Melissa Shipley
Castle Pines,CO
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Highly proficient in building lasting relationships with key decision makers, customers, and team members to further company goals. Ready to leverage training and experience to take on new professional challenges.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Real Estate Agent
Elite Home Partners
05.2023 - Current
- Managed contracts, negotiations, and all aspects of sales to finalize purchases and exceed customer expectations.
- Negotiated, facilitated, and managed real estate transactions.
- Communicated with clients to understand property needs and preferences.
- Maintained connections with clients to encourage repeat business and referrals.
- Advised clients on market conditions and property value for informed decision-making.
- Reviewed market research data and changed sales plans accordingly.
Police Officer
Aurora Police Department
05.2007 - Current
- Delivered calm, professional testimony to support case evidence, establish timelines, and offer law enforcement expertise.
- Obtained and served search warrants related to ongoing cases.
- Wrote detailed reports outlining case findings for internal files and legal purposes.
- Gathered facts from interviews of suspects, witnesses, and complainants.
- Secured crime scenes, gathered evidence, and questioned witnesses.
- Talked regularly with citizens to establish rapport and become familiar presence in area.
- Appeared in court and testified under oath in Criminal cases.
- Trained team members on agency processes, court procedures and investigation strategies.
- Certified by the State of Colorado as a trainer in Ground defense/tactics, firearms, Taser, Emergency Vehicle operations, and arrest control.
- Multiple special assignments throughout the years with extensive training to include the following assignments: Police Area representative (community resource officer), school resource officer, property and evidence unit, undercover child exploitation, sexual assault detective, general crimes from theft to attempt murder investigations, and training academy instructor for second largest police agency in the State of Colorado.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
Central Christian College of Kansas
Mcpherson, KS06.2012
Skills
- Emergency Call Response
- Assigning Cases
- Suspect Booking and Interrogations
- Evidence Collection and Preservation
- Training Proficiency
- Information Verification
- Arrest and Search Warrants
- Affidavits
- Jury Selection
- DNA Swabs
- Warrant Issuing
- Testifying in Cases
- Report Writing
Timeline
Real Estate Agent
Elite Home Partners
05.2023 - Current
Police Officer
Aurora Police Department
05.2007 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
Central Christian College of Kansas