Gurkamal Meihrai
Calgary,Canada
Summary
Highly motivated and driven to find a position where I can apply my professional and personal skills in the workplace environment, alongside further developing my responsibility and growth within a team.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Community Peace Officer II
Alberta Health Services
Calgary, Canada
11.2023 - Current
- Monitored and enforced compliance with health regulations and policies to ensure safety within healthcare facilities.
- Responded to emergency situations, coordinating with medical staff and emergency services to ensure prompt resolution.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to address security concerns and implement effective safety measures.
- Managed conflict resolution and de-escalation techniques with patients and visitors to maintain a safe environment.
- Completed detailed reports and documentation of incidents, ensuring accurate records for future reference.
- Utilized conflict resolution skills to address and resolve disputes within healthcare settings.
Shift Lead (Full-Time)
Paladin HealthCare Security
Calgary, Canada
12.2018 - 01.2021
- Hands on situations, report writing, patient relations, de-escalation of aggressive patients and visitors, creating a safe environment for staff, patients, and visitors.
- Managing Teams of up to 10+ Guards, providing multiple mental health/safety resources, disciplinary actions, and training multiple new hires.
Laborer (Full-Time)
Ply Gem Canada
Calgary, Canada
03.2018 - 07.2018
- Temporary Laborer Job where I learned how to work/communicate with a team of 10+ people, build leadership skills, develop professional workplace relations, understand and reiterate WHIMIS Safety, and practice timeliness.
Education
Community Peace Officer II -
CPOIP
Calgary, AB11-2023
High School Diploma -
Central Memorial High School
Calgary, AB05.2018
Skills
- Compliance monitoring
- Emergency response
- Report writing
- Conflict resolution
- Safety management
- Team coordination
- Patient interaction
- Incident documentation
- Security operations
- Risk assessment
- Effective communication
- Leadership development
- Problem solving
- Decision making
Activities And Volunteering
- Keeping an active and healthy lifestyle by exercising 6 days a week (12 Hours a week)
- Volunteering at Dasmesh Culture Centre/Sikh Temple (Every Saturday/Sunday)
- Founder/Operator of the YYC Sikh Toydrive (Collecting Toys every November/December Since 2019 to donate to the Kids Play Foundation)
- Kids Play Foundation Youth Sports Volunteering (50 Hours)
Awards And Accolades
- High School Exceptional Leadership Award
- Paladin Security Outstanding Act Award
- High School Athlete of the year Award
- Kids Play Foundation Calgary Holiday Drive Appreciation Award
Community And People Skills
- Experience in a Vulnerable Persons job setting and handling people problems through a patient setting
- Able to communicate well in high-risk/volatile situations due to security encounters
- Life skills in calming physically or emotionally hurt people from experience in a hospital
- Fluent in English, Punjabi, Hindi, and the ability to understand Urdu through my upbringing
Life And Practical Skills
- Experience with and knowledge of the Criminal Code of Canada and Alberta statutes
- Understanding of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and security jurisdiction under the Criminal Code of Canada
- Comfortability in arrests due to experience with Trespass to Premises Act
- Practical knowledge with report writing and note taking from security experience
- Public Speaking skills from experience with volunteering at large crowded events
Timeline
Community Peace Officer II
Alberta Health Services
11.2023 - Current
Shift Lead (Full-Time)
Paladin HealthCare Security
12.2018 - 01.2021
Laborer (Full-Time)
Ply Gem Canada
03.2018 - 07.2018
Community Peace Officer II -
CPOIP
High School Diploma -
Central Memorial High School