Joshua D. Kyle

Experience

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  Riley County Police Department

  Aug 1991 - Jan 2023

  Responsible for twelve personnel within the Budget & Finance Section, Human Resources Section, Training Section, CALEA Accreditation Manager, Building & Vehicle Maintenance staff, and Supply Technician. Key Initiatives:- Annually Develop and present an easy to follow Department budget of over $25M.- Reached out to the Coalition for Equal Justice to create the Fair & Impartial Policing Working Group.- Created a method for tracking, analyzing, and reporting on race and Department use of force.- Conceptualized and pursued a food team with dedicated trailer for recruiting/community events.- Revamped the agency's planning and goal-setting process.- Emphasize employee wellness during discussions with insurance vendors.- Responsible for high-level policy development.- Responsible for vendor contract negotiation and development. - Responsible for negotiating worker's compensation settlements. Show less Responsible for forty-three personnel within the Records Section, Communications Section, and Information Systems. Managed multiple projects and IT budget. Kansas Open Records Act compliance manager.Key Initiatives:- Project manager for the selection of of an electronic police report system.- Led a multi-disciplined team which created a process for selecting a Communications Center Manager in a consolidated (Police, Fire, EMS) dispatching environment. - Managed the creation of a cost coding system for IT, along with a 5 year CIP.- Managed the reorganization of IT-related contracts. Show less Responsible for eighty-two personnel including mid-level managers, first-line supervisors, and front-line personnel assigned to the primary operational functions of the organization. Key initiatives- Presented to City Commission on emerging issues, held meetings with city officials, and met with local civic and business associations.- Created and led a procedurally-just traffic safety initiative based on input from the public which resulted in specialized training for front-line personnel and research by a state university. This work culminated in a peer-reviewed journal article. * Presented findings at two national-level conferences.- Program Manager for the newly developed Mental Health Co-Responder Program. - Infused an operational unit with a new sense of direction based on intelligence information. In twelve months the operational unit; * Focused their efforts on high priority activities. * Enhanced performance in every prioritized metric. * Measures for potential bias (outcomes test) did not reveal signs of bias in decision making.- Initiated a daily meeting with peer Senior Operations Manager to review critical activities and coordinate operational responses.- Enhanced the tracking and reporting of a major evidence-based initiative.- Created a tracking system to ensure field supervisors were present at critical calls for service.- Department lead in coordinating the response to a binge-drinking event with local constituents. * Created a central command center for event.- Encouraged front-line personnel to volunteer in local youth programs.- Ensured the agency directly participated in local community events that promoted and assisted people of color.- Conceptualized a squad-based scheduling system for operations. Show less Responsible for daily activities of six front-line personnel assigned to specialized units, and all eleven front-line personnel during critical incidents.The Specialized Units: - Became an expert in the research underlying the unit through formal education. Designed a comprehensive plan for the units.- Created a comprehensive system for prioritizing the units' activities. - Created a multi-agency, multi-disciplinary group, which focused the units' activities. - Tracked the units' activities and discovered those activities that were most effective.- Built collaboration with other operational units by formally recognizing their assistance.- Built an outcomes-based annual program report. Impact: • A comprehensive review of outcomes revealed that the specialty units had achieved all major milestones addressed in academic research. • The program became a sound training program for front-line personnel who were assigned to the program.• Wrote a revised specialty unit policy which institutionalized the new process.• Delivered a presentation at a national-level conference based on my experiences. Show less Public Information Officer (PIO) and supervised the building maintenance team.- Provided local reporters with in-person press briefings. Conducted on-camera/radio interviews. Managed Kansas Open Records Act requests. * Was able to conduct PIO duties during a critical incident while on vacation due to trust I had with the local press.- Organized building maintenance priorities and worked with county officials to obtain approval on a limited budget. * Several high-ticket building projects were approved for our facility, improving safety and comfort. Show less Updated training programs based on internal data, feedback from employees, and researched best practices. - Advanced the agency's training programs and positively impacted the agency culture. - Focused on on-the-job training, high-risk incidents, and emotional intelligence.- Designed Performance Improvement Plans.- Became an expert in developing realistic scenario training programs. * Taught courses at the state academy. * Received award for preparing officers for critical incidents.- Created a critical activity tracking system which determined the effectiveness of trained techniques and acted as a feedback loop for instructors/staff.- Project Manager for the incorporation of Tasers into the agency which occurred without incident. Police Training Officer Program: Graduated from the problem-based learning facilitator school and advanced the agency's on-the-job training program.- Taught on-the-job training programs and related courses throughout Kansas and North America using problem-based learning (PBL). - Created evaluations and instituted self-reflection tools for recruits and trainers. Established regular trainer meetings. - Built buy-in with supervisory staff. PTO program Impact: The on-the-job training program expanded into other operational sections. I became a Level IV PBL instructor for Police Society for Problem Based Learning. Supervisors report new employees look and think like 3-5 year veterans. Presented with an award and credited with changing the culture of the agency into one of critical thinking and problem-solving. Wrote a on-the-job training policy, a problem-based pre-hiring process, and a new supervisor training program. Show less - Created an actionable analysis reports.- Focused first-line personnel on reducing high harm incidents through organized and effective responses. - Liaised with Senior Operations Manager to get additional resources. - Worked to reduce paperwork. - Purposefully assigned front-line personnel to problem areas in order to prevent fatality accidents.Harm Analysis: - Used internal data to create a quarterly report which pinpointed the top harm. - Created a quick reference list of top harm locations and directed front-line personnel to those areas. Impact: Senior Management authorized preventative activities in problem areas on an overtime basis. Front-line personnel appreciated receiving meaningful harm data. Anecdotal evidence indicated that harm reduced due to proactive initiatives. I coordinated with outside agency help focus their efforts. Show less

  • Senior Manager Administration

    Oct 2018 - Jan 2023

  • Senior Support Manager

    Jun 2017 - Oct 2018

  • Senior Operations Manager

    Jul 2014 - Jun 2017

  • Middle Management - Operations

    Jan 2013 - Jul 2014

  • Public Information Officer

    Dec 2011 - Jan 2013

  • Training Officer

    Apr 2007 - Dec 2011

  • High-risk Response Team (Volunteer Assignment)

    Jan 1996 - Jan 2008

  • Middle Management - Operations

    Aug 2004 - Apr 2007

  • Front Line Supervisor

    Dec 1998 - Jul 2004

  • Front Line Employee

    Aug 1991 - Nov 1998
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  The Police Society for Problem Based Learning

  Jun 2012 - Jan 2023

  FACILITATOR - POLICE PROBLEM BASED LEARNING

  - Teach the national model of the Police Training Officer (PTO) program.- Co-developed a Corrections Training Officer (CTO) program and teach the resulting CTO course.- Facilitate police Problem-Based Learning (PBL) courses.- Consult agencies involved in PTO-CTO-PBL implementation.- Involved in Emotional Intelligence coaching.

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  Kansas State University

  Apr 2023 - now

  Assistant Director II - Administrative Support Center - Accounting Facilities