Micheal Hartsfield
Summary
To use my years of diverse security experience to add value to the security operations. Self motivated and committed security guard. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Sergeant of Correctional Officers
Texas Department of Criminal Justice- Memorial Unit
5 2022 - Current
- Supervises, instructs, trains, and ensures the safety of assigned employees; and maintains care, custody, and adherence to rules and regulations by inmates assigned to specific work area
- Supervises and searches for contraband and provides security; counts, feeds, and supervises inmates in housing, work, and other areas accessed by stairs, steps, and ladders; and performs security of various assigned areas involving long periods of sitting and standing, and climbing stairs, steps, and ladders to reach the assigned areas
- Supervises and provides custody and security of inmates including observing actions of inmates, squatting and bending to perform 'pat' and 'strip' searches of inmates, restraining and securing sometimes assaultive inmates, and transferring and transporting inmates by walking or riding in various vehicles such as trailers, vans, buses, and other forms of transportation
- Supervises and provides security of inmates performing technical skills such as construction, maintenance, laundry, food service, and in varied industrial and agricultural operations which involve climbing stairs, steps, and ladders and climbing around the inside and outside of buildings; works outdoors and indoors without air conditioning; works around motorized or moving equipment and machinery; and is subject to all types of weather
Correctional Officer IV
Texas Department of Criminal Justice- Memorial Unit
2 2022 - Current
- Searches for contraband and provides security; counts, feeds, and supervises offenders in housing, work, and other areas accessed by stairs; and maintains security of various assigned areas involving long periods of sitting and standing, climbing stairs and ladders to reach the assigned areas, and working at heights
- Provides custody and security of offenders including observing actions of offenders, squatting and bending to perform 'pat' and 'strip' searches of offenders, restraining and securing sometimes assaultive offenders, and transferring and transporting offenders by walking or riding in various vehicles such as trailers, vans, buses, and other forms of transportation
- Supervises and provides security of offenders performing technical skills such as construction, maintenance, laundry, food service, and in varied industrial and agricultural operations which involve climbing stairs and ladders, and climbing around the inside or outside of buildings; works outdoors and indoors without air conditioning; works around motorized or moving equipment and machinery; and is subject to all types of weather
- Responds to emergencies, including climbing stairs and ladders while searching for escaped offenders, hearing calls for and calling for help, giving first aid at the emergency site, carrying an injured or unconscious offender or employee various distances to safety up or down stairs and ladders; and uses force and deadly force, including the use of chemical agents and firearms, to control offenders.
Allied Universal
Dallas
12.2019 - 01.2022
- Conducts frequent security patrols of the facilities and grounds as assigned
- Identifies and reports trends related to security issues
- Recommends actions
- Takes initial information for an incident report, uses proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, notes only the facts, leaving out personal opinions and submits a report in a timely manner (no later than the end of assigned shift)
- Responds promptly to all service requests relayed by the supervisor, telephone, pass-on, e-mail, cell phone and other correspondence in a courteous and expeditious manner.
Christus Health Security Services
Beaumont
02.2018 - 10.2019
- Conducts frequent security patrols of the facilities and grounds as assigned
- Takes initial information for an incident report, uses proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, notes only the facts, leaving out personal opinions and submits a report in a timely manner (no later than the end of assigned shift)
- Responds promptly to all service requests relayed by the supervisor, telephone, pass-on, e-mail, radio, cell phone and other correspondence in a courteous and expeditious manner
- Controls and enforces facility parking through the use of patrols, violation warning citations, towing, and explanation of rules as applicable
- Assists clinical/non-clinical Associates with combative patients or visitors
- Demonstrates adherence to the CORE values of CHRISTUS Health
Correctional Officer IV
Texas Department of Criminal Justice Gib Lewis Unit
03.2015 - 10.2017
- Searches for contraband and provides security; counts, feeds, and supervises offenders in housing, work, and other areas accessed by stairs; and maintains security of various assigned areas involving long periods of sitting and standing, climbing stairs and ladders to reach the assigned areas, and working at heights
- Provides custody and security of offenders including observing actions of offenders, squatting and bending to perform 'pat' and 'strip' searches of offenders, restraining and securing sometimes assaultive offenders, and transferring and transporting offenders by walking or riding in various vehicles such as trailers, vans, buses, and other forms of transportation
- Supervises and provides security of offenders performing technical skills such as construction, maintenance, laundry, food service, and in varied industrial and agricultural operations which involve climbing stairs and ladders, and climbing around the inside or outside of buildings; works outdoors and indoors without air conditioning; works around motorized or moving equipment and machinery; and is subject to all types of weather
- Responds to emergencies, including climbing stairs and ladders while searching for escaped offenders, hearing calls for and calling for help, giving first aid at the emergency site, carrying an injured or unconscious offender or employee various distances to safety up or down stairs and ladders; and uses force and deadly force, including the use of chemical agents and firearms, to control offenders.
Education
High School Diploma -
Parkview Christian School
Sulphur, LASkills
Team Management
Written Communication
Self-Directed
Analytical and Critical Thinking
Flexible and Adaptable
Time Management
Decision-Making
Task Prioritization
Supervision and leadership
Verbal Communication
Timeline
Allied Universal
Dallas
12.2019 - 01.2022
Christus Health Security Services
Beaumont
02.2018 - 10.2019
Correctional Officer IV
Texas Department of Criminal Justice Gib Lewis Unit
03.2015 - 10.2017
Sergeant of Correctional Officers
Texas Department of Criminal Justice- Memorial Unit
5 2022 - Current
Correctional Officer IV
Texas Department of Criminal Justice- Memorial Unit
2 2022 - Current
High School Diploma -
Parkview Christian School