Kevin Felts

About Kevin Felts

A career in uniform dedicated to ongoing support for missions! I am a synergistic leader—straightforward, honest, and possessing a tenacious and persistent attitude. I have established strong relationships across the defense sectors to support end-users effectively. I specialize in developing the most efficient and effective IT and AV solutions that align with mission needs.With extensive experience in managing relationships, I stay updated on the Department of Defense’s IT and AV roadmap and initiatives. My background includes IT and AV architecture experience with Fortune 100 companies, where I have contributed to solution development involving hardware, software, and services to enhance capabilities while streamlining lifecycle support.As a strategically minded professional, I am often sought after for mentorship by industry leaders and colleagues. I am recognized as a creative thinker who upholds the highest values- Build, develop, and maintain strong client relationships- Establish, implement, and market a company sales strategy- Develop, maintain, and promote relationships with vendors- Manage and oversee all project management accounts- Generate new business with both new and existing accounts- Prepare reports for executive management review- Travel globally to visit customers and vendors- Organize and manage participation in trade shows.**Goals:** Continue to advance in support of strong, knowledgeable leadership into an empowering and challenging executive or senior-level position within the civilian and federal sectors, specifically within the Department of Defense, ISO, NAVY, and MARINE CORPS IT enterprise infrastructure. I bring a wealth of experience as a Senior Business Development Leader and Sales Director, leading teams as a Major Account Executive. I aim to represent technology executives in the C5ISR sector of the defense industry, utilizing demonstrated strategic skills in leadership, management, and technical expertise.**Specialties:**- Business Development - Consulting - Engineering & Technical Strategies - Program Management - Enterprise Solutions & Systems Integration - Client Products - Services & Support - Software - Peripherals - Security - Virtualization & Cloud - Data Management - Solution Selling - Relationship Selling/Management

Experience

1. Executive Vice President, U s Government

   Vanguard Led Displays

   Jan 2024 — Present · US

   I oversee all aspects of our government business and work directly with our global end-users to ensure they receive the highest level of support in fulfilling their mission requirements. Vanguard TAA solutions are gaining an excellent reputation and are among the leading systems procured across government areas of responsibility (AOR) for command and control (C2) or any situation where situational awareness is necessary. This includes 24/7 operation centers (OP CTRs), auditoriums, classrooms, sensitive compartmented information facilities (SCIFs), joint operations centers (JOCs), network operations centers (NOCs), or any location where direct-view LED (DVLED) technology is required or provides a better return on investment (ROI) on displays. Vanguard has experienced consistent year-over-year growth and has established itself as the leader in LED (TAA DVLED) systems for government applications over the past 32 to 48 months. We have the necessary footprint and points of contact to support this claim. We take pride in our track record of less than 1% issues reported and have received accolades from end-users, partners, and defense contractors who utilize Vanguard in their designs.

Education

• United States Navy

  Information Technology Project Management

  1984 — 2004

• University of North Texas

  Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

  1982 — 1984

Skills

• C4isr
• Joint Military Operations
• Security Clearance
• Partner Development
• Defense
• Professional Services
• Customer Service
• Program Management
• Storage
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Leadership
• Telecommunications
• Analysis
• Crm
• Cloud Computing
• Government
• Intelligence
• Proposal Writing
• Storage Area Networks
• Integration
• Government Contracting
• Information Assurance
• Command
• Strategic Partnerships
• Business Development
• Military Operations
• Logistics Management
• Enterprise Information Systems
• Networking
• Network Hardware
• Strategy
• Training
• New Business Development
• Security
• Enterprise Software
• Team Building
• Management
• Enterprise Architecture
• Project Planning
• Navy