Retired Career Security Officer
Actual Security Officer Resume
Linked-in: Retired Career Security Officer
Kinda Military Veteran
Background check is: My past was spent playing ‘A Dark Knight’ in real life, a hero to the community, risking my life to protect those who needed protecting. Batman/Jedi type thing… A crippling knee injury in my early teen’s made running impossible, unable to join the military or Police Dept., security officer was my only option to serve.
To tell the real background on me, from an early age I wanted to spend a career in the military. Around age 14, a tragic accident crippled my left knee, breaking the knee. This required 2 operations from the Scottish Rite Hospital for crippled children, ‘Just so I could Walk’. Doctor’s orders were to never run again at age 17. An athlete in superior shape turned into a one-legged man. Running became physically impossible. Ask any Army or Marine and they will admit running is required. I still applied to the Air Force & Navy and was told absolutely not. I also looked into joining the Dallas Police Department, DPD has a strict physical requirement’s which running is one. When I run, my left knee buckles very quickly, floating kneecap pops out of place causing a fall.
The smart decision would have been to accept my disability and return to the path towards a career as a C.P.A. High school accounting had shown that I have a talent for it.
The path I walked led me to a karate class, ‘Shotokan’ a weaponless art, Shotokan means ‘Empty Hand’. Two years I trained hard, being one of my Sensei’s Favorite students, until I ripped my damaged knee, 2 more operations and a scolding by my knee surgeon. The 4th knee operation was July of 1991 which came with a morphine overdose, making drugs and alcohol useless in my damaged system.
I found my place in life, working as a life-long career Security Officer. Early 20’s a decision to study martial arts ‘Shotokan Karate’, think of training to be a Jedi led to becoming a Security Officer. Ages 24 -38 was spent being an armed/unarmed Security officer, one of the best in Dallas, for minimum money, by choice. Offered several promotions to be a supervisor, which I refused. My place was working the shifts, doing the actual field work, keeping my community safer.
The path I chose was into the field of security, spending from 1994 – 2007 working average of 77 hours a week, 7 days a week being Armed/unarmed officer around the Dallas Metroplex. I found a way to serve for 15 years.
During my career as a Security Officer, I was one of the best in Dallas, I requested Night shifts and turned down several promotions to become a supervisor, I chose to stay working in the field, protecting people. The crime rate went down when I was on duty, in high crime areas of South Dallas. I was given education on the path to being a CPA or Psychologist. I chose with a knee injury that prevented running, meant not my joining police or military, and would qualify for disability as a teen. I chose to serve the only way I could, I served these years being a public servant, doing community service. I should have been making tons of $ in the corporate world all these years. I thought I needed to risk my life for people I didn’t know, for low pay, AGAIN by choice.
My Ancient Work History – (1994 – 2007) I started working as a Non-Commissioned and Commissioned Security officer in 1994, at the age of 24. I was offered supervisor positions several times, turned them down. I preferred to work night shifts staying in the field. I spent this time being the assistant to both the Operation’s Manager and Field Supervisor. That means I only answered to the Bosses, working as an on-call floater averaging 70+ hours a week.
Typical Phone calls received from my boss were “Jason, Officer BLANK just did this wrong, the client is upset and wants to cancel the contract. Do me a favor, goto this site, and smooth things over! Do whatever you do and save the contract!” I was the man they counted on to keep their jobs running smoother.
I was one of the best in the field, until September 11th, 2008, a 2nd accident retired me and forced my getting on disability for the rest of my life. I spent those years keeping people safe, their very lives were in my hands. I gave off an energy that made people trust me and feel safe when I was on duty. People trusted me with their very life….