Troy L. Christopherson
Geneseo,IL
Summary
Dynamic professional with extensive experience at the Illinois Department of Corrections, excelling in strategic issue analysis and project oversight. Proven ability to enhance team collaboration and maintain high standards of safety and compliance. Skilled in Microsoft Word and adept at prioritizing tasks, driving operational improvements, and fostering a positive work environment.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Asssistant Warden
Illinois Department Of Corrections
08.2023 - 05.2024
- Managed 13 department heads creating agendas to ensure that all daily tasks were being completed accurately and in a timely fashion.
- Built a strong team-oriented group encouraging positivity and team work to accomplish all tasks with the safety and security of the facility.
- Managed budgets and financial resources, ensuring adequate funding for necessary improvements or expansions within the facility.
- Held monthly Department Head meetings clearly communicated successes and deficiencies. Setting goals for the upcoming month and reinforcing the importance of policy and set procedures.
- Maintain high standards to ensure audit compliancy.
- Reported directly to Senior Administrators reporting problems within the faculty and providing solutions for the incident at hand.
- Provided recommendations for policy changes to streamline all day-to-day operations.
Administrative Major
Illinois Department Of Corrections
05.2020 - 08.2023
- Manage day to day operations within the security section of the facility. Responding to all incidents, medical or security concerns. To ensure that policy and procedures were being followed maintaining a safe environment.
- Held monthly meetings with all shift supervisors to ensure that any communicated successes and deficiencies.
- Set goals for the upcoming month or months and reinforcing the importance of policy and set procedures. To maintain high standards and audit proficiency.
- Reported directly to Senior Administrators reporting problems within the faculty and providing solutions for the incident at hand.
- Provided recommendations for policy changes to streamline all day-to-day operations.
- Built a strong team-oriented group encouraging positivity and team work to accomplish all tasks with the safety and security of the facility.
- Review all time sheets ensure that proper use of benefit time was being maintained.
- Preformed duties as the Safety and Sanitation Coordinator, conducting daily weekly inspections to address maintenance and sanitation issues during monthly meetings with the Assistant Warden of Operations, Chief Engineer, Dietary Manager, Business Administrator and labor (Union Representative).
- Identifying and addressing new, current, and old deficiencies within in the facility. Completing and maintaining, monthly check lists and reports ensuring that they are available for audit purposes.
- Served as Chairman of Contraband and Weapons committee conducting monthly meetings, to review any incidents that have occurred.
- Coordinate plans for contraband searches, organize pick up points for any potential weapon making materials.
- Initiated and completed any disciplinary actions towards staff, including the review board and final decision.
- Address any arising issues with professionalism and by policy set forth.
Security Specialists (Additional Duty)
(Illinois Department of Corrections
05.2013 - 08.2023
- Meet daily, weekly and monthly with the Warden, Assistant Warden of Operations and Internal Affairs to review any incidents that arises. Building a comprehensive plan that provides revolve for these issues.
- Managed the restrictive housing unit, following administrative directives for double cell of offenders. Ensuring that all offenders needs were being met through mental health, health care, recreation and chaplaincy services.
- Collaborated with local law enforcement agencies to establish strong relationships, increasing the effectiveness of joint responses to incidents.
- Detected potential threats proactively through regular monitoring of surveillance systems and analyzing incident reports.
- Coordinated with internal affairs unit and the contraband interdiction unit and the institution tactical unit for larger scale unit searches, or critical incident management.
- Performed regular audits of existing security measures, identifying areas for improvement and recommending changes accordingly.
- Completing comprehensive reports to maintain high standards and audit proficiency.
- I was tasked to a small Operations Group that reporting directly to the Chief of Operations for the Department of Corrections. This unit conducted security reviews of facilities throughout the state, ensuring that daily operations of the facility were within the written Administrative Directives.
- Upon completion a detailed written report for the Chief with all findings good and less desirable including recommendations for improvement and corrective actions. In addition, the reports would highlight any of the facility practices that could be used as a best practice and implemented in other facilities.
- I was also selected by Chief of Operations to be part of a select group tasked with rewriting the movement Administrative Directive for the department.
- During COVID East Moline CC was labeled as a Pilot program for mass vaccinations. I developed the plan for the facility; vaccinating 1100 inmates and 300 staff members, in approximately 12 hours completing all necessary reports required and providing that information to the states medical group in Springfield. This plan was used as a template for all facilities within the Department of Corrections!
Shift Supervisor (Major)
Illinois Department of Corrections
05.2011 - 05.2019
- As the shift supervisor I would manage daily shift operations of security. Conducting routine walk throughs of the facility with unit supervisors to maintain proper procedures and sanitation is followed.
- Daily roster management filling all required and additional duties positions for the day. Coordinate all medical furloughs and court writ transportation maintaining proper security for all tasks. Hiring overtime if necessary.
- Responding to all incidents medical or security concerns. Ensuring that policy and procedures were being followed maintaining a safe environment.
- Respond to and oversee critical incidents and report to the Assistant Warden or Warden.
- Address any arising issues with professionalism and by policy set forth. Initiated and completed any disciplinary actions towards staff, including the review board and final decision.
Education
No Degree - Criminal Justice
Blackhawk College
Moline, ILNo Degree - Criminal Science
Moraine Valley Community College
Palos Hills, ILSkills
- Skilled at prioritizing tasks simultaneously
- Effective organizational skills
- Collaborative teamwork
- Strategic issue analysis
- Project oversight
- Microsoft Word proficiency
- Experienced in email management with Outlook
- Employee relations management
Timeline
Asssistant Warden
Illinois Department Of Corrections
08.2023 - 05.2024
Administrative Major
Illinois Department Of Corrections
05.2020 - 08.2023
Security Specialists (Additional Duty)
(Illinois Department of Corrections
05.2013 - 08.2023
Shift Supervisor (Major)
Illinois Department of Corrections
05.2011 - 05.2019
No Degree - Criminal Justice
Blackhawk College
No Degree - Criminal Science
Moraine Valley Community College
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