First Name: Barney
Last Name: Simpson
Place of Birth: North Chumash
Email Address: thisoldhouse#8263 ((discord))
Residential Address: Nikola Pl. 8
Weight: 90 kg
Please provide a short biography about yourself (minimum 100 words):
Barney began his career with the Downtown Cab Company in the summer of 2019. He started as a young man looking for a quick job and ended up spending most of his life with the company when he finally left as an employee in management. Barney grew up in North Chumash where he spent most of his time on the beach surfing and bonding with friends and family. Upon graduating high school, Barney joined the Marines and served one tour in Afghanistan and was honorably discharged in 2014. After the Military, Barney has always aspired to serve his community in one way or another but things never worked out, as there seemed to always be a hiring freeze in law enforcement. After leaving the Downtown Cab Company, he realized this was his chance to finally serve his community once again and decided to apply to the San Andreas Department of Corrections. Barney currently resides in Mirror Park and spends his free time working on his cars and partaking on journeys with his girlfriend.
I plan on working many hours, at least 3-4 days a week and 5+ hours per day.
As a young kid growing up, I had a neighbor across the street who was a Correctional Officer for the county jail. The memory I have of him was a very professional and clean cut man who seemed to love his career. One time I asked him how much money he makes doing that job. He looked at me and said, "It doesn't matter kid, all that matters is that I like my job and I'm keeping the creeps away from you". From then on, I always had a desire to become a Correctional Officer myself. It may sound silly to some people, but my neighbor left a long lasting impression on me that still stands to this day. As a now grown man, I understand being a Correctional Officer requires great responsibility. A responsibility that can affect the lives of others. This is something that I have researched very heavily, and something that intrigues me to no other. I say this because the Correctional Officer has the opportunity to change an inmates life for the better or for the worst, I believe having a positive attitude towards the inmates and giving them a sense of hope is important because it could be a deciding factor on whether or not they choose to go back to the life of crime, or perhaps change their ways and keep their nose clean. This is something I find very inspiring. The idea of being able to have a positive impact on someones life who is going through a rough time is a great responsibility to have in my opinion.
Lastly, to contrast my last statement it is very important to me to keep criminals off of our streets. It is no secret that we currently have a serious gang problem right now. While it is easy to look down on these folks, I think it is important to understand that it is in fact possible to change these young men and women for the better. The first steps begin while they are incarcerated. And it starts with the Correctional Officer. This is something I am ready to take on, and can not wait for the day I am finally able to do so!
I always remain professional and try my best to take care of the situation at hand. Sometimes things get out of control but it is always best to remain calm and find a solution in my experience.
While I worked at Downtown Cab Company, I worked my way up through the ranks and eventually became an Assistant Manager. During my time in management I have learned how to lead employees while offering them guidance and helping them learn how things worked at DCC. This often consisted of training employees on a regular basis, usually teaching them how to operate a new vehicle and testing them during the process. Additionally, I had full access to the DCC employee management system and was responsible for entering accurate information about our employees, whether is be information about recent promotions, demotions, terminations or other similar traits. I understand DCC and SADOC are two very different organizations, however I think my experience can come in handy in one way or another while at SADOC.
Barney began his career with the Downtown Cab Company in the summer of 2019. He started as a young man looking for a quick job and ended up spending most of his life with the company when he finally left as an employee in management. Barney grew up in North Chumash where he spent most of his time on the beach surfing and bonding with friends and family. Upon graduating high school, Barney joined the Marines and served one tour in Afghanistan and was honorably discharged in 2014. After the Military, Barney has always aspired to serve his community in one way or another but things never worked out, as there seemed to always be a hiring freeze in law enforcement. After leaving the Downtown Cab Company, he realized this was his chance to finally serve his community once again and decided to apply to the San Andreas Department of Corrections. Barney currently resides in Mirror Park and spends his free time working on his cars and partaking on journeys with his girlfriend.
I plan on working many hours, at least 3-4 days a week and 5+ hours per day.
As a young kid growing up, I had a neighbor across the street who was a Correctional Officer for the county jail. The memory I have of him was a very professional and clean cut man who seemed to love his career. One time I asked him how much money he makes doing that job. He looked at me and said, "It doesn't matter kid, all that matters is that I like my job and I'm keeping the creeps away from you". From then on, I always had a desire to become a Correctional Officer myself. It may sound silly to some people, but my neighbor left a long lasting impression on me that still stands to this day. As a now grown man, I understand being a Correctional Officer requires great responsibility. A responsibility that can affect the lives of others. This is something that I have researched very heavily, and something that intrigues me to no other. I say this because the Correctional Officer has the opportunity to change an inmates life for the better or for the worst, I believe having a positive attitude towards the inmates and giving them a sense of hope is important because it could be a deciding factor on whether or not they choose to go back to the life of crime, or perhaps change their ways and keep their nose clean. This is something I find very inspiring. The idea of being able to have a positive impact on someones life who is going through a rough time is a great responsibility to have in my opinion.
Lastly, to contrast my last statement it is very important to me to keep criminals off of our streets. It is no secret that we currently have a serious gang problem right now. While it is easy to look down on these folks, I think it is important to understand that it is in fact possible to change these young men and women for the better. The first steps begin while they are incarcerated. And it starts with the Correctional Officer. This is something I am ready to take on, and can not wait for the day I am finally able to do so!
I always remain professional and try my best to take care of the situation at hand. Sometimes things get out of control but it is always best to remain calm and find a solution in my experience.
While I worked at Downtown Cab Company, I worked my way up through the ranks and eventually became an Assistant Manager. During my time in management I have learned how to lead employees while offering them guidance and helping them learn how things worked at DCC. This often consisted of training employees on a regular basis, usually teaching them how to operate a new vehicle and testing them during the process. Additionally, I had full access to the DCC employee management system and was responsible for entering accurate information about our employees, whether is be information about recent promotions, demotions, terminations or other similar traits. I understand DCC and SADOC are two very different organizations, however I think my experience can come in handy in one way or another while at SADOC.
I served four years in the United States Marine Corps as a Motor Vehicle Operator as well as a Range Coach. I served one combat deployment to the middle east. In garrison, I served as a range coach, which consisted of me giving a refresher course to my fellow Marines when it was time to re-qualify on the range. I think the DOC may find this useful if you ever do range qualifications and need someone to help out.
Additionally, I was employed by a small start up company named "Genesis Private Military Contracting". This was a very small company that has just recently ceased operations. While we were not official military, we did operate very similarly to the police/ military in terms of rank structure, leadership, and delegation of authority. I believe this is something that would allow me to easily transition to the world of corrections.
I worked for DCC as an Assistant Manager.
Yes, while both serving in the Military and working at DCC, team work was always an essential part of the job. In very different ways, however working as part of a team was always necessary.
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Period of employment: 23/05/2019 - 15/01/2020
Position: Assistant Manager
Duties: *Assisted manager by performing related duties.
*Helped to coach, counsel, and discipline employees.
*Aided in developing, coordinating, and enforcing policies and procedures.
Reason for leaving: Resigned for personal reasons.
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Position: N/A
Duties: N/A
Reason for leaving: N/A
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[ ] Pending
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Signing date 18/04/2020
Discord ID: thisoldhouse#8263
IRL age: 28
Timezone: CST
Geographical location: USA
List of characters’ names: Barney Simpson, Jake Workman, and Kyle Wallrecker.
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No
Used to be in DCC as an assistant manager and LSSD as a trainee.
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Was in the Military, not sure how useful it would be.
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