packaging and re-labeling of product, oversaw special orders and urgent shipping jobs. Conducted monthly, quarterly and yearly inventories of warehouse stock. Resolved service issues in timely manner, maintaining high state of cleanliness in warehouse. Received incoming shipments and reviewed contents against purchase order for accuracy. Verified proper temperature levels on all inbound merchandise requiring refrigeration. Rotated stock by code and receiving date, transported goods from racks, shelves and vehicles, installed protective bracing, padding and strapping to prevent shifting and damage to items during transport, worked at rapid pace to meet tight deadlines. Verified and recorded count and condition of cargo received, removed pallets, freezer boxes and damaged products from returning trailers. Banded, wrapped, packaged and cleaned equipment.