Nathaniel Bell
New Port Richey,FL
Summary
Experienced Deputy Sheriff with 27 years in detention security, inmate transport, and emergency response. Skilled in de-escalation, incident reporting, and maintaining safe, orderly housing units while upholding integrity and departmental standards.
Overview
1
1
Certification
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Deputy Sheriff
Pinellas County Sherriff's Office
Largo, Florida
03.1998 - 11.2025
- Transported inmates and maintained custody procedures during transfers
- Utilized law enforcement databases to identify suspects and verify information, enhancing investigative accuracy.
- Participated in continuing education courses related to law enforcement practices.
- Ensured that equipment was properly maintained and operational before each shift.
- Supervised inmate movement throughout the county detention facility.
- Enforced jail rules and maintained secure housing units.
- Coordinated daily detention operations with sheriff's office staff to ensure effective management and safety.
- Conducted investigations into inmate incidents, documented findings, and submitted evidence to support case resolution.
- Coordinated with medical staff to provide necessary care to inmates.
- Attended training sessions on relevant topics such as safety techniques, communication strategies.
- Responded promptly to any emergency situations or disturbances that arose.
- Documented disciplinary actions taken against inmates when appropriate.
- Employed de-escalation techniques, verbal commands, and physical and mechanical restraints to address unruly inmates.
- Transported inmates to and from medical and dental appointments, funerals, work details and court hearings.
- Assessed training needs through surveys, interviews with employees or focus groups.
- Coordinated recruitment and placement of training program participants.
- Evaluated training materials prepared by instructors and offered actionable suggestions for improvement.
- Evaluated modes of training delivery to optimize training effectiveness, training costs or environmental impacts.
- Coordinated scheduling of classes to ensure effective training delivery. based on availability of classrooms, equipment or instructors.
- Used role-playing, lectures, and simulations to present information in a variety of instructional techniques and formats.
- Managed multiple projects simultaneously while adhering to tight deadlines.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and best practices.
- Monitored, evaluated and recorded training activities or program effectiveness.
Education
High School Diploma -
Countryside High School
Clearwater, FL06-1992
Skills
- Inmate transport
- Jail operations
- Detention security
- Emergency response
- Incident reporting
- Report writing
- Law enforcement databases
- Arrest procedures
- Court proceedings
- Courtroom testimony
- Restraint techniques
- Emergency management
- De-escalation techniques Instructor
- Defensive tactics Instructor
- Incident response (Active Assailant Response Instructor)
- Firearms proficiency Instructor
- First aid and CPR Instructor
- Team coordination
- Integrity and ethics
- Physical fitness
- Courthouse safety
- De escalation
Certification
- State Certified General Law Enforcement Instructor (2019)
- State Certified Firearms Instructor (2019)
- State Certified First Aid/CPR Instructor (2020)
- State Certified Defensive Tactics Instructor (2022)
- State Certified Vehicle Operations Pursuit Driving Instructor (2023)
- State Certified Physical Fitness Instructor (2024)
- Certified De-Escalation Techniques Instructor (2022)
- Cyber Security Training (2021)
Timeline
Deputy Sheriff
Pinellas County Sherriff's Office
03.1998 - 11.2025
High School Diploma -
Countryside High School