Rashawn Sims
Farmville
Summary
Security professional with over 13 years of extensive expertise in safeguarding individuals and assets, leveraging top-notch skills in security operations, surveillance, and crisis intervention. Proven track record in implementing strategic planning and threat assessment, ensuring comprehensive protection and safety protocols. Adept at leading teams with strong leadership qualities and a focus on mental health and substance abuse counseling, committed to maintaining a secure and supportive environment.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Armed Uniformed Protection Officer
Inter-Con Security Systems
04.2022 - Current
- Armed Diplomatic Security Officer. Duties are to maintain access control throughout all facilities, maintain security of the campus grounds at all times. Monitor multiple security systems while conducting thorough visitor screenings, documenting incidents, and implementing comprehensive safety protocols.
Detention Counselor
Piedmont Juvenile Detention Center
05.2017 - 04.2022
- Provide clinical support and proper restraints in event of a crisis, or emergency. First responders with the juvenile residents at all times. Provide education in training on mental health groups, alcohol, and drug abuse groups trying to rehabilitate the youth and make their transition into society as smooth as possible. Administer medication, take residents to school, sit in school with residents and help out as much as possible when needed. Team building assignments getting juveniles to work in groups or with staff. Led crisis intervention and mental health support for juvenile residents, implementing therapeutic techniques and facilitating rehabilitation programs while ensuring safety protocols.
Customer Assistant Associate
Aaron's
09.2020 - 09.2021
- Help Customers with accounts that are past due, make contact in home or via telephone with customers to try to help get their account back on track. Also making deliveries when needed in the box truck or retrieving merchandise from customers who did not keep up their account. Facilitated account resolution through personalized payment solutions, while operating delivery vehicles and coordinating merchandise retrieval to ensure service continuity.
Picker/Stower/ICQA
Amazon
11.2019 - 01.2020
- As an Amazon picker, responsible for gathering products for order fulfillment. Responsible for labeling certain types of merchandise and ensuring adequate stock levels are maintained. As a stower, responsible for storing merchandise in assorted size bins, to be pulled for fulfillment of orders. Inspect items for damages, then scan as they are stowed to ensure virtual and physical locations match. As ICQA, work closely with the Inbound, Outbound, and Inventory Control operations to analyze data to support improvement initiatives, determine root cause of defects, present findings to business partners to drive improvements in quality.
PT Skills Coach
Three Rivers Treatment Center
06.2018 - 01.2020
- Help youth by developing groups, take them on outings. Skills coaches have to document everything precisely. Led therapeutic youth development activities and outings while maintaining detailed documentation of participant progress and behavioural observations.
Correctional Officer
Department of Corrections
08.2015 - 04.2017
- Protect the property, staff, and offenders by patrolling all areas of the prison grounds. Monitor entrance through surveillance. Identify visitors by asking for appropriate documents. Guard against theft and maintain security. Respond to alarms and calls of distress, ensure the offenders and staff are always in a safe environment. Conduct count of offenders, count of all weapons in the armory, count all vehicles, keys, and document all inventory each day. Control room duties also included answering all calls to the facility. Led security operations in maximum-security facility, implementing comprehensive surveillance protocols and emergency response procedures while maintaining strict safety standards.
Jail Officer
Piedmont Regional Jail
04.2014 - 01.2015
- Responsible for the supervision, control, and observation of residents and others within the facility. Assist in daily living activities, providing supervision for recreation, monitor inmate activity and movement; consistently observe and correct inmate behavior in a non-confrontational and professional manner. Document activities and ensure all oral and written reports are factual, professional, and clear. Account for inmates and equipment, as directed within facility's posted orders and policies. Monitor cameras to ensure safety is maintained. Implemented comprehensive inmate monitoring protocols and behavior management strategies while maintaining facility security standards and documenting critical incidents.
Pipefitter X42
Huntington Ingalls Industries
06.2012 - 01.2013
- Started in the shop as a pipefitter as an apprentice transitioned to welding school where I finished Structural and TIG welding.
Education
High school diploma -
Cumberland High School
Cumberland, VA05.2012
Associate of Arts - Criminal Justice
American Public University System
Charlestown, West Virginia05.2025
Skills
- Security Operations
- Crisis Intervention
- Surveillance
- Mental Health
- Counseling
- Data Entry
- Leadership
- Substance Abuse
- Order Fulfillment
- Motivational Interviewing
- Risk Management
- Emergency Planning
- Conflict Resolution
- Public Relations
- Team Building
- Cybersecurity Awareness
- First Aid Certification
Certification
- First Aid Certification
- CPR Certification
- Top Secret Security Clearance (June 2022 to Present)
Timeline
Armed Uniformed Protection Officer
Inter-Con Security Systems
04.2022 - Current
Customer Assistant Associate
Aaron's
09.2020 - 09.2021
Picker/Stower/ICQA
Amazon
11.2019 - 01.2020
PT Skills Coach
Three Rivers Treatment Center
06.2018 - 01.2020
Detention Counselor
Piedmont Juvenile Detention Center
05.2017 - 04.2022
Correctional Officer
Department of Corrections
08.2015 - 04.2017
Jail Officer
Piedmont Regional Jail
04.2014 - 01.2015
Pipefitter X42
Huntington Ingalls Industries
06.2012 - 01.2013
High school diploma -
Cumberland High School
Associate of Arts - Criminal Justice
American Public University System
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