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Hi, I’m
Leonard Porter
Cordova,TN
Summary
Overview
22
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Security Officer I
01.2022 - Current
Job overview
- Assist employees by responding to inquiries and resolving issues or complaints
- Greets, assists and direct patients, families, staff and visitors
- Responsible for securing St
- Jude premises, including buildings, construction sites, gift shops, warehouses, and parking lots
- Responsible for conducting foot or vehicle patrols, controlling access points of entry, securing equipment, responding to emergency situations, Assist with crowd and traffic control during special events
- Writes complete and accurate incident reports and taking appropriate action.
Youth Villages
Teacher Associate | Transportation Specialist
01.2020 - 01.2022
Job overview
- Develop and conduct in-service activities for staff
- Responsible for facilitation of disruptive clients
- Supervise and manage clients
- Collaborate with staff to identify disruptive clients
- Creates reports for managers and directors
- Implement policy and procedures to handle red flag situations
- Ensures upkeep of all vehicles (including inspecting for damage, proper equipment, and safe operation)
- Responsible for all transportation processes
- Organize and navigate travel destinations for transporting staff
- Collects and tracks all safety checklist and weekly reports
- Participates in the writing of policies and procedures.
Tennessee Department of Corrections
Corrections Officer/Surveillance Officer
01.2018 - 01.2020
Job overview
- Transportation management for TDOC
- Create reports for management
- Managed and supervised inmates
- Ensured that residents follow rules
- Ensured a safe and healthy environment for residents
- Monitored, supervisee and screened resident visitor traffic
- Enforced rules and keep order with prison
- Supervised activities of residents
- Prepared and create reports
- Inspected facilities to ensure they meet security and safety standards
- Searched inmates for contraband items
- Conducted surveillance and investigations
- Maintained periodic patrol.
Porter Security and Investigations
Owner
01.2008 - 01.2017
Job overview
- Formulated policies and planning recommendations
- Managed and supervised security guards
- Maintained the safety of employees and integrity of clients
- Prepared Request for Proposals (RFP) and/or Request for Quotations (RFQ), contracts and related documents
- Directs and supervises security personnel
- Oversaw operations of organization
- Ensured compliance
- Implemented plans, policies, and procedures
- Managed human resources of organization: screening, interviewing, and training
- Managed financial and physical resources
- Trained and managed security guards
- Initiate emergency response in time of crisis and responds to and takes charge of incidents of unlawfulness, violence, and misconduct
- Recruited, hired, developed, and retained candidates who raise the performance bar of the security services organization when needed
- Maintained budget and billing database
- Prepared audits and reports
- Collected payments for invoices
- Responsible for planning, establishing, and implementing security program
- Provided training courses for supervisors
- Conducted investigations
- Managed communication with variety of stakeholders
- Managed documentation
- Generated reports
- Counseled employees
- Prepared management cases for EEO and arbitrations
- Conducted training sessions which included: workplace violence prevention and security awareness
- Addressed and followed-up on escalated Guest Service issues
- Identified & investigated both internal & external investigations
- Managed over 40 security guards
- Was responsible for Transportation management for Memphis International Airport
- Prior contracts with Memphis International Airport, City of Memphis, State of TN, Shelby County Government, Beale Street, Chuck E
- Cheeses, private events, and various churches.
Shelby County Public Defender’s Office
Investigator
01.2005 - 01.2010
Job overview
Shelby County District Attorney General’s
Office Criminal Investigator
01.2002 - 01.2005
Job overview
Education
University of Tennessee at Martin
from Communications
University Overview
University Overview
- Familiar with Lean Six Sigma concepts
- Report writing
- Law enforcement, loss prevention, risk management
- People Management
- Security Management
- Microsoft Office
University of Tennessee at Martin
01.2018
University Overview
Bethel University
from Criminal Justice
01.2013
University Overview
Skills
- Report Writing
- Incident Reporting
- Security Guard License
- General security
Certification
- International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety – Certified Security Officer
- Lean Six Sigma – Yellow Belt -2017
- Mental Health First Aid USA - Certified
- Certified CPR & AED
- Certification in Stress Management
- Certification in Conflict Resolution
- Certified Special Deputy’s Commission, special deputies, and officers of the courts, 2008.
Timeline
Security Officer I
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
01.2022 - Current
Teacher Associate | Transportation Specialist
Youth Villages
01.2020 - 01.2022
Corrections Officer/Surveillance Officer
Tennessee Department of Corrections
01.2018 - 01.2020
Owner
Porter Security and Investigations
01.2008 - 01.2017
Investigator
Shelby County Public Defender’s Office
01.2005 - 01.2010
Office Criminal Investigator
Shelby County District Attorney General’s
01.2002 - 01.2005
University of Tennessee at Martin
from Communications
University of Tennessee at Martin
Bethel University
from Criminal Justice
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