Sanjay Richards
Yonkers,N.Y.
Summary
Communicative retired Police Officer, former Combat Medic, and Paramedic successful at developing positive relationships with colleagues and citizens. Approaches each situation with alertness, compassion and concern. Continually followed procedures to maintain safety, documentation and meet legal requirements. Police Officer with over 5 years of service, enforcing rules and authority for good of all citizens, protecting victims, and fighting crime. Paramedic with over 10 years of service who is passionate about saving lives and caring for the injured and ill. A civil servant with excellent record of promotion and recognition for going beyond call of duty.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Police Officer
City of Yonkers Police Department
01.2015 - 12.2020
- Enhance the quality of life in the City of Yonkers for residents and visitors through patrolling and enforcing the law within the framework of the Constitution and via strong community relations.
- Reduced criminal activity in assigned areas through proactive policing and community engagement.
- Enhanced public safety by conducting routine patrols and responding to emergency calls promptly.
Paramedic
Fire Department of New York City
12.2010 - 01.2015
- Responsible for providing timely and professional pre-hospital emergency medical care to the residents of New York City
- Duties include providing basic life support and advanced life support, providing transportation to the appropriate medical facility, operating the Department's vehicles and assisting with on-line medical control
- Also responsible for coordinating and directing pre-hospital medical resources and operations in the event of a disaster, and providing patient care under the authorization of the Medical Doctor, as required by the circumstances
- Prepare and submit appropriate documentation of incidents and care provided as it becomes necessary.
Emergency Medical Technician
Fire Department of New York City
01.2008 - 12.2010
- Provided patient care to people of all ages in New York City
- Care included patient assessment, airway management, performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, hemorrhage control, fracture and spinal stabilization, managing medical emergencies, trauma care, emergency childbirth, and transporting patients to appropriate hospitals
- Also responsible for triaging in mass casualty incidents, maintaining proper documentation, and furnishing appropriate information to nurses at receiving hospitals.
Healthcare Specialist
United States Army
09.2005 - 04.2007
- Administered patient care in simulated combat zones and within the 86th Combat Support Hospital
- Performed intravenous treatment, shock therapy, CPR and blood transfusions
- Inspected water supply and applied water purification techniques
- Responsible for weekly inspection of military medical vehicles and disposal of hazardous materials.
Research Intern
New York Methodist Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine
02.2005 - 08.2005
- Worked under Dr.Birkhahn in trauma room collecting data on sepsis, asthma, and myocardial infarction (Redhot) for various ongoing studies
- Performed phlebotomy blood centrifuging to extract serum
- Kept log of samples and maintained proper documentation while on daily rounds with Dr. Birkhahn.
Research Intern
Mt. Sinai Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine
06.2003 - 08.2003
- Created a patient survey in attempt to improve patient care in the emergency room
- Developed a pamphlet to help detect elder abuse
- Responsible for data entry for various studies
- Attended weekly emergency medicine conferences and shadowed several physicians in the emergency room.
Research Intern
Mt. Sinai Hospital Department of Cardiology
06.2002 - 08.2002
- Worked under Jeffrey Alexis, M.D
- Assisted in aortic transplants in rats conducted as part of a study of transplant arteriopathy
- Performed sacrifice and perfusion of rats four weeks after an aortic transplant and was responsible for measuring abnormal growth around aorta
- Found that MCP-1 was the gene that contributed the most to transplant arteriopathy and helped explain why there is long-term graft failure following heart transplants in rats.
Research Intern
Mt. Sinai Hospital Department of Clinical Microbiology
06.2000 - 08.2000
- Worked in a clinical microbiology laboratory studying giant Candida Albicans, a new form of bacteria found by Edward Bottone, Ph.D
- Grew cultures of Candida Albicans in incubators
- Responsible for creating slides of Candida Albican cultures and for measuring and properly documenting its morphometry
- Attended weekly clinical microbiology conferences
- Research results were published in a major medical journal.
Education
B.A. - History
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA05.2004
High School Diploma -
Manhattan Center For Science And Mathematics
New York, N.Y.06.1999
Skills
- Proficient with PC and Apple Operating Systems
- Expert knowledge of Word-Perfect, Excel, Epi Info, Power Point, Microsoft Word
- Courtroom Testimony
- Criminal Investigations
- Special Task Forces
- Crime Prevention Models
- Self-Defense Techniques
- Community-Oriented Policing
- Interrogation Techniques
- Conflict De-Escalation
- Report Writing
- Traffic Control
- Firearms proficiency
- Crime prevention strategies
- Tactical driving
- Public Relations
- Civil and Criminal Law Expertise
- Emergency Diagnostics
- IV Insertion
- Ambulance Transfer
- Medical History Collection
- Medication Administration
- Patient Transport
- Patient Assessments
- Advanced Life Support
- Patient Management
- Mass Casualty Incident Response
- Wound Care
- Vital Sign Monitoring
- Triaging
- Treatment Planning
- Airway Management
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- Intubation
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Scene Safety Assessment
- Burn Treatment
- Hazardous Materials Awareness
- Obstetric Emergencies
Accomplishments
Certificate of Excellence in Police Work and Unit Citations (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020)
tutoring experience
Tutored, mentored and supervised third and fourth graders at the Community Action Agency of Delaware County (PA) as well as with the Dare to Soar program throughout college career
awards
Voted most improved track & field athlete at Swarthmore College
hobbies and interests
- Medicine
- Medical research
- Historical research
- Primary education
- Distance Running
Certification
Firearms License
Police Officer Certification (New York State)
Paramedic Certification (New York State)
Timeline
Police Officer
City of Yonkers Police Department
01.2015 - 12.2020
Paramedic
Fire Department of New York City
12.2010 - 01.2015
Emergency Medical Technician
Fire Department of New York City
01.2008 - 12.2010
Healthcare Specialist
United States Army
09.2005 - 04.2007
Research Intern
New York Methodist Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine
02.2005 - 08.2005
Research Intern
Mt. Sinai Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine
06.2003 - 08.2003
Research Intern
Mt. Sinai Hospital Department of Cardiology
06.2002 - 08.2002
Research Intern
Mt. Sinai Hospital Department of Clinical Microbiology
06.2000 - 08.2000
B.A. - History
Swarthmore College
High School Diploma -
Manhattan Center For Science And Mathematics
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