Rusty Kuse Email & Phone Number

United States

Cleveland, Ohio

Parma Ohio

• Provide strategic leadership for the operation division of the 13th largest school district in Ohio which includes 1.9 million sq. ft. throughout three communities and 21 district-owned properties as well as a fleet of over 105 buses and 50 regular vehicles five labor unions and over 350 employees.• Developed a Fiscal Recovery Plan, as directed by the Ohio Department of Education, which will save the district over $15 million from the general operating budget over the next two fiscal years.• Serve as the liaison between the Board of Education and the operational administrative team.• Serve as the liaison between the Board of Education and the three local community governments to ensure there is continuity between the district’s long-range goals and that of our community stakeholders.• Serve as an executive member of the Superintendent’s Cabinet to represent all non-educational school operations departments.• Attend all Board of Education meetings; prepare and present reports to the Board of Education.• Oversee all capital projects to include: new constructions, renovation, emergency repairs, fleet replacement and technology upgrades. Work with architects, contractors and representatives as the Board of Education’s representative during design, construction and final completion of projects.• Prepare the annual budget for the permanent improvement funds and provide a five-year look ahead for planning purposes.• Assist in the formulation of policies and objectives for the business affairs of the district.• Manage the district fleet, property and liability insurance program• Serve as District Safety Coordinator and perform duties, required by federal and state law, acting as designated person responsible for dealing with environment and safe working conditions. Including, but not limited to asbestos (AHERA), lead in drinking water, hazardous materials, contamination of the environment, indoor air quality and safe working conditions and practices.

Berea Ohio

•Oversee complete facilities operations and capital improvements of over 1.2 million sq. ft. including: 7 schools, 3 support buildings, 1 athletic Fieldhouse, and various district owned properties.•Maintain complete staffing of all facilities employees; comprised of 12 skilled trades, 40 custodians, and 2 administrative employees.•Collaborate with building level administrators to ensure the student and staff needs are being met by the custodial and maintenance staff.•Serve as a district liaison for the Business Advisory Council of Berea, Middleburg Heights, and Brookpark.•Collaborated with multiple operations and academic departments to earn the prestigious National Green Ribbon School award through the U.S. Department of Education.•Performed complete staffing analysis of the maintenance and custodial operation to identify areas of inefficiency and developed plans for correcting these items.•Increased operations productivity through work load review and staff re-organization, with a neutral cost to the district.•Developed a seven year facilities permanent improvement planning tool to identify major areas of concern with buildings and grounds.•Identified areas of redundancy within the business processes and brought forth proposals for cutting costs.•Reviewed all current purchase services contracts and identified areas of redundancy that will be eliminated when the contracts expire and are not renewed.•Designed and implemented a three phase plan to upgrade the districts HVAC automation system.•Collaborated with the IT department to consolidate web hosting services, facilities permits, work orders, and mass notification software with a single vendor; which saved the district over $25,000 per year.

Medina County, Oh

•Reduced operations budget two years in a row (44% and 9% respectively) by renegotiating purchase service agreements, reducing physical inventory to utilize “just in time” practices with established vendors, and keeping supply purchases in line with actual needs. •Increased operations productivity through work load review and staff re-organization with a neutral cost effect to the district.•Utilized permanent improvement funds to reduce operations expenses through capital equipment upgrades.•Developed a five year facilities permanent improvement plan to upgrade major areas of concern with buildings and grounds. •Oversaw the implementation of a $1.2 million House Bill 264 project which is projected to save the district $105,000 annually in energy costs.•Oversaw final phases of a $23 million construction of a new elementary school which consolidated students from three grade level schools to one large facility on a common campus with the high school and middle school.•Converted an old middle school classroom space into a fully functional multiple disabilities classroom which allowed Cloverleaf to retain special needs students within the district rather than having them attend neighboring schools. •Upgraded the districts access control in all buildings to ensure a higher level of student and staff safety.•Collaborated with building level administrators, resource offices, and security consultants to develop a district wide camera system upgrade that will further the safety initiatives of the district. •Performed a complete evaluation of the operations job descriptions and implemented the use of functional capacity evaluations (FCE) to ensure physical dexterity of new hires and transfers employees. •Revised the summer cleaning procedures to include staff surveys, standard operating procedures (SOP) of custodial and maintenance staff, staff training with new chemicals and or tools, and after action meetings to review and refine the entire process.

Kent, Oh

•Maintained complete staffing of 24/7/365 maintenance operation to include 5 direct report supervisors, 46 maintenance employees, and 6 student workers to maintain 6,000,000 sq. ft. of classrooms, dorms, athletic areas, administrative facilities, and research labs. •Established new and revised current job descriptions to keep employees accountable for their work.•Redesigned the interview process of all vacancies to promote a more hands-on demonstration of skills•Ensured equipment preventive maintenance procedures were followed to keep the level of preventive maintenance higher than reactive maintenance.•Served as liaison between University Facilities Management, Resident Services, Athletics, Administration, and Office of University Architects for new building projects. •Ensured all work requests were handled in the appropriate time frame and manner. •Developed and managed a comprehensive dorm and classroom PM program that ensured the facilities were in prime operation prior to the start of classes and or occupancy.•Administered a vertical transportation contract with Otis Elevator to include 105 elevators, dumbwaiters, and escalators. •Administered a comprehensive preventative maintenance program for all HVAC equipment, plumbing backflow devices, and building envelope components which included maintaining and controlling inventory levels of capital equipment and supplies.

Rootstown, Oh

•Represented buyers and sellers of residential real estate. Negotiated the best price and terms for clients and ensured the buying or selling process was a positive experience.

Akron, Oh

•Peramax Properties was a small property management company that worked with small investors in the management of their residential rental properties. •At the peak of the business cycle Peramax provided management for over sixty single family and multi-unit properties. Supervised and/or performed the rehabilitation of rental units including all skilled trades work. Collected monthly rents and paid monthly expenses. Screened and placed residents in appropriate housing

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance And Financial Management Services

Bachelor’S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General, 3.9 Gpa

Business & Construction Management