Agricultural Technician

Cynthia Jeems 6445 Love Drive Apt. 1097  Irving, Texas 75039 (H) 214.496.0297  (C) 662-392-5538  email: cynthiajeems@gmail.com CAREER OBJECTIVE_________________________________________________________ Seeking a career orientated position within an organization which will require me to utilize my skills, abilities and experience in the field of environmental health to ensure the organization’s success. _________________________________________________________________________________________ PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE City of Dallas December 2013-March 2014 Sanitarian Trainee Dallas, Texas ● Conducted district wide inspections, evaluations, and verification to ensure full compliance with regulatory and internal standards. ● Regulated schools, private premises, food handling establishments and other facilities; Swimming pools, insect and vector control ● Interpreted and enforced environmental health laws, rules ● Regulations ensured adherence to all county, state, and federal regulations. A'GACI April 2013-November 2013 Floor Supervisor Plano, Texas ● Assisted manager in operations of store ● Processing shipment, reward cards, collations, case count management ● Supervised sales floor and sales associates daily ● Exceeded customer’s expectations and satisfaction. ● Re-energized sales force ● Became top sales person for the first month of employment ● Suggested merchandising and flow strategies based on current data, trends and forecasts ● Suggested style changes to creative team ● Addressed and resolved customer product complaints both compassionately and professionally PUBLIC HEALTH ENVIRONMENTALIST II KEY SKILLS ■ Safety Trainer/Effective Communicator ■ Environmental Protection Leader ■ Regulatory Compliance Enforcer ■ Staff Training & Mentoring ■ Documentation/ Record keeping ■ Quality Evaluator/Auditor ● Accomplished inspector with 8 plus years of experience as Public Health Environmentalist for the Leflore County Health Department. Maintained highest quality standards to ensure public health safety. ● Quality and safety specialist with the ability to analyze operations, pinpoint areas for improvement and redesign, and implement plans that generate healthy results. ● Excellent relationship builder with success in forming strong, sustainable relationships and securing consensus among cross-functional team members for key initiatives. Cynthia Jeems___________________________________________________________ PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CONTINUED Environmentalist II March 2004-August 2012 Leflore County Health Department Greenwood, Mississippi Public Health Environmentalist II for facilities in District wide locations: ● Conducted inspections, evaluations, and verification to ensure full compliance with regulatory and internal standards. ● Inspected schools, private premises, food handling, establishments and other facilities; individual sewage systems, private water supplies, RV parks, tanning facilities, swimming pools ● Interpreted and enforced environmental health laws, rules, and regulations ● Conducted municipal and other surveys ● Presented at public health fairs on West Nile Virus/H1N1 (Swine flu) ● Recalled potentially hazardous foods ● Performed administrative duties for Public Health ● Collected specimens for laboratory analysis ● Ensured adherence to all county, state, and federal regulations. ● Performed Staff development: *Trained 98 countywide facilities for eventual positions as team members to management, allowing participants to quickly utilize newly acquired knowledge of food safety at facilities. * Reversed prior history of low morale and incomplete training by creating annual training and cross-training sessions, leading to improve good personal hygiene and food safety practice and boost team morale Instructor/Mentor: * Taught and trained students from Mississippi Valley State University Environmental Health Graduate Program for 8 years. * Students shadowed me for three consecutive months. * Trained and taught students how Public Health Environmentalist conducted: * Inspections and evaluation * Ensured full compliance with regulatory and internal standards of: * Public and private food handling * Establishments * Individual sewage systems * Private water supplies * Tanning beds and swimming pools * Interpret and enforce public and environmental health laws, rules, and regulations. Relationship Management: * Maintained excellent relationships with regulatory agency representatives, city officials and personnel Cynthia Jeems___________________________________________________________ PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CONTINUED Admission Counselor\Recruiter February 2000-July 2003 Mississippi Valley State University Itta Bena, Mississippi ● Scheduled recruitment appointments ● Honored invitations for schools in assigned area, and kept records of contacts. ● Conducted follow-up on recruitment contacts and reported in numerical terms the number of students admitted and matriculated from schools in assigned area ● Developed strategies and aided in implementing programs that provided optimal opportunities to enhance recruitment and retention rates ● Assisted students and provided resolutions to problems during ACT, transcripts, awards, dormitory, facilities, and mail tracing ● Processed applications and keyed in data into AS400 and Banner SCT systems ● Planned and conducted workshops for high school counselors, faculty, and alumni to acquaint them with admission requirements, financial aid, academic programs, and special programs at the University ● Counseled students who telephoned or came to the office seeking specific and/or general information. EDUCATION Master of Science in Environmental Health Mississippi Valley State University Itta Bena, MS, May 2003 Bachelor of Science in Biology Mississippi Valley State University Itta Bena, MS, May 1997 Cynthia Jeems___________________________________________________________ PROFESSIONAL AND VOLUNTEER TRAINING ● Benchmark Initiatives – Served as first responder to Hurricane Katrina, 2005. Issued clearance for operation of facilities including shelters and nursing homes (Harrison County, MS). ● Hurricane Dialogues (Environmental Preparedness), 2007 and Protecting Environmental Health in Disasters, 2007 ● First Responder with Northwest 2 Regional Response Team/ Homeland Security ● Incident Command System, and Train the Trainer, Incident Command System ● Kentucky Winter Storm, 2009 - Issued clearance for operation of facilities including shelters, nursing homes, day cares, etc. Directly supervised and trained sanitarians within displaced counties on proper procedures and clearance of facilities during a natural disaster (McCracken and Paducah Counties). ● Completed several continuing educational units from 2004 -2012 on West Nile Virus. Promoted Fight the Bite campaign, food safety trainings, environmental and public health to individuals within the school system and the community on how to protect themselves from this incurable virus, and potential health threats. Continued education hours from 2004 -2014 on food safety, treatment and disposal of waste water, public health and general sanitation complaints, and illegal catering Certifications: ● Weapons of Mass Destruction (Bombs & Bio-terrorism) ● Hurricane Dialogue/Logistics ● Detection of Radiation/Radiological Training/Response ● Incident Command Systems ● Registered Sanitarian Affiliations/Organization Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

Agricultural Technician