High School Management

Mark Anthony Herrera

Email: ********@*************.***

Address:

City: Grapevine

State: TX

Zip: 76051

Country: USA

Phone: 214-***-****

Skill Level: Any

Salary Range:

Primary Skills/Experience:

Seasoned, highly efficient, and well organized Law Enforcement Professional with possessing a strong background in Recruiting and background Investigations, Ethic and Compliance Investigations for both public and private industry. Energetic Recruiter with 10 years background in employee management, hiring, training and benefits. Highly detail-oriented, organized, self-motivated and results-driven with strong communication, analytical, problem solving and reasoning skills.

Educational Background:

High School Dipolma from New Mexico Junior College, Hobbs NM 1/2001 to 5/2002 (Speech and Communication, Sociology and)

High School Dipolma from Hobbs High School, Hobbs NM 1/2001 to 1/2013

Job History / Details:

Summary

Seasoned, highly efficient, and well organized Retired Law Enforcement Professional with 20 years of experience in security and safety compliance at the supervisory level along with 5 years of Human Resource Management Experience.

Versed in the development and implementation of effective security policies and procedures with excellent knowledge of law enforcement principles and practices, criminal investigation techniques, and security equipment.

Possess a strong background in Recruiting, background Investigations, and Ethic and Compliance Investigations for both public and private industry.

Highlights

Bilingual-fluent in both English and Spanish

Conducted investigations involving employee misconduct including theft,violations of company policy and other internal matters

Computer software skills include MS Word, MS, Excel, and MS Powerpoint

Excel in ability to supervise and manage personnel

Responsible for recruiting, conducting interviews, background checks and various aspects of hiring process.

Successfully trained over 200 recruits many of which received promotions and or worked on specialized assignments

Superior performance for past 26 years in security management

Developed a structured Safety Program and performed regular departmental safety inspections along with reporting of unsafe conditions, acts, or equipment to DepartmentManagement which successfully led to a significant reduction in OSHA Recordables

Developed and Instructed Managing Conflict two-day training to over 100 Supervisors and Management to include handling difficult situations, improving communication skills, and covering harassment in the workplace training. Continuously evaluating current workforce to identify and provide training (internal and outsourcing) to develop employees.

Experience

March 2009 to October 2012

Watch House Dallas, Texas

Federal Instructor

Provide on-site training for armed pilots to defend against an act of criminal violence or air piracy attempting to gain control of an aircraft through the use of firearms, use of force, legal issues, defensive tactics, the psychology of survival and program standard operating procedures against a level four security breach of the cockpit through the use of defensive measures.

Certified as a Firearms Instructor, Defensive Tactics Instructor, and Range Master.

Conducted training to over 3000 armed pilots.

August 2008 to April 2009

Wallach Inc. Hobbs, New Mexico

Human Resource Management/Safety

Developed new process for employee evaluation which resulted in marked performance improvements.

Responsible for creating and reviewing Company policies and procedures.

Developed a structured Safety Program and performed regular departmental safety inspections along with reporting of unsafe conditions, acts, or equipment to Department Management which successfully led to a significant reduction in OSHA Recordables.

Investigated all workplace accidents involving employees and recommended corrective action and training to Department Management.

Offer suggestions to Management for improvement of the safety program.

Coordinated safety education and training for all employees.

Act as safety liaison between employees and department management.

Structured HR Department with company for State and Federal mandated compliance regarding employment practices.

February 2005 to May 2008

Nabors Well Services Midland, Texas

Human Resource Representative (Western District)

Work closely with all levels of Management to implement and improve HR Processes to drive improved business results specifically, selection and assessment, performance management, succession planning and organizational design and development.

Interprets, executes and develops policies and procedures across the work-force to ensure consistent and equitable treatment of all employees and minimize Company risk.

Developed and Instructed Managing Conflict two-day training to over 100 Supervisors and Management to include handling difficult situations, improving communication skills, and covering harassment in the workplace training. Continuously evaluating current workforce to identify and provide training (internal and outsourcing) to develop employees.

Trained all Managers in the Western District, Rocky Mountain District, and Mid-Continent District for the Company that significantly led to a reduction of employee turnover.

Organized and overseeing the hiring process for the Business Unit, to include conducting pre-employment testing utilizing the Wonderlic and Orion. Makes job offer and salary recommendations.

Developed Behavior-Based Pre-Screens and Interview Sets for all hourly and salaried positions to assist management in selection processes. As a result, turnover decreased from 150 percentage in 2001 to a current low of 32 percentage .

Conducts post job offer background checks utilizing First Advantage (FADV) and E-Verify for I-9 verification. Trouble shoot hiring issues including MVR, criminal history, drug and alcohol issues.

Work closely with the Safety Department to deal with LOA and return-to-work issues, as well as maintaining position definitions and drug testing policies. Created a safety culture that dropped TRIR from 2.89 to 0.68.

Conduct internal investigations utilizing GPS, timesheets, interviews, and surveillance to respond to management concerns and ethics hotline complaints.

August 1988 to November 2005

City of Hobbs Police Department Hobbs, New Mexico

Police Sergeant (Retired)

Responsible for recruiting, conducting interviews, background checks and various aspects of hiring process.

In charge of overseeing the Departments Crime Prevention Program. Assessed Community needs regarding Crime Prevention and designed and structured programs to educate and reduce crime within our community.

Honor Guard Commander for the Hobbs Police Department

Supervised School Resource Officers working within the Hobbs Municipal School District

Field Training Officer with the Hobbs Police Department from 09-25-1994 thru 04-16-2000. Successfully trained over 200 recruits many of which received promotions and or worked on specialized assignments.

Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT). Assigned as point man on the department's tactical response team.

Served as a gang detective on the department's specialized gang and narcotics unit which led to the reduction and suppression of violent crimes committed by "Street Gangs."

Law Enforcement Academy Instructor. Taught on topics such as: Street Survival, Ethics, Physical Fitness, Learning Skills and Report Writing, Stress Management, Gangs and Terrorism, and Communication Skills.

July 1985 to August 1988

City of Hobbs Fire Department Hobbs, New Mexico

Firefighter/EMT-IV

Performed as a fire fighter and contributed to the protection of life and property by combating, extinguishing and preventing fires. Participated in fire fighting duties, providing emergency care for sick and injured persons and fire prevention activities on assigned shifts. Other duties include routine maintenance of fire apparatus, as well as drilling and training in new fire fighting techniques and practices.

Certified as a Fire Officer/Emergency Medical Technician IV.

Provided instruction in both First Aid/CPR

Education

2002 New Mexico Junior College Hobbs, New Mexico

Associate of Arts Speech and Communication, Sociology and Psychology

1984 Hobbs High School Hobbs, New Mexico

High School Diploma General

Certifications

Human Resource Management Certification Program (Texas Tech University, 2006)

Dale Carnegie Certification

Extensive certifications/Training on-going. Full list available upon request.

Affiliations

Board Member, American Red Cross, Hobbs, New Mexico

Board Member, Option Inc., Hobbs, New Mexico

Board Member, Special Olympics, Hobbs, New Mexico

Board Member, Hobbs Chamber of Commerce, Hobbs, New Mexico

Member of North Texas Crime Commission

Awards

Received Outstanding Citizen of the Year (1996)

Received Outstanding Public Safety Officer of the Year (1986)

Received "Life" Saving Award

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