JASON COVIELLO
Middletown,DE
Summary
Ethical and professional Correctional Staff Lieutenant with excellent communication and organizational talents. Safety-oriented and skilled in Emergency Response and Preparedness, along with Crisis Negotiation. Adept at evaluating training needs and implementing a training plan. Strong understanding of the laws, processes and procedures for evaluating disciplinary behaviors of offenders, along with maintaining a safe humane environment for offenders in a correctional setting.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Correctional Staff Lieutenant
State Of Delaware, Department Of Correction
09.2018 - Current
- Supervised over 100 officers in performance of tasks and managing operations in an institution of over 1600 offenders.
- Unit Commander of maximum security, housing over three hundred offenders, and responsible for a 24-hour operation.
- Oversee first level supervisors and conducting employee evaluations for them.
- Assigned as the Disciplinary Hearing Officer responsible for institutional rule and law violation hearings.
- Investigated incidents and crimes, collected evidence, and recorded witness statements.
- Organized criminal documents such as logs, records, reports, and agendas to streamline processing and improve traceability.
- Provided testimony in court proceedings.
- Completed daily operations reports and delegated tasks to line supervisors and line officers.
- Inspected housing units and cells and assisted in completing in-depth searches for contraband or damage.
- Oversee inmate counts and controlled movement.
- Cultivated and maintained climate of mutual respect with freedom from harassment and intimidation, to provide safe environment for staff and offenders.
- Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Performed duties in accordance with applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.
- Coordinated responses to emergency situations arising in different prison locations.
- Adjunct Instructor for all levels of Emergency Preparedness training at the training academy for over seven years.
- Current Team Leader of the James T. Vaughn Crisis Negotiation Team with over ten years of training and experience in this field. Responsible for training and logistics of twelve team members assigned.
Correctional Lieutenant
Delaware Department of Correction
01.2011 - 08.2018
- Assigned officers to housing units and other assignments such as patrols.
- Supervised lower line staff such as corporals, and sergeants to ensure rules and laws were being enforced appropriately.
- Coordinated responses to emergency situations arising in different prison locations.
- Cultivated and maintained climate of mutual respect with freedom from harassment and intimidation, to provide safe environment for staff and offenders.
- Resolved issues and disputes between offenders professionally and respectfully.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Gained strong leadership skills by managing projects from start to finish.
- Completed yearly employee evaluations to promote a positive environment of learning and striving for a better and more well-rounded work-force.
- Supervised up to 25 employees in their performance of tasks and managed up to 300 offenders.
Correctional Officer - Sergeant
Delaware Department of Correction
09.2005 - 01.2011
- Verified all prison visitors carried proper identification and had no contraband before entering institution.
- Supervised 5 employees and performance of tasks and managed up to 300 offenders.
- Oversaw control center, monitoring offenders, visitors, and employees for signs of suspicious behavior.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Resolved issues and disputes between offenders professionally and respectfully.
- Monitored and confirmed compliance with safety standards and regulations.
- Responded to emergency situations and provided first aid following facility guidelines.
Education
High School Diploma -
Middletown High School
Middletown, De05-1998
Skills
- Emergency Situation Response
- Crisis Intervention Training
- Active Listening
- Effective Working Relationships
- Rules of Conduct
- Counseling Techniques
- Training and mentoring
- Risk assessment
- Weapons handling
- Negotiation tactics
- Analytical thinking
- Conflict resolution
- Cultural awareness
- Stress management
- Emergency response
- Situational awareness
- Report writing
- Staff oversight
- Decision-making
Accomplishments
- I served in the United States Marine Corps reserves for six years from 2000 to 2006 and was honorably discharged at the rank of Corporal. I received commendations for my service while on active duty serving in a combat zone in Iraq during 2003.
- I was trained in the Marine Corps as a Field Wireman and Communications specialist. While serving a tour in Iraq during 2003 I deployed for several missions with a two and three man team responsible for supplying communications to forward units during combat operations. I served in areas from the border of Kuwait, to the heart of Baghdad.
- In addition to my military service, I was a volunteer firefighter in the State of Delaware from 1994 to 2014. I served with the Volunteer Hose Company of Middletown in the ranks of Lieutenant, and Captain for several years between military service. Beginning in 2008, I served with the Odessa Fire Company in the ranks of Lieutenant, Captain, Board of Director, and ultimately to Vice President for several years. While serving as Vice President for three years I was a member of the committee to design and build a multi million dollar fire station which took over two years to complete. In addition to the fire station committee, I was a member of the committee in which we designed and built of two fire apparatus at a cost of over 1.2 million dollars. I oversaw training and employment requirements for the company's paid employees, assisted in the design and implementation of the company's first employee handbook, and employment training requirements. I have completed all levels of the Delaware State Fire School company officers courses and leadership classes.
Certification
- FBI - LEEDA Trilogy Certification
- Delaware State Fire School; Tactical Operation, Strategy, Crew Leader, Incident Management
- Crisis Negotiation Training
Timeline
Correctional Staff Lieutenant
State Of Delaware, Department Of Correction
09.2018 - Current
Correctional Lieutenant
Delaware Department of Correction
01.2011 - 08.2018
Correctional Officer - Sergeant
Delaware Department of Correction
09.2005 - 01.2011
High School Diploma -
Middletown High School