Kevin Rants , DML
CO
Summary
Administrative and Logistics professional with over twenty-five years of demonstrated leadership and managerial experience achieving results in federal and state government roles. Broad spectrum experience in diverse operations ranging from small scale state agency requirements to complex international crisis response. Core competencies in: operations and logistics management, administrative government processes, workforce professional development, strategic planning and organizational change.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Administrative Officer
Colorado Department of Public Safety
09.2018 - Current
- Senior leader responsible for all Department level administrative programs for the Colorado Department of Public Safety (CDPS).
- Leads a multi-disciplinary team of over 100 personnel which encompasses the Controller and accounting staff, Budget Director and staff, Procurement Director and staff, Logistics Director and staff and the Colorado School Safety Resource Center. Supports the Executive Director ensuring effective information flow and efficient use of resources including over $414 million in annual appropriations.
- Supervises the Directors of major Department program areas; approves policies that govern the programs, coordinates efforts and maintains overall accountability for accomplishment of program objectives.
Director - Logistics Services, Executive Director's Office
Colorado Department of Public Safety
03.2015 - 08.2018
- Logistics Director for the Colorado Department of Public Safety (CDPS), responsible for leading a multi-disciplinary group charged with providing and maintaining the infrastructure and major equipment used in the performance of diverse public safety missions.
- Supervises a professional level staff with four subordinate supervisors and five major programs encompassing Facilities Management, Fleet Management, Materials Management, Capital Development and Wildland Fire Logistics with fiscal responsibilities in excess of $15 million annually.
- Set the strategic vision for the organization and successfully developed collaborative legislative proposals with CDPS Divisions.
- Responsible for employee professional development, performance management, hiring, fiscal resource allocation, business administration, appropriated budgets and equipment for the organization.
Division Director - (Battalion Cmdr) Afsbn-Carson
US Army
07.2012 - 07.2014
- Division Director for a 300+ member multi-functional strategic support organization providing life-cycle logistics and national level sustainment capabilities and support to 44,000 Soldiers within the five-state territory covering Colorado, Wyoming, Oklahoma, South Dakota and North Dakota.
- Supervised a professional level staff with eight subordinate supervisors and multi-disciplinary programs encompassing human resources, policy development, purchasing, fleet management and strategic level material management with fiscal budget and contracted responsibilities in excess of $120 million.
- Planned and implemented a 60% increase in organizational capability designed to support expanded regional territory through improved resource utilization and negotiated workforce realignment.
- Created and implemented the corresponding organizational change plan and policies, then trained and mentored subordinate leaders who implemented the plan resulting in a top two rating nationally from 2012-2014.
Strategic Planner - United States Southern Command
US Army
10.2011 - 07.2012
- Principal architect and project manager responsible for the revision of a politically complex major contingency plan for an internationally focused strategic command with oversight for the Caribbean, Central America and South America.
- Represented the command and built a cross-agency inter-governmental planning team involving personnel from seven different US Government departments and agencies. Conducted numerous planning conferences and negotiated significant politically sensitive issue resolution with elected and public officials, public agency and special interest concerns, resulting in an on-time, revised plan that incorporated new ideas, realized improved capabilities and aligned subordinate organization roles and functions.
Deputy Director for Operations and Plans - United States Southern Command
US Army
10.2008 - 10.2011
- Lead Operations and Plans officer responsible for supervision of professional level staff activities and capabilities integration for joint task force operations for the Caribbean, Central and South American region.
- Designated as the principal organization liaison and lead planner for humanitarian response operations. Responsible for communicating organizational capabilities and actions with US Embassy personnel and synchronizing military relief efforts in support of the US Ambassador and affected nation.
- Coordinated regionally based operations and planning for a multi-nation humanitarian response exercise in Trinidad and Tobago, training US Embassy staff and local emergency management personnel on US Government disaster response capabilities.
Chief of Staff - (Battalion Executive Officer) Aviation Support Battalion
US Army
06.2006 - 07.2007
- Chief of Staff of a 783 member multi-functional logistics support organization. Responsible for administration and managerial oversight of all internal staff operations and programs encompassing fleet management, maintenance management, human resources, intelligence, operational planning, critical equipment replacement and modernization, communications/IT, and budget expenditures for over 6,000 major pieces.
- Planned and developed the activation of two new subordinate units following an organizational move from Europe to Kansas. Established all new internal policies and operating processes in support of the redesign and synchronized over 50 new equipment acquisition, training and implementation programs.
- Developed a new maintenance activity capitalizing on internal skills to produce the highest operational readiness rate in the organization, exceeding the 90% threshold and conserving over $250,000 in maintenance expenditures.
Education
Executive Leadership : FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Association, Golden, CO, 2016
Master of Arts : Military Operational Art and Science from Air University, Montgomery, AL, 2008
Bachelor of Arts : Communication from University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, CO, 1994
Skills
- Executive Leadership
- Teamwork
- Professional Level Staff Management
- Administrative Government Processes
- Crisis Operations / Emergency Management
- Process Improvement
- Employee Relations and Professional Development
- Strategic Engagement and Planning
- Organizational Culture
- Logistics and Operations Management
- SOLE Demonstrated Master Logistician (DML)
Timeline
Chief Administrative Officer
Colorado Department of Public Safety
09.2018 - Current
Director - Logistics Services, Executive Director's Office
Colorado Department of Public Safety
03.2015 - 08.2018
Division Director - (Battalion Cmdr) Afsbn-Carson
US Army
07.2012 - 07.2014
Strategic Planner - United States Southern Command
US Army
10.2011 - 07.2012
Deputy Director for Operations and Plans - United States Southern Command
US Army
10.2008 - 10.2011
Chief of Staff - (Battalion Executive Officer) Aviation Support Battalion
US Army
06.2006 - 07.2007
Executive Leadership : FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Association, Golden, CO, 2016
Master of Arts : Military Operational Art and Science from Air University, Montgomery, AL, 2008
Bachelor of Arts : Communication from University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, CO, 1994
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