KARL E. SIMMONS
Lansing, Illinois 60438
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OBJECTIVE:
To obtain a long-term position with a company or organization who will utilize my skills and experience as well as provide for personal growth and advancement.
SKILLS:
Case Manager
Recovery Coach
Residential Attended Marketing/Management Chemical Technician Certified machinist: automatic screw machine
operator/set-up
Picker/Packer/Assembler Researcher
Administrative Aide Read blueprints and schematics/OSHA-10
certification
Excellent customer service &
communication skills
Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint,
Publisher
Inner Voice 04/24 - 12-24 Chicago, IL.
Residental Attendent
Supportive Services
performing initial intake and orientation
communicating and assisting with coordinating client movement and placements through referrals from other service providers
assisting residents with achieving goals as indicated in Individuals service Plan (ISP) Performed recrAssisted in identifying and making appropriate support services referrals. facilitates in-house groups
maintaining client files
Metropolitan Family Services 06/23- 11/23 Chicago, IL.
Case Manager/Career Coach
Performed recrAssisted in identifying and making appropriate support services referrals. Assisted in creating and maintaining relationships with local employers and referral agencies. Attended relevant meetings, training, workshops and conferences.
Collaborated in the continual improvement of the Education and Employment Programs. Submitted all project timesheets, purchase orders and required reports to supervisor Participate in weekly project meetings.
Performed other tasks as assigned
uitment, assessment, enrollment, referral, and support services .
Assisted with the facilitation of the Employment Workshops, such as the Fresh Start Training with data collection and reporting.
Provided case-management services, both paper- and web-based.
Assisted in developing partnerships with area businesses and appropriate referral agencies. Performed routine inventory counts of plant inventory.
Provided job placement and referrals to support services.
Participated in the Employment Resource Center's orientations.
Ensured the accurate monthly tracking of services, and ensured timely delivery to supervisors. Created and maintained participant files with all required paperwork.
Assisted in identifying available jobs, training, and educational resources.
EXPERIENCE:
Defy Ventures, Inc., 06/22 - 03/23 New York, NY.
Entrepreneurship-in-Training
Nationally recognized entrepreneurship training program and startup incubator. Hands on leadership,management, and entrepreneurship training.
Team building skills, emotional intelligence, innovative spirit, and endurance development. Ed Miniat LLC 01/20 - 12/21 South Holland, IL.
Sanitation/Chemical Technician
Prepped and processed equipment, machinery, physical facility in meat processing plant for cleaning and sanitizing.
Disassembled machinery for cleaning and sanitizing.
Secure and handled toxicants chemicals.
Performed routine inventory counts of plant inventory.
DHL Supply Chain 08/19 – 12/19 Joliet, IL.
Certified Forklift Operator/Material Equipment Handler/Packer
Loaded and unloaded trucks utilizing a forklift or Electric Power-jack.
Checked incoming merchandise for damage and assured all merchandise listed on the shipping slip was received.
Scanned incoming and outgoing merchandise with an RF scanner gun in order to upload inventory information in the computer database.
Performed routine inventory counts of warehouse inventory.
University of Illinois 03/17 – 08/18 Urbana-Champaign, IL.
Researcher in U of I Education Justice Project
Researched methods to assist offenders in understanding the impact of their actions on their victims as well as explored the short and long-term effects on victims.
Researched the theory behind and the potential benefits of meditation for perpetrators as well as victims from an educational perspective.
Sat on and contributed to numerous committees including the Re-entry Development Committee, Victimization Research Group and Mindfulness Discussion Group.
Assisted in the development of an annual 200 plus page Prisoner Re-entry Guide for dissemination to parolees.
Lake Land College 05/10 – 07/15 Mattoon, IL. Administrative Aide
Facilitated student orientation and organized curriculum/work projects.
Performed minimal hardware/software programming.
Inventoried books, supplies as well as maintained student materials and student database. EDUCATION:
Illinois Central College 2004 East Peoria, IL. Received Associate’s Degree in General Education
Lake Land College 2012 Mattoon, IL. Received Associate’s Degree in Liberal Studies
Purdue University 2019 West Lafayette, IN. Received certificate of training, manufacturing skills for successful workforce training Oakland City University 2019 Oakland, IN. Received Microsoft computer technology certification
DHL 2019 Joliet, IL. Completed forklift re-certification training program
REFERENCES: Available upon request.