Emergency Management Public Safety

DR. LE’CHINA SPIVEY

T: 786-***-****

E: **.*******@*****.***

Dynamic and versatile security investigative professional with over 15 years of experience in federal emergency management, with a specialization in federal corrections, Asylum interviews, and federal investigations. Proficient in investigating and coordinating investigations involving various types of evidence, including federal prisoner statements, Asylum claimant interviews, and other documents. Expertise lies in public safety, risk management, compliance, security, and complex issues surrounding criminal behavior prevention, intervention programming, and the development of public policy in relation to investigative tools and solutions.

Core Competencies:

Safety and Emergency Management

Security Systems Assessment

Business Management

Criminal Justice

Evidence Procedures

Emergency Preparedness

Public Policy

National Security Response

EDUCATION CERTIFICATIONS AWARDS

Doctor of Philosophy, summa cum laude, Public Safety Capella University 2015

Master of Science, summa cum laude, Criminal Justice Kaplan University 2011

Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology University of Florida 2009

Certifications, Department of Homeland Security- Secret Clearance (2020) Introduction to Incident Command System - FEMA Emergency Management Institute (2019) Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response - FEMA Emergency Management Institute (2019) Fundamentals of Emergency Management - FEMA Emergency Management Institute (2019) An Introduction to the National Incident Management System - FEMA Emergency Management Institute (2019) An Introduction to the National Response Framework - FEMA Emergency Management Institute (2019)

Awards, Federal Correctional Officer of the Month (June 2019) Special Act Award (OCT 2018; DEC 2015; DEC 2012)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Ctf (Miami, FL) director of compliance September 2020 - Present

Spearhead operations on a day-to-day basis, handling financial aspects of the company, including operational budget and cash flow, preparing cost analysis to maintain projected profit levels for a store that offers post-cosmetic surgery services.

Promote the company brand to key clients, generating new business in face-to-face meetings and over the phone.

Possess entrepreneurial strategy for growing the practice, with extensive skills recruitment, hiring, orientation and training, and productivity improvement.

Create and maintain positive relationships with clients by proactively assessing needs, identifying opportunities, and problem-solving, able to manage relationships ensure business growth.

Manage budgets for each strategy, tactic, and initiative along with departmental budget, expenses, and profitability, as well as review and approve invoicing and ensure timely collections.

Create and maintain positive relationships with clients by proactively assessing needs, identifying opportunities, and problem-solving, able to manage relationships with independent contractors and ensure compliance.

Track project work in progress budgets/expenditures and oversee staff members’ hours, utilization, labor efficiency and contribution margin.

Serve as the primary point of contact for regulatory agencies and oversee regulatory audits and inspections.

Ensure that the company adheres to various regulations and requirements to include FCPA, FAR, EAR, and ITAR when working with other companies and/or agencies in remaining in compliance with relevant state or local laws.

Serve as the primary point of contact for regulatory agencies and oversee regulatory audits and inspections.

Department of Homeland Security, USCIS (Miami, FL) Asylum Officer October 2019 – September 2020

Conducted Asylum interviews and investigations, reviewing applications and supporting evidence, and drawing conclusions based on investigative findings.

Managed security checks on Asylum applicant case files, securing sensitive and confidential documents internally and externally, and adjudicating complex and highly sensitive immigration benefits.

Maintained accurate and current asylum case information in federal government systems, applying the legal standards of openness and transparency of case files and Asylum interviews.

Analyzed and prepared summaries of findings from documents, interviews, and investigations, producing written assessments supporting asylum, NACARA, credible fear and reasonable fear decisions.

Interpret and apply appropriate policy, regulations, statutes, and precedent decisions to make eligibility determinations, researching information provided by the Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate, the Department of State, and other sources.

Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons (Coleman, FL) Federal Correctional Senior Officer October 2009 – October 2019

Performed extensive case work and investigations, gathering factual information regarding prisoner suspicious behaviors, processing personal identification information to ensure prisoner and developing investigative findings in incident reports, memorandums, and reports.

Analyzed and use leads generated nationwide by other law enforcement agencies or other Federal and State investigative agencies.

Reviewed technical documents to extract information, identifying discrepancies/inconsistencies, or areas potentially requiring clarification.

Developed and implemented security policy at federal government facilities, maintaining control during disasters such as fires, hurricanes, or other acts of nature, as well as the safety of all employees during an emergency and when lives are in immediate danger.

Authored, edited, and managed the publication of policy, procedures and regulations within the Bureau of Prisons, developing and evaluating a full-range of program security documents, regulations, policies and procedures and coordinated the implementation of a new Bureau of Prisons federal policy for the Correctional Complex.

Escorted federal prisoners to and from contractors, medical physicians, and doctors within the Medical Department, assisting in providing professional health care services for the federal prisoners in a confined facility.

Controlled and account for tools and hazardous materials, maintaining accountability of all keys and security equipment and conducting alcohol testing of inmates with a breathalyzer machine.

Conducted cell rotations every twenty-one days (on a regular basis), escorting inmates in full restraints to recreation and medical departments and assisting in preparation and distribution of food trays for Special Housing.

Initiate, plan, and direct comprehensive studies of major health problems, clerical personnel, investigations, patient care, research, and policy development within the facility’s medical department.

Safeguarded all individuals pass through and clear the metal detector prior to entrance of the institution, screening all outside calls in accordance with policy dealing with the protection of classified inmates.

Issued keys to staff; issue badges to non-BOP personnel; record prisoner’s counts, monitoring body alarms, telephone alarms, fence alarms, and radios, as well as operated the after-hours switchboard.

Department of Corrections (Doral/Raiford, FL) Correctional Officer AUG 2008 – OCT 2009

Monitored the conduct of inmates and supervise their activities based on knowledge of state and prison policies, routinely searching inmates and their living quarters for potential threats such as contraband, weapons, or drugs.

Conducted health and welfare checks along with maintaining inmate accountability, establishing healthy relationships, and maintaining professional boundaries with resident offenders in the institution.

Prepared inmates for transport through search and application of appropriate restraining devices, depending on security level, and ensures all related materials to be transported with inmate are ready and in order.

Inspected conditions of locks, window bars, grills, doors, and gates at correctional facilities to ensure security and help prevent escape, in addition to searching cells or living quarters, recreational areas, visiting areas for contraband or unapproved items.

Reviewed mail for the presence of contraband, searching offenders and vehicles and conduct searches of cells for valuables and contraband, such as weapons or drugs.

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