Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Accomplishments
References
Timeline
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Michael Johnson

Hagarville,AR

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Paralegal

Powell and Rose Law Firm
Fort Smith, Arkansas
04.2023 - Current
  • Drafted correspondence to clients and other attorneys.
  • Reviewed and organized legal documents, such as pleadings, motions, and briefs.
  • Conducted research on relevant laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and legal articles.
  • Created spreadsheets to track case information and deadlines.
  • Maintained client files according to established protocols.
  • Collaborated with attorneys in all stages of litigation process.
  • Drafted discovery responses including interrogatories and requests for production of documents.

Detention Officer/Deputy Sheriff

JOHNSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
72830, AR
04.2020 - 01.2023
  • Maintain the safety and security of the inmates housed in the Detention Center as well as employees
  • Search inmates and cells for contraband and confiscate unauthorized items
  • Inspect conditions of locks, window bars, grills, doors and gates at correctional facilities to ensure security and help prevent escapes
  • Settle disputes between inmates and collaborate with other officers to defuse escalated conflicts
  • Oversee facility entrances to proactively prohibit escape or unauthorized entry
  • Draft daily operational and incident reports detailing inmate rule violations and unusual occurrences.

911 Dispatcher

JOHNSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
72830, AR
04.2020 - 02.2022
  • Responsible for dispatching Fire, Police, and EMS to all areas of Johnson County
  • Received both emergent and non-emergent calls that come in from anywhere in the county
  • Promoted to Training Officer where I oversaw all training for new dispatchers and current dispatchers
  • Relayed information and messages to and from emergency sites and law enforcement agencies
  • Questioned callers to determine locations and nature of problems to determine type of response needed
  • Maintained access to and security of highly sensitive materials
  • Determined response requirements and relative priorities of situations and dispatched units.

Deputy Coroner

POPE COUNTY CORONER'S OFFICE
72801, AR
03.2020 - 01.2022
  • Responded to all unattended deaths, suspicious deaths, or a death that an investigation is necessary
  • Inquired into cause, manner, and circumstances of human deaths and established identities of deceased persons
  • Collected and documented any pertinent medical history information
  • Located and documented information regarded next of kin, included relationship to deceased and status of notification attempts
  • Interviewed persons present at death scenes to obtain information useful in determining manner of death
  • Completed reports and forms required to finalize cases.

Emergency First Responder

EMS FIRST RESPONDER
72837, AR
01.2020 - 12.2021
  • Responded as mutual aid with Pope County EMS to medical calls
  • Immobilized patient for placement on stretcher and ambulance transport, used backboard and other spinal immobilization device
  • Coordinated work with other emergency medical team members or police or fire department personnel
  • Assessed nature and extent of illness and injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures
  • Comforted and reassured patients
  • Observed, record and report to physician patient's condition and injury, treatment provided and reactions to drugs and treatment.

Firefighter

DOVER CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT
72837, AR
12.2016 - 12.2021
  • Provided Medical and Fire Response to the Citizens of Dover
  • Collaborated with other firefighters as a member of firefighting crew
  • Inspected buildings for fire hazards and compliance with fire prevention ordinances, testing and checking smoke alarms and fire suppression equipment as necessary
  • Drove and operated fire fought vehicles and equipment
  • Rescued victims from burning buildings, accident sites, and water hazards.

911 Dispatcher

Clarksville Police Department
72830, AR
12.2019 - 04.2020
  • Received emergent and non-emergent phone calls and dispatched for four departments: Clarksville Police Department, Clarksville Fire Department, Johnson County Regional Medical Center Emergency Medical Services, and Pafford Emergency Medical Services.

Salesperson/Cashier

10BOX COST PLUS FOOD STORES
72801, AR
04.2018 - 12.2019
  • Served as a cashier and Cart Pusher at 10Box in Russellville for one year and eight months
  • Main job duties were checking customers out as they were ready to leave the store and bring carts inside from car corrals outside in the parking lot.

Education

2022-C -

Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy
Camden, AR
12-2022

High School Diploma -

RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
Russellville, AR
05.2020

Certification - Law Enforcement/Emergency Medical Technician

Arkansas Tech University
Ozark, AR
05.2020

Skills

Civil Process

CJI DWI SFST TOPS DD

BAT Mobile Technician

RADAR/LIDAR

Taser X26P

Pepper Spray

ACIC Level 1

ACIC Level 2

Certification

  • Certificate in Law Enforcement (ATU-Ozark)
  • APCO Certified Training Officer
  • Certificate in Emergency Medical Technician (ATU-Ozark)
  • Arkansas Medicolegal Death Investigator
  • Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy 2022-C
  • Arkansas Crime Information Center Level 1 and 2 Operator
  • American Heart Association BLS Certification
  • APCO Basic Telecommunicator Course
  • Certified Firefighter

Accomplishments

  • Arkansas SkillsUSA Crime Scene Investigation Gold Winner
  • Competitor in National SkillsUSA Crime Scene Investigation (Louisville, KY)
  • Johnson County Law Enforcement Explorer Program Corporal (2016-2019)
  • Pope County Law Enforcement Explorer Program Squad Leader (2018)

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Paralegal

Powell and Rose Law Firm
04.2023 - Current

Detention Officer/Deputy Sheriff

JOHNSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
04.2020 - 01.2023

911 Dispatcher

JOHNSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
04.2020 - 02.2022

Deputy Coroner

POPE COUNTY CORONER'S OFFICE
03.2020 - 01.2022

Emergency First Responder

EMS FIRST RESPONDER
01.2020 - 12.2021

911 Dispatcher

Clarksville Police Department
12.2019 - 04.2020

Salesperson/Cashier

10BOX COST PLUS FOOD STORES
04.2018 - 12.2019

Firefighter

DOVER CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT
12.2016 - 12.2021

2022-C -

Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy

High School Diploma -

RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

Certification - Law Enforcement/Emergency Medical Technician

Arkansas Tech University
Michael Johnson