Nelson Sitton, Ph.D.

Security Officer

CONTACT INFO

Springfield, VA 22153

703-***-****

email: adzmi5@r.postjobfree.com

SKILLS AND

ABILITIES

Fluent in Spanish with excellent interpretation / translation.

Competent and proficient in the use of MS products, statistic software application (SPSS), surveillance systems (Sara Alert and VEDSS), and data collection software (Qualtrics, Survey Gizmo).

High level of motivation to learn new skills and scientific concepts.

Excellent time management skills, prioritizing, problem-solving, organization, decision-making, multi-tasking, diplomacy, and planning.

Possess great oral and written communication skills.

SECURITY

CLEARANCE

Secret

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a challenging Security Officer position where I will be able to work as part of your team by using my formal education and solid analytical skills in support of your client’s operations.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY /

LOCATION

STUDY

GPA

GRADUATION DATE

Walden University, Minneapolis, MN

Ph.D., Public Health - Epidemiology

3.95 / 4.0

May 2018

Walden University, Minneapolis, MN

Master of Science, Clinical Research Administration

4.0 / 4.0

Feb 2012

George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering

3.2 / 4.0

Sept 1991

WORK EXPERIENCE

ALLIED UNIVERSAL, Reston, VA Security Professional, June 2023 – Present

Escort scheduled, unscheduled, and uncleared personnel or visitors around the facility, and perform security checks of safes containing classified documents.

Enforce rules, regulations, policies and procedures established by management group of company, and complete detailed narrative reports by recording observations, information, occurrences, and surveillance activities into a daily log.

Investigate and report on incidents, safety and fire hazards, security violations, unauthorized activities, and other security related situations to site supervisors for correction or follow-up actions.

Maintain stationary posts and/or patrol all areas of the building including (SCIFS), and conduct receptionist duties for the facility, using computerized visitor control system.

NOBLIS-ESI, Reston, VA Metrics Support (Monitoring and Evaluation), January – April 2023

Supported all efforts to execute and utilize metrics and assessments to plan, monitor, and evaluate the activities of the DoD Biological Threat Reduction Program (BTRP) at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA).

Coordinated and facilitated yearly Metrics Validation Workshops (MVWs), which included metrics training and the application of the software tool.

Served as a primary knowledge source for Metrics best practices and processes, and promoted education, understanding, and ownership of metric scores to ensure the success of current and future projects.

Sitton, Nelson

WORK EXPERIENCE, cont’d

ALLIED UNIVERSAL, Falls Church, VA

Security Professional, July 2019 – December 2022

Escorted scheduled, unscheduled, and uncleared personnel or visitors around the facility, and performed security checks of safes containing classified documents.

Enforced rules, regulations, policies and procedures established by management group of company, and completed detailed narrative reports by recording observations, information, occurrences, and surveillance activities into a daily log.

Investigated and reported on incidents, safety and fire hazards, security violations, unauthorized activities, and other security related situations to site supervisors for correction or follow-up actions.

Maintained stationary posts and/or patrol all areas of the building including, SCIFS and the parking garage, and conducted receptionist duties for the facility, using computerized visitor control system.

INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH INNOVATION, Fairfax, VA

COVID-19 Case Interviewer & Field Vaccination Support Staff, August 2020 – July 2022

Communicated with newly diagnosed cases and collected data on symptoms, exposures, and contacts (i.e., persons the case has been in contact with while potentially infectious), assuring cases of confidentiality of the information collected.

Provided information about the illness and public health guidance on the methods of disease prevention and control and assessed the capability of cases to comply with isolation protocols, including the self-isolation setting.

Identified and alerted Epidemiologists if cases were associated with a congregate or high-risk setting that required additional public health investigation or intervention.

Entered interview data collected (i.e., symptoms, contacts, etc.) into surveillance systems (Sara Alert and VEDSS), assured databases were kept up to date, and followed all county policies and procedures.

Supported Fairfax County Health Department’s COVID-19 field vaccination division by assisting with client registration, flow control, post-vaccination, and English/Spanish interpretation in mobile vaccine clinics for underserved groups throughout Fairfax County.

Conducted COVID-19 outbreak investigations in school and daycare settings, and provided data from case investigation efforts to Epidemiologists and/or Health Educators as necessary.

U.S. DEPT. OF LABOR – Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Omaha, NE

Safety & Occupational Health Specialist (Bilingual), August 2018 – April 2019

Investigated complaints and referrals in accordance with the Field Operations Manual (FOM) and agency policies, and identified hazards accurately, addressing them during on-site inspections.

Performed workplace analyses and reviewed establishment’s occupational safety and health programs to determine hazardous conditions that may have contributed to the injury or illness.

Conducted safety and health inspections in an organized and cooperative manner in accordance with the FOM and current policies.

Discovered violations and documented hazards, proposed citations for OSHA standards which have allegedly been violated, requested employers to voluntarily abate serious conditions to employees and provided assistance to resolve unsafe or hazardous conditions.

Sitton, Nelson

WORK EXPERIENCE, cont’d

Promoted and participated in technical assistance, education programs and outreach activities in accordance with established national, regional, and local office goals to encourage employers to accept their own safety and health program and to minimize and prevent illness, injury, and death.

Provided accurate and timely responses to a variety of safety and health questions and concerns from the public, employers, organizations, occupational safety and health organizations, and employee organizations.

U.S. SECURITY ASSOCIATES, Falls Church, VA

Unarmed Security Officer, June 2014 - July 2018

Enforced rules, regulations, policies and procedures established by management group of company.

Completed detailed narrative reports by recording observations, information, occurrences, and surveillance activities into a daily log.

Investigated and reported on incidents, suspicious activities, safety and fire hazards and other security related situations to site managers for correction or follow-up actions.

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