Brad Simmonds
Canada Post
Corner Brook,NL
21
years of professional experience
Diploma in Police Science Community Studies. Certificate in Accounting. Proficient use of Microsoft programs. Team player with highly developed leadership skills. Extensive oral and written communication skills. Able to work independently and as part of a team. Creativity and Human Resource Management/Psychology are strong attributes.
Work History
Delivery Agent
6 Years 8 Months- Delivering up to 400 residents per day, sorting mail
- Fork lift experience
- Customer service.
- Checked import and export documentation to determine cargo contents and classified goods
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
Program Facilitator
2 Years 11 Months- Facilitate various addictions in recovery
- Administer drug testing and bag checks as well as room searches
- Develop rapport with participants
- Enforce rules and regulations
- Completing daily reports
- Supply medications to participants
- Ensuring overall safety of participants and building.
- Facilitated dialogue between participants, family and program workers to provide best possible program and individualized program.
- Collected data on program effectiveness through surveying, data analysis and other methods and implemented solutions for improvement.
Security Officer
3 Years- Perform fire prevention, safety and maintenance tasks and parking/traffic enforcement
- Greeted guests professionally and courteously to cultivate welcoming atmosphere while making safety top priority.
- Wrote detailed reports on property damage, theft, presence of unauthorized persons and unusual incidences.
- Monitored and authorized entrance and departure of vehicles, cargo trucks and visitors.
- Executed security rules and procedures and calmly and promptly escorted non-compliant individuals out of building.
- Enforced security policies and removed violators and unauthorized individuals from premises to maintain safe environment
Hotel Manager
11 Months- Booked large groups for weddings, seminars, conferences and other events, providing best available room rates.
- Provided exceptional service and assistance to guests upon check-in.
- Handled guest complaints and offered complimentary services to maintain high guest satisfaction rates.
- Front desk - taking and confirming reservations using Fidelio/ Opera system
- Financial/Bookkeeping- performing daily audit, hours, tips with Microsoft excel.
- Hired and trained new employees, demonstrating best methods for serving 100s of clients and guests.
Student Assistant/Live In Support/Substitute Teacher
11 Years- NL and SDEC Norman Wells, Most of career spent in Alternate School (Directions) for "Delinquent Teens"
- Modifying and controlling behavior of Juveniles, building rapport with them
- Daily monitoring of overall behavior to be concluded with extensive reports filled out at end of day
- One on-one and group activities, teaching Math, Science, History, English, Social Studies, Drug Awareness and Sexual Awareness, Woodworking and Physical Education
- Reporting of any activities that would be considered unlawful
- Attended IEP meetings on all children and young adults
- Took care of physically and intellectually challenged individuals
- Had severely mentally/physically challenged individual cohabit with myself for many years in Stephenville Nl
- All duties involved with this undertaking were performed admirably.
Truck Driver
- Used Hydro-Vac Truck to dig out clean underground pipes of up to 10 sites.
- Maintain all Flint tools and equipment to required standards
- Participate in job observations, near miss and HID reporting, site inspections
- Weekly and monthly safety meetings, and tailgate meetings
- Identify and mitigate safety hazards
- Make periodic tours for safety checks.
Education
Police Science Diploma - Honors - Social Sciences
Youth & Adult Corrections - Certificate - Social Studies
Accounting Certificate - Accounting And Computer Science
Some College (No Degree) - Film Studies
High School Diploma
Skills
Creativity/Problem Solving
Data Analysis
Training/Coaching
Office Administration
Market Research Proficiency
Human Resources Understanding
Social Psychology
Report Preparation
Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
Program Facilitation
Analytical Approach
Strategic Planning
Additional Information
I have family in Norman Wells and would have a place to stay to start. I have been searching for a permanent full time occupation in the Wells in order to safely relocate. I have been weight training for over 30 years....played many sports...trained and instructed other individuals...created new ideas and games/sports for people...have acquired an abundance of skills over many years...quick to adapt to any situation and have the belief and knowledge to accomplish most situations.
Timeline
Delivery Agent
Canada Post
2020.01 - CurrentRead More
Program Facilitator
iRecover - Serenity on the Rock
2015.10 - 2018.09Read More
Security Officer
PPAB Security Services
2011.01 - 2014.01Read More
Truck Driver
Flint Energy
2010.01 Read More
Hotel Manager
Heritage Hotel, Territories
2008.06 - 2009.05Read More
Student Assistant/Live In Support/Substitute Teacher
District 4 School Board
1997.09 - 2008.09Read More
I.C.S.
Police Science Diploma - Honors from Social Sciences
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College of The North Atlantic
Youth & Adult Corrections - Certificate from Social Studies
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Keyin Technical College
Accounting Certificate from Accounting And Computer Science
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College of The North Atlantic
Some College (No Degree) from Film Studies
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Regina High School
High School Diploma
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