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Tulia ,Texas

Summary

Accomplished leader with extensive experience at TDCJ-ID, demonstrating a proven track record in supervisory roles, enhancing operational efficiency, and fostering teamwork. Skilled in problem-solving and verbal communication, adept at ensuring safety and compliance. Achieved significant improvements in departmental budget management and staff training, showcasing adaptability and a commitment to excellence.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Major of Correctional Officers

TDCJ-ID Thomas R. Mechler Unit
05.2024 - Current
  • Supervises the preparation and serving of meals; ensures dining, service, and food preparation areas and equipment are maintained in a clean and sanitary manner, ensures compliance with standards; supervises the monitoring and logging of temperatures; instructs employees and inmates on safety rules and regulations, proper use of soaps and chemicals, sanitary procedures, food preparation, and portion control, and the operation of food service equipment; prepares daily and special diet requirements menus; calculates monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual food requirements; reviews and approves acquisitions for food items, supplies, and equipment; oversees the department expenses, assuring the department operates efficiently and within budget; prepares budget reports; and reconciles the budget monthly. Functions as shift supervisor; supervises, instructs, trains, and ensures the safety of assigned employees and inmates; schedules employees and inmates work and off-duty time.

Major of Correctional Officers

TDCJ-ID Dolph Briscoe Unit
08.2023 - 04.2024

Supervises the preparation and serving of meals; ensures dining, service, and food preparation areas and equipment are maintained in a clean and sanitary manner, ensures compliance with standards; supervises the monitoring and logging of temperatures; instructs employees and inmates on safety rules and regulations, proper use of soaps and chemicals, sanitary procedures, food preparation, and portion control, and the operation of food service equipment; prepares daily and special diet requirements menus; calculates monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual food requirements; reviews and approves acquisitions for food items, supplies, and equipment; oversees the department expenses, assuring the department operates efficiently and within budget; prepares budget reports; and reconciles the budget monthly. Supervises, instructs, trains, and ensures the safety of assigned employees and inmates; schedules employees and inmates work. Unit Capacity 1385 and working with Operation Lone Star program.

Captain of Correctional Officers

TDCJ-ID Thomas R. Mechler Unit
08.2021 - 07.2023

Provide necessary instructions to Correctional Officers to ensure all daily activities are implemented performed properly, Investigate all allegations of staff and Inmate's misconduct and coordination with the Warden appropriate, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG). Conduct shift meeting, ensure adequate numbers of Correctional Officers prior to beginning of each shift. Give special orders or instructions, ensure mandatory training for Correctional Officers is conducted and documented as required. Assign Correctional Officers to daily shift assignments and ensure each Correctional Officer's capabilities are taken into consideration prior to duty post assignment. Provide necessary instructions to Inmates to ensure each compliance with all unit and departmental policies. Supervise Correctional Officers by frequently conducting and appropriately documenting unannounced inspections of all areas where staff are assigned. Conduct any formal counts scheduled during the lieutenant's assigned shift. Act as the major disciplinary hearing officer (DHO) in accordance with PO-07.055 "Disciplinary Hearing Officer". Supervising 5 Lieutenants, 5 Sergeants, engaging in 24 hour building schedule with 17 Correctional Officer staff and assisting with daily activities, respond to incident command system (ICS), completing paperwork consisting of Major Court, EAC, Admin Reviews, Supervisor summary, Officers and Sergeants EPL and disciplinary. Serve as a chairperson on Unit Classification Committee or Administrative Segregation Committee, review and sign the Pre-Hearing Detention Log.

Lieutenant of Correctional Officers

TDCJ-ID Ernestine Glossbrenner Unit
08.2020 - 07.2021

Provide necessary instructions to Correctional Officers to ensure all daily activities are implemented performed properly, Investigate all allegations of staff and Inmate's misconduct and coordination with the Warden appropriate, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG). Conduct shift meeting, ensure adequate numbers of Correctional Officers prior to beginning of each shift. Give special orders or instructions, ensure mandatory training for Correctional Officers is conducted and documented as required. Assign Correctional Officers to daily shift assignments and ensure each Correctional Officer's capabilities are taken into consideration prior to duty post assignment. Provide necessary instructions to Inmates to ensure each compliance with all unit and departmental policies. Supervise Correctional Officers by frequently conducting and appropriately documenting unannounced inspections of all areas where staff are assigned. Conduct any formal counts scheduled during the lieutenant's assigned shift. Act as the minor disciplinary hearing officer (DHO) in accordance with PO-07.055 "Disciplinary Hearing Officer". Supervising 2 Sergeants, engaging in 24 hour building schedule with 17 Correctional Officer staff and assisting with daily activities, respond to incident command system (ICS), completing paperwork consisting of Minor Court, EAC, Admin Reviews, Supervisor summary, Officers and Sergeants EPL and disciplinary.

Lieutenant of Correctional Officers

TDCJ-ID James H. Byrd Unit
04.2020 - 07.2020

Provide necessary instructions to Correctional Officers to ensure all daily activities are implemented performed properly, Investigate all allegations of staff and Inmate's misconduct and coordination with the Warden appropriate, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG). Conduct shift meeting, ensure adequate numbers of Correctional Officers prior to beginning of each shift. Give special orders or instructions, ensure mandatory training for Correctional Officers is conducted and documented as required. Assign Correctional Officers to daily shift assignments and ensure each Correctional Officer's capabilities are taken into consideration prior to duty post assignment. Provide necessary instructions to Inmates to ensure each compliance with all unit and departmental policies. Supervise Correctional Officers by frequently conducting and appropriately documenting unannounced inspections of all areas where staff are assigned. Conduct any formal counts scheduled during the lieutenant's assigned shift. Act as the minor disciplinary hearing officer (DHO) in accordance with PO-07.055 "Disciplinary Hearing Officer". Supervising 2 Sergeants, engaging in 24 hour building schedule with 17 Correctional Officer staff and assisting with daily activities, respond to incident command system (ICS), completing paperwork consisting of Minor Court, EAC, Admin Reviews, Supervisor summary, Officers and Sergeants EPL and disciplinary.

Sergeant of Correctional Officers

TDCJ-ID Garza West Unit
02.2019 - 03.2020

Provide necessary instructions to Correctional Officers to ensure all daily activities are implemented performed properly, Investigate all allegations of staff and Inmate's misconduct and coordination with the Warden appropriate, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG). Conduct shift meeting, give special orders or instructions, ensure mandatory training for Correctional Officers is conducted and documented as required. Provide necessary instructions to Inmates to ensure each compliance with all unit and departmental policies. Supervise Correctional Officers by frequently conducting and appropriately documenting unannounced inspections of all areas where staff are assigned. Engaging in 24-hour building schedule with 55 Correctional Officer staff and assisting with daily activities, respond to incident command system (ICS), completing paperwork consisting of Officers EPL and disciplinary reports. In addition, responding to riots, Inmates fights, Inmates assaults, staff assaulted by Inmate, belligerent Inmates, and Inmates under the influences of unknown substances.

Correctional Officer V

TDCJ-ID Joe F. Gurney
12.2011 - 01.2019

As a veteran Correctional Officer, I maintain care, custody, and control of Inmates in both general population as well as administrative segregation on various units. My job duties have included management of Inmates on work detail, turnout doors/gates perimeter security, feeding of Inmates recreation, necessities issuance, visitation, dormitory and cell block security, hospital, and unit transports. I have also conducted cell block, dormitory and departmental counts. I have conducted both pat and strip searches on Inmates as well as searches for contraband in housing areas, recreation yards and departments. I have also served as a collateral duty safety officer, a member of the perimeter security team and attend annual in-service training. In addition, I worked overtime at Joe F. Gurney Unit, George Beto Unit, H. H. Coffield, Barry B. Telford Unit.

Reserve Police Officer

Coffee City Police Department
08.2016 - 12.2016

I preserve peace in Coffee City, suppress crime, enforce all traffic laws, execute all lawful process, give notice to magistrate of all offenses within jurisdiction and make lawful arrest and take before a magistrate.

Police Officer

Coffee City Police Department
03.2008 - 12.2012

I preserve peace in Coffee City, suppress crime, enforce all traffic laws, execute all lawful process, give notice to magistrate of all offenses within jurisdiction and make lawful arrest and take before a magistrate.

Correctional Officer V

TDCJ-ID Joe F. Gurney
01.2003 - 08.2011

As a veteran Correctional Officer, I maintain care, custody, and control of Inmates in both general population as well as administrative segregation on various units. My job duties have included management of Inmates on work detail, turnout doors/gates perimeter security, feeding of Inmates recreation, necessities issuance, visitation, dormitory and cell block security, hospital, and unit transports. I have also conducted cell block, dormitory and departmental counts. I have conducted both pat and strip searches on Inmates as well as searches for contraband in housing areas, recreation yards and departments. I have also served as a collateral duty safety officer, a member of the perimeter security team and attend annual in-service training. In addition, I worked overtime at Joe F. Gurney Unit, H. H. Coffield Unit.

Police Officer

Coffee City Police Department
09.2006 - 10.2007

I preserve peace in Coffee City, suppress crime, enforce all traffic laws, execute all lawful process, give notice to magistrate of all offenses within jurisdiction and make lawful arrest and take before a magistrate.

Correctional Officer V

TDCJ-ID Mark W. Michael Unit
02.1996 - 12.2002

As a veteran Correctional Officer, I maintain care, custody, and control of Inmates in both general population as well as administrative segregation on various units. My job duties have included management of Inmates on work detail, turnout doors/gates perimeter security, feeding of Inmates recreation, necessities issuance, visitation, dormitory and cell block security, hospital, and unit transports. I have also conducted cell block, dormitory and departmental counts. I have conducted both pat and strip searches on Inmates as well as searches for contraband in housing areas, recreation yards and departments. I have also served as a collateral duty safety officer, a member of the perimeter security team and attend annual in-service training. In addition, I worked overtime at Mark W. Michael Unit and responded to Inmates fights, Inmate assaults, Inmate sexual assault, Inmate staff assaults, riots, forced cell move team and 1 Inmate escape.

Police Officer

New Summerfield Police Department
07.2000 - 09.2001

I preserve peace in city of New Summerfield, suppress crime, enforce all traffic laws, execute all lawful process, give notice to magistrate of all offenses within jurisdiction and make lawful arrest and take before a magistrate.

Reserve Patrol Deputy

Anderson County Sheriff's Office
03.1998 - 07.2000

I preserve peace in Anderson County, suppress crime, enforce all traffic laws, execute all lawful process, give notice to magistrate of all offenses within jurisdiction and make lawful arrest and take before a magistrate.

Correctional Officer III

TDCJ-ID Dalhart Unit
03.1995 - 01.1996

As a Correctional Officer I maintain care, custody, and control of Inmates in both general population as well as administrative segregation on various units. My job duties have included management of Inmates on work detail, turnout doors/gates perimeter security, feeding of Inmates recreation, necessities issuance, visitation, dormitory and cell block security, hospital, and unit transports. I have also conducted cell block, dormitory and departmental counts. I have conducted both pat and strip searches on Inmates as well as searches for contraband in housing areas, recreation yards and departments. I have also served as a collateral duty safety officer, a member of the perimeter security team and attend annual in-service training.

Correctional Officer II

TDCJ-ID William P. Clements Unit
12.1994 - 02.1995

As a Correctional Officer I maintain care, custody, and control of Inmates in both general population as well as administrative segregation on various units. My job duties have included management of Inmates on work detail, turnout doors/gates perimeter security, feeding of Inmates recreation, necessities issuance, visitation, dormitory and cell block security, hospital, and unit transports. I have also conducted cell block, dormitory and departmental counts. I have conducted both pat and strip searches on Inmates as well as searches for contraband in housing areas, recreation yards and departments.

Cadet

TDCJ-ID Huntsville Training Academy
12.1994 - 12.1994

Training at Region 1 Training Academy in Huntsville, Texas, physical training, firearms training, chemical agent training, pat searches, and strip searches, learning cultural diversity as well of maintaining correctional awareness. Be observant and consistence with all Inmates. Learning how to react to different situations and how to take control of the situations at hand.

Nurse Aide

Jordan Health Services
02.1994 - 09.1994

Preparing meals, washing dishes, itemize and inventory of food product, cleaning, bathing elderly men, washing and folding clothes.

Education

Criminal Justice

Wayland Baptist University
Plainview, TX

High School Diploma -

Henderson High School
Henderson, TX
05.1992

Skills

  • Friendly, Positive Attitude
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Customer Service
  • Problem-Solving
  • Flexible and Adaptable
  • Dependable and Responsible
  • Verbal Communication

Certification

Jailor License issue 10/14/1998

Peace Officer License issue 12/05/1997

Additional Information

Investigations,Cultural Diversity, Intermediate Arrest, Search and Seizure, Use of Force, Basic Rifle, Crime Scene Investigations, Survival Spanish, Basic Crisis Intervention, Practical Homicide Investigations, OC Spray, Standard Field Sobriety Testing Practitioner, Drug Interdiction

Timeline

Major of Correctional Officers

TDCJ-ID Thomas R. Mechler Unit
05.2024 - Current

Major of Correctional Officers

TDCJ-ID Dolph Briscoe Unit
08.2023 - 04.2024

Captain of Correctional Officers

TDCJ-ID Thomas R. Mechler Unit
08.2021 - 07.2023

Lieutenant of Correctional Officers

TDCJ-ID Ernestine Glossbrenner Unit
08.2020 - 07.2021

Lieutenant of Correctional Officers

TDCJ-ID James H. Byrd Unit
04.2020 - 07.2020

Sergeant of Correctional Officers

TDCJ-ID Garza West Unit
02.2019 - 03.2020

Reserve Police Officer

Coffee City Police Department
08.2016 - 12.2016

Correctional Officer V

TDCJ-ID Joe F. Gurney
12.2011 - 01.2019

Police Officer

Coffee City Police Department
03.2008 - 12.2012

Police Officer

Coffee City Police Department
09.2006 - 10.2007

Correctional Officer V

TDCJ-ID Joe F. Gurney
01.2003 - 08.2011

Police Officer

New Summerfield Police Department
07.2000 - 09.2001

Reserve Patrol Deputy

Anderson County Sheriff's Office
03.1998 - 07.2000

Correctional Officer V

TDCJ-ID Mark W. Michael Unit
02.1996 - 12.2002

Correctional Officer III

TDCJ-ID Dalhart Unit
03.1995 - 01.1996

Correctional Officer II

TDCJ-ID William P. Clements Unit
12.1994 - 02.1995

Cadet

TDCJ-ID Huntsville Training Academy
12.1994 - 12.1994

Nurse Aide

Jordan Health Services
02.1994 - 09.1994

Criminal Justice

Wayland Baptist University

High School Diploma -

Henderson High School

Jailor License issue 10/14/1998

Peace Officer License issue 12/05/1997

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