Ryan L. Spradlin

About Ryan L. Spradlin

28 years of experience, with 24 years in leadership roles, including more than a decade as a senior executive. Multifaceted career with proven track record of innovation and success in leading all aspects of global operations, people management, stakeholder engagement, and change leadership. Collaborative and dynamic executive leader with a legacy of creating best-in-class programs in politically charged environments. Passion for restructuring struggling regions by vision casting and inspiring personnel by example and through data-driven decision making. Decades of experience influencing and building relationships while building diverse and inclusive teams. National reputation for inspiring maximum impact by changing culture and mindsets.PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS• Highly decorated, award winning investigator & leader. • Effective public safety and corporate security strategist, including creating and implementing threat mitigation plans.• Developed, led and oversaw law enforcement and stakeholders’ strategy for physical, major event, cyber and personal security and incident response for NBA Finals (2019); PGA U.S. Open Championship (2019) and NFL Superbowl (2016). • Recommended the creation of an agency-wide accountability initiative in response to inconsistent accountability standards driving performance and employee development. Analyzed and evaluated the data from 30 regional offices and divided it into numerous performance categories, resulting in a determination of whether consistent and efficient standards are being met across the country. Implemented in four regions with overwhelming success by any metric. • Inherited three regional field offices suffering from low morale and significant underperformance. Implemented a comprehensive restructure plan, resulting in historical increases in performance, employee engagement, fiscal responsibility and partnership development. • Overhauled the leadership structure and established a new culture of accountability, placing over 60 personnel in supervisory positions, and resulting in a 150% increase across 10+ productivity categories over three years. • Created first in class succession plan that has resulted in over a dozen mentees being placed in senior leadership positions.Areas of Expertise• Strategic Leadership• Process Improvement• Budget Oversight• Coaching and Mentoring • Stakeholder Engagement• Business Acumen• Community Outreach• Vision Casting• Program Management• Change Leadership• Public Safety Strategy • Human Trafficking (SME)

Experience

1. Chief Security Officer (CSO)

   Tampa Bay Buccaneers

   Oct 2024 — Present · Tampa, FL, US

Education

• San José State University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

  1995

• San Diego State University

  Master of Arts - MA, Education and School Psychology

  1996