Riverside Public Relations

Kevin Sood

Riverside, CA ***** ● 951-***-**** ● ********@***.***

SUMMARY/OBJECTIVE: Eight years of cumulative experience working in the corporate sector with a focus on marketing research, property management, and security services. Looking to utilize said skills for a fulfilling career in the public and private sector. WORK EXPERIENCE

Allied Universal Security Services, Riverside, CA October 2017 – Present Security Professional (Courts West Security)

Implemented effective crowd control in the case of customer entrance procedures.

Trained employees in the proper use of wanding techniques and X-Ray equipment operation.

Operated Astrophysics X-Ray machinery in order to check belongings of customers entering courthouse facilities.

Prevented customers from bringing in harmful contraband into the courthouse such as pepper spray, flammable liquids, and knifes.

Used Garrett wands to scan customers in an effort to detect any concealed weapons or harmful materials on their persons’.

Provided dispatch services to deputies leaving to and fro from court house proceedings to local county detention centers.

Provided analyst services in the form of presentations and speeches to Riverside County Deputies regarding safety of all court property, employees and public officials.

Greeted customers and courthouse staff with prompt and courteous respect.

Coordinated with Riverside County Sheriff’s department in the instances of customer pat downs and disruptive behavior.

Supervised courthouse surveillance systems (CCTV) in order to safeguard the protection of the public and courthouse staff.

Monitored and reported any human liabilities regarding inmates in holding cells awaiting court trial proceedings

Kohls, San Bernardino, CA August 2020 – February 2021 Loss Prevention (Seasonal)

Collected security risks for the organization in the form of identifying behaviors that needed changing to mitigate said risks.

Developed, reviewed, implemented, and maintained a security apparatus to mitigate human risks to merchandising.

Ensured security awareness programs and meet all industry regulations, standards, and compliance requirements to make sure that employees understood, acknowledged, and adopted all applicable enterprise information and security policies.

Supported communication efforts and investigative audits.

Provided analyst work and spreadsheet organizing of possible human liability to merchandising

Supported training efforts, including content review, compliance tracking and dashboard reporting on suspected POIs.

Issued new employ badges and kept records of those that went missing or were lost under nefarious reasons.

Assisted Human Resources (HR) in scheduling and employee accessibility into designated facilities of the warehouse.

Conducted interviews of employees caught in the act of theft within safe and reasonable company protocol.

G4S, Rancho Cucamonga, CA April 2020 – June 2020

Security Professional (Ingram Micro Distribution Sites)

Wanded outgoing employees for any possible stolen product.

Organized bike patrols of warehouse property and outside premise to detect and to thwart any suspicious activity.

Conducted sixteen point inspections of in-going and out-going freight to comply with the Department of Homeland Security’s anti-terrorism standards.

Trained in the use of PPE medical uniform and hospital grade thermometers to conduct temperature checks on employees.

Trained in the effective use of CPR and respiratory resuscitation.

Drafted and inspected freight logs dealing with incoming and outgoing product for suspicious contraband and/or deadly material.

Played a crucial component as an employee of an essential workforce to keep critical infrastructure operational during the COVID-19 Pandemic. East Highlands Ranch MHOA, East Highlands, CA September 2016 – October 2017 Home Owner Association Compliance and modifications

Inspected 2475 homes within the home owner’s association and utilized three different company software applications to log findings.

Sat and conducted board meetings with the architectural committee dealing with home modifications by residents.

Reviewed architectural designs for pools, spas, landscaping, and other property modifications done by respective home owners.

Preformed job walks with vendors and submitted work orders to said vendors via email or telephone.

Worked with the landscape committee on job walks and assessed what need replacement in terms of shrub on common area.

Constructed corporate board packets for two different committees within the association by utilizing such software as Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.

Attended and coordinated board meetings, drafted agendas, and took detailed notes for minutes.

Promoted and practiced sensitivity in interactions with home owners looking to modify their properties or dispute violations.

Set appointments, responded to home owners by telephone, and set reminders for personal inspections using Microsoft Outlook.

Heakin: Essential Market Research Services, Moreno Valley, CA February 2012 – September 2016 Interviewer

Approached mall shoppers on a daily bases and engaged with them the idea of taking our many classification based corporate surveys.

Read to participant’s crucial information about the survey and operated computer software to input information.

Promoted and practiced sensitivity in interactions with multi-ethnic mall shoppers from diverse backgrounds.

Managed multiple priorities in a fast paced work environment.

Met marketing research deadlines for client companies which included Tropicana, Pepsi, Oscar Mayer and Kraft.

LEGAL EXPERINCE

University of California, Riverside January 2014 – March 2014 Moot Court

Conducted Legal research in areas of city ordinances, state statutes, and federal law.

Studied comprehensive differences between state and federal court procedure.

Wrote legal documents such as case briefs, memorandums, statement of facts, case rules, and persuasive vs objective reasoning under the supervision of a sitting judge.

Presented oral arguments in the form of trial procedure to a class of ten students EDUCATION

California State University, Fullerton

December 2019

MA Political Science, GPA 3.7

University of California, Riverside

December 2014

BA Political Science and History,

GPA 3.8 (Magnum Cum Lade)

Completion with University Honors

SKILLS AND LICENSES

Computer: Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Windows Movie Maker, LexisNexis, Westlaw

Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, Mail Chimp, Gmail Spreadsheet, Political Data Inc.

Language: Bilingual in English and Hindi/Urdu

BSIS Guard Card: License Number: 6343270

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