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Melissa Avelar

Arleta

Summary

Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Quick-thinking law enforcement officer skilled in assessing risks and making critical decisions under pressure. Trained in defensive tactics and appropriate use of different techniques. Dedicated to minimizing use of force and maximizing positive outcomes.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Police Officer

San Fernando Police Department
San Fernando
01.2024 - Current
  • Patrolled assigned areas both on foot and in motor vehicles, maintaining awareness and providing valuable community surveillance.
  • Provided testimony in court when necessary concerning investigations conducted.
  • Executed law enforcement patrol functions in assigned locations for extended periods of time.
  • Maintained order during civil disturbances or protests.
  • Interviewed witnesses and victims to determine critical details relevant to each case.
  • Rendered assistance to accident victims and other persons requiring first aid for physical injuries or medical crises.
  • Developed positive relationships with members of the community through outreach programs.
  • Monitored and investigated suspicions persons and situations and unusual activities.
  • Answered calls and complaints while providing community-oriented police services to improve and enhance quality of life community-wide.

Police Desk Officer

San Fernando Police Department
San Fernando
12.2021 - 01.2024
  • Assisted with investigations by providing detailed call logs and recordings as requested.
  • Responded promptly to inquiries from citizens, law enforcement, and other agencies.
  • Processed requests for assistance from law enforcement personnel while following proper protocol.
  • Monitored police radio frequencies for any updates or changes in dispatch instructions.
  • Tracked call logs and shift data to enter into computer system.
  • Managed inmate intake processes, including booking and fingerprinting.
  • Monitored inmate behavior to prevent escape attempts, crime, and other dangerous activities.
  • Monitored conduct of prisoners in housing unit or during work or recreational activities to prevent escape or violence.
  • Managed records related to prisoner files, disciplinary actions, releases and transfers.
  • Conducted booking procedures on new inmates by performing fingerprinting and medical assessments.

Campus Aide

Partnerships Uplifting Communities
Sylmar
10.2017 - 12.2021
  • Supervise students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips.
  • Enforce administration policies and rules governing students.
  • Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.
  • Monitor traffic flow to locate safe gaps through which pedestrians
    can cross streets.
  • Communicate traffic and crossing rules and other information to
    students and adults.
  • Maintained safety and security of all youth under care.
  • Performs regularly scheduled non-classroom supervision duties,
    supervising students in the hallways, indoor assembly areas, outdoor eating areas, and restrooms, on the playground and in other areas to which assigned.
  • Reports problems of a serious nature, including recurring behavioral problems and safety hazards to the Principal, or another designated certificated employee.
  • Maintained calm composure during emergencies while communicating with local law enforcement and emergency response services.
  • Monitored student attendance at campus events and provided support when needed.

Warehouse Associate

Amazon
Valencia
09.2020 - 01.2021
  • Pack and unpack items to be stocked on shelves in stockrooms, warehouses, or storage yards.
  • Examine and inspect stock items for wear or defects, reporting any damage to supervisors.
  • Provide assistance or direction to other stockroom, warehouse, or storage yard workers.

Behavioral Therapist

Institute for Effective Behavioral Interventions
Encino
06.2019 - 08.2019
  • Gathered information about clients using observational techniques and interviews, case histories and other assessment methodologies.
  • Communicate nonverbally with children to provide them with comfort, encouragement, or positive reinforcement.
  • Develop individual educational plans (IEPs) designed to promote students' educational, physical, or social development.
  • Employ special educational strategies or techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, or memory.
  • Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
  • Teach students personal development skills, such as goal setting, independence, or self-advocacy.
  • Provide state of the art behavior analytic assessment and intervention to children and adults with autism and other development disabilities

Tutor

Youth Policy Institute
Pacoima
01.2015 - 01.2018
  • Collaborate with students, parents, teachers, school administrators, or counselors to determine student needs, develop tutoring plans, or assess student progress.
  • Prepare lesson plans or learning modules for tutoring sessions according to students' needs and goals.
  • Organize and participate in recreational activities and outings, such as games and field trips.
  • Communicate with children's parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors, and related issues.
  • Teach instructional courses and advise students.
  • Tutor and assist children individually or in small groups to help
    them master assignments and to reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers.

Cashier

McDonald's Franchise
Pacoima
10.2014 - 04.2015
  • Assist customers by providing information and resolving their complaints.
  • Issue receipts, refunds, credits, or change due to customers.
  • Maintain clean and orderly checkout areas and complete other general cleaning duties, such as mopping floors and emptying trash cans.
  • Count money in cash drawers at the beginning of shifts to ensure that amounts are correct and that there is adequate change.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice

California State University, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Associate of Science - Administration of Justice

Los Angeles Valley College
Van Nuys, CA

Skills

  • Criminal investigation
  • Community policing
  • Conflict resolution
  • Analytical thinking
  • Customer service
  • Self-awareness
  • Motivational skills
  • Adaptability and flexibility
  • Continuous improvement
  • Critical thinking
  • Attention to detail

Certification

POST Entry-Level Dispatch Certification

POST Basic Peace Officer Certification

Background Investigator Certification

Timeline

Police Officer

San Fernando Police Department
01.2024 - Current

Police Desk Officer

San Fernando Police Department
12.2021 - 01.2024

Warehouse Associate

Amazon
09.2020 - 01.2021

Behavioral Therapist

Institute for Effective Behavioral Interventions
06.2019 - 08.2019

Campus Aide

Partnerships Uplifting Communities
10.2017 - 12.2021

Tutor

Youth Policy Institute
01.2015 - 01.2018

Cashier

McDonald's Franchise
10.2014 - 04.2015

Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice

California State University, Los Angeles

Associate of Science - Administration of Justice

Los Angeles Valley College
Melissa Avelar