Detroit, MI *****
Cell: 313-***-****
*.******@*********.***
Shawn L. Price
Objective
To obtain employment post-retirement as an Administrative or Clerical Assistant
Current Employment
2018-Present Ennis Center for Children Detroit, MI
Administrative Assistant – Licensing/Adoption
Provides case assistance for both licensing and adoption, including files and
databases.
Ensure accurate professional, and timely completion of all required reports
logs, and other paperwork as required.
Established and maintain district newsletter for foster, and adopting parents,
upcoming family, and child-oriented events and assistance.
Participate in training, staff meetings, or additional assignments as required.
Experienced in all areas of Microsoft 365, databases, AI Notes, filing, scanning,
filing, faxing.
Employment
2015-2016 City of Detroit Detroit, MI
Captain – Detroit Fire/EMS Communications
Prepared Chief of Communications Presentation for Weekly Fire Department
Metrics/Data Meeting Monday of each week, and Communications Overview
for Wednesday of each week.
Making tapes and providing all requested confidential information for Private
and City attorneys under the Freedom of Information Act, on Fire and EMS
individual runs. Tapes also made on demand for the City of Detroit Fire
Commissioner, and the Fire Executive Office.
The formal resolution of all grievances concerning individual employees, union
and indepartmental constituents.
Daily timesheet preparations, weekly work schedule, and all time off requests,
Overtime, and employee out-of-class assignments.
Dispatcher formal discipline including verbal/written reprimands, and formal
charges.
Departmental orders for supplies in-house and with outside vendors, employee
uniforms.
Weekly Mutual Aid data supplied by Highland Park and Hamtramck concerning
fire responses and personnel data.
All department formal letters and memos, and spreadsheets concerning fire
responses and personnel data.
All department formal letters and memos, spreadsheets concerning daily,
weekly and monthly activity.
Quarterly Haz-Mat reports for Fire Marshal division.
Weekly attendance to all Fire Executive Board Meetings as requested by the
Chief of Communications, if unable to attend.
Any service requested by the Chief or Asst. Chief of Fire Communications
RESULT: Retirement effective September 10, 2016 after 31 years with
the City of Detroit
2010-2015 City of Detroit Detroit, MI
Lieutenant – Detroit Fire/EMS Communications
Oversee the dispatching of Fire and EMS emergency response vehicles for public safety emergency runs by EMS/Fire Dispatchers.
Responsible for record keeping all special incidents on incident card (HazMats,
Fire & EMS personnel deaths, injuries at scene of EMS/Fire runs, Multiple
Alarm fires, department sick calls.
2008–2010 City of Detroit Detroit, MI
Sergeant – Detroit Fire/EMS Communications
Verbally dispatched all Fire emergency response vehicles for public safety emergency runs within the City of Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park.
Responsible for record keeping for all runs dispatched. All activity had to be recorded for each run dispatched.
Kept all with all requests from fire scenes by fire personnel for additional companies and/or resources.
Prepared daily shift reports as required.
1997–2008 City of Detroit Detroit, MI
Asst. Fire Dispatcher- Detroit Fire/EMS Communications
Dispatches emergency response vehicles to calls for service..
Initiates requests for assistance from other agencies for emergency scene situations.
Notifies hospitals of emergency transports to their facilities.
Operates CAD and standard office equipment.
Routes medical units’ calls directly into hospital emergency rooms.
1996–1997 City of Detroit. Detroit, MI
Senior Personnel and Payroll Clerk
Responsible for coding time for CAD entry of payroll for City of Detroit employees
CAD entry of payroll for City of Detroit employees
Responsible for maintaining attendance records and filing
Total processing for new, retiring, and terminated employees
Processed leaves of absence, rate increases, back pay awards, and out of class payroll
Processed all benefits including hospitalization, dental, eye care and life insurance
*Further employment information available upon request*
Education
1980–1983 Wayne State University Detroit, MI
Majored in Business Administration
June, 2015
Received national certification for EMS dispatching from the International Academy of Emergency Dispatch
July, 2015
Received certification from the American Heart Association for the CPR & AED Healthcare Providers Program