TARA MIERSCH
Winter Springs
Summary
Criminal Justice graduate with over eleven years of experience within the Sheriff’s Office environment. Demonstrated ability to perform effectively in high-volume, high-stress settings while maintaining professionalism and accuracy. Highly reliable, detail-oriented, and skilled at multitasking and prioritizing workload. Proficient with advanced experience in law enforcement databases and Microsoft Office Suite.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Civil Specialist
Seminole County Sheriff’s Office
Sanford
11.2021 - Current
- Receive, process, and ensure proper return of civil orders are in compliance with statutory and departmental requirements.
- Developed a comprehensive training manual for newly onboard employees, improving procedural consistency and operational efficiency.
- Processed and analyzed Injunctions, Ex-Parte and Levy cases for Seminole County.
- Certified Process Server and Notary for non-enforceable documents.
- Responsible for maintaining and submitting the monthly financial reports to the County Commissioners Office and the Department of Revenue.
Communications Specialist
Seminole County Sheriff’s Office
Sanford
01.2013 - 11.2021
- Delivered high-quality customer service while managing emergency and non-emergency calls in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
- Recognized by the Sheriff with a positive memorandum for excellence of handling an emergency call.
- Trained approximately 50 new Call Specialists, ensuring high levels of accuracy and procedural adherence.
- Maintained a call accuracy rate consistently above 95% while collecting critical information for the responding officers in a timely manner.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FLSkills
- Civil process administration
- Emergency call handling
- Data collection
- Training and Development
- Records management
- Customer service
- Certified Process Server
- Notary
- Café
- FCIC/NCIC
- XCAD
- DAVID
- Microsoft Office
- FDLE Background Checks
Community Service
- Shop with the Sheriff
- Cancer Awareness Initiatives
- Give Kids the World
Timeline
Civil Specialist
Seminole County Sheriff’s Office
11.2021 - Current
Communications Specialist
Seminole County Sheriff’s Office
01.2013 - 11.2021
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
University of Central Florida