Diego Escobedo-Waite

Security professional with over 2 years of healthcare security experience in emergency department and hospital settings. Skilled in de-escalation, incident response, access control, report writing, patient and visitor safety, and crisis intervention. Experienced with high-stress behavioral health incidents, elopement risk monitoring, and coordinated emergency response. Seeking growth in protective security, armed security, executive protection, or security operations.

Emergency Department Security Specialist at Blackstone Consulting Inc. / Allied Universal Security (2024-05 – Present)

• Provide physical security support in a fast-paced healthcare environment through patrols, access control, behavior monitoring, incident response, and emergency department support.
• Respond to security incidents involving patients, visitors, and staff while using professionalism, de-escalation, sound judgment, and clear communication.
• Assist with behavioral health watches, elopement-risk monitoring, emergency response, and high-pressure situations.
• Prepare accurate incident reports, shift logs, and daily activity reports to document security events and support operational awareness.
• Maintained the same healthcare security assignment through the Allied Universal to Blackstone Consulting contract transition, showing reliability and consistent performance.

Courtesy Clerk at Safeway (2023-11 – 2024-05)

• Provided customer service in a fast-paced retail environment while maintaining professionalism and clear communication.
• Used active listening and conflict resolution skills to address customer questions, concerns, and daily service needs.
• Developed patience, adaptability, and communication skills through frequent public interaction.

Associate of Arts in Administrative Justice – West Valley College (expect AA 2026)