Chet Lester
**** *. ****** ( Streator, IL ***** 309-***-****
E-Mail: *****@*****.***
Objective_____________________________________________________
To obtain a position that will enable me to use my strong organizational
skills, educational background, and ability to work well with people.
Skills Profile___________________________________________________
. Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships
. Able to balance supervision with compassion and understanding
. Proven record of making quick, sound decisions, while dealing with
unexpected situations
. Accuracy when writing reports and completing paperwork required by
agencies and state
. Able to maintain high morale while working long hours on both day and
night schedules
Summary of Qualifications_______________________________________
Funeral Service
. Assist licensees with transfers from hospitals, private homes and
nursing residences
. Prepare chapels and supervise visitations, meeting various religious
and cultural requests
. Assist embalmer in laboratory, maintaining compliance with state
regulations
Law Enforcement
. 200 hours of training as prescribed by the Illinois Law enforcement
Training and Standards Board
. 40 hours mandated firearms training for state of Illinois
. Specialized in human behavior, investigations, law, crime scene
preservation, correctional facility operations, control tactics
Public Service
. 10 years public service experience within governmental settings
Education_____________________________________________________
Worsham College of Mortuary Science, Wheeling, IL September 2009
- Current
. Candidate for Associate of Applied Science Degree, September 2010
. Robert J. Stein Institute of Forensic Medicine, Office of the Cook
County Medical Examiner: Practicum includes embalming 20 indigent,
unclaimed cases; some autopsied cases and application of cosmetics
included in laboratory experience
. Crematory Operator License, CANA, obtained 2009
. Pi Sigma Eta, national mortuary science honors fraternity
Illinois Valley Community College, Oglesby, IL
January 2009 - August 2009
Employment History____________________________________________
Countryside Funeral Home, Streamwood, IL
September 2009 - May 2010
McLean County Sheriff's Department, Bloomington, IL
November 1999 - November 2008