Leslie Pretty
Roosevelt,NY
Summary
Hard working professional with 30+ years of experience and a proven knowledge of crisis communications, emergency preparedness and safety training. Aiming to leverage my skills to successfully fill the Security Supervisor role at your company.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Security Guard
Arrow Security
Smithtown, NY
01.2022 - Current
- Responding as quickly as possible to emergency situations to assess and deflect issues for security concerns
- Making sure children are safe and secure.
- Preventing crimes through careful observation and investigation of suspicious and unusual behavior.
- Secured entrances and exits by maintaining physical presence.
Correctional Officer
G.E.O.
Queens, NY
02.2014 - 11.2016
- Observed and supervised inmates throughout visits, meal time, recreation, phone calls and showers.
- Tracked inmates through head counts, visitor logs and scheduled activities.
- Addressed inquiries from general public, other staff, inmates and visitors to resolve concerns.
- Identified facility openings and designated inmates to housing units.
- Arranged for medical and dental care of inmates.
- Identified needed updates to correctional plans and assigned inmates to appropriate housing.
- Conducted routine and emergency head counts.
- Received and accounted for personal possessions and determined inmate work assignments.
- Observed behavior of residents individually and in groups.
- Delivered inmates to work sites and returned safely by following protocols.
- Completed intake paperwork, fingerprints and searches.
- Prepared, processed and maintained forms, reports, logs, records and activity journals.
- Escorted inmates to and from cells, court, hospitals and medical appointments.
Corrections Officer
N.Y.C.D.O.C. (Rikers Island)
Queens, NY
05.1991 - 08.2011
- Inspected condition of locks, window bars, doors and gates to prevent prisoner escapes.
- Drove passenger vehicles and trucks to transport inmates to other institutions, courtrooms, hospitals and work sites.
- Effectively interacted with staff, offenders, visitors and public to maintain security within facility.
- Routinely counted inmates and in response to potential security breaches.
- Conducted pat downs and strip searches of inmates and visitors to prevent contraband from entering facility.
- Oversaw and maintained custody of [Number] inmates in maximum security.
- Documented prisoner identification, charges and inmate disturbance incidents.
- Examined incoming and outgoing mail to detect contraband.
- Arranged library visits, work assignments, family visits and counseling appointments for prisoners.
- Monitored radio transmissions between staff to respond immediately to directions and emergencies.
- Care, custody and control of inmates. For my first seven years, I worked with adolescents. I was chosen to assume the A post in a program house. My main responsibility was to make sure that the adolescents went to school. I supervised 3 officers and 100 inmates. During the last 13 years of my career on Rikers I obtained my CDL which allowed me to drive buses and transport inmates to and from their designated areas. I also was the driver for the chief of the department.
Education
Associate of Arts - Community Services
College of Staten Island of The City University of New York
Staten Island, NY06.1977
High School Diploma -
Thomas Jefferson High
Brooklyn, N.Y.06.1973
Skills
- Intruder Removal
- First Aid Training
- Emergency Response
- Team Player
- Incident Reporting
- Detailed Activity Logs
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Reliable and Responsible
- Team Leadership
- Adaptable and Flexible
Certification
- [Area of expertise] License - [Timeframe]
Timeline
Security Guard
Arrow Security
01.2022 - Current
Correctional Officer
G.E.O.
02.2014 - 11.2016
Corrections Officer
N.Y.C.D.O.C. (Rikers Island)
05.1991 - 08.2011
Associate of Arts - Community Services
College of Staten Island of The City University of New York
High School Diploma -
Thomas Jefferson High
- [Area of expertise] License - [Timeframe]
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