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Dallas, TX, US

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

• Conduct thorough background investigations to evaluate the trustworthiness and reliability of employees, contractors, and applicants, ensuring compliance with federal security standards and regulations.
• Adjudicate background investigation reports and make national security eligibility and suitability determinations for individuals for entry and retention in sensitive, non-sensitive, and/or public trust positions.
• Manage the clearance process, including initial vetting, periodic reinvestigations, and adjudication of security clearances, utilizing advanced database administration and integrity principles.
• Utilize oral and written communication skills to interact effectively with applicants, agency officials, and external organizations, providing clear and concise updates on clearance statuses and investigation outcomes.
• Apply strategic thinking to identify potential security risks and recommend appropriate mitigation measures, enhancing overall organizational security posture.
• Compile, analyze, and interpret complex data from multiple sources, preparing detailed reports and written documentation to support security clearance determinations.

Dallas, Texas

• Supervising 6 Specialized parole officers, ensuring agency policies are interpreted properly, enforce rules, and regulations and correct procedure are utilized
• Provides training for staff members, as well as new employees,and monitor the quality control of their caseload compliance.
• Evaluates job performances by conducting performance evaluations on a yearly basis. Responsible for the review and approval of all reports and critical legal documents.
• Assist in staff development of time management skills and work ethics. Promotes professionalism and effective communication with the staff and general public.

• Currently supervise 30-35 offenders assigned to sex offender caseload residing in Dallas County. Duties consist of three face to face contacts with offender, with one being office, one home and the third being either.
• Visit offender residence, jails, correctional facilities, courthouses, social services, and other agencies to obtain offender information; interview, counsel, and train offenders concerning reintegration skills to.
• Compile information, prepare social and developmental histories, documents offender supervision activities and maintain required records; prepare evaluations, recommendations, and other related reports to include data.
• Coordinate with facilities, agencies, and the community to prepare and facilitate implementation of an informed plan of supervision.
• Conduct activities to monitor offender compliance with the conditions of supervision to include alcohol and drug testing; responds to inquiries from offenders and the public in person; performs criminal information.

• Interpreted and applied complex federal, state and local laws and regulations, program directives, and agency policies and procedures.
• Interviewed clients/applicants to obtain information, assessed employment and educational history, work abilities, training interests and to determine support services needed.
• Implemented service plans for participants by scheduling and assisting in making applications for various services. Services may include education programs, counseling, job search, work preparedness, on the job.

Greater New Orleans Area

• Hired, trained, supervised and evaluated staff.
• Maintain budget and process payroll.
• Maintain safe environment per state and city guidelines.
• Managed a group of Electricians, by assisting with the scheduling of jobs, covering of procedures and transporting workers to and from different locations.
• Performed visual inspections at job site, to ensure quality was met.
• Prepared inventory control and other reports for the owner.

• Replaced and repaired electrical, hydraulic and mechanical assembles and cables.
• Provided troubleshooting expertise for electronic and mechanical assembly modules and interconnecting cables for the Launcher Loader module.
• Performed unit maintenance on system-specific test equipment to prevent malfunction errors.
• Utilized breakout boxes and test equipment to render proper repairs and calibrations.
• Acquired Secret Clearance (inactive)

Masters Of Arts, Management & Leadership

Bachelor Of Science, Criminal Justice

Activities and Societies: Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.