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Kevin J. Magnan
Role: Principal Consultant & Technology Lead
Organization: Slalom
Description: I design AI‑powered analytics, secure cloud architectures, and data strategies that modernize justice and public‑safety services.
Contact: kjmagnan1s@gmail.com
External Profiles:
About & Background
Overview: I'm a Principal Consultant and Technology Lead at Slalom, where I co-lead our Justice and Public Safety (JPS) industry. My work is focused on modernizing public sector services through data strategy, analytics, and AI — helping agencies navigate complex challenges with clarity, innovation, and purpose.
Background: Before joining Slalom, I built my career at the intersection of public service and analytics. I began as a police officer, gaining first-hand experience in the operational, structural, and human challenges faced by law enforcement and justice agencies. That real-world perspective shaped my transition into data strategy and technology consulting.
Skills & Expertise
Core Skills: Public Safety Technology, CJIS Compliance, AI Strategy, Cloud Architecture, Data Analytics, Government Modernization
Professional Experience
Slalom Consulting, LLC
Location: Detroit, MI
Senior Solution Architect
Period: June 2022 - Current
Key Achievements:
- Strengthened Slalom's Justice and Public Safety operations, leading to a robust 80% year-over-year growth across 45 global locations, securing over 10 new high-profile clients
- Led seven diverse project teams managing project delivery focused on data strategy and analytics across a range of clients, including local, county, and state agencies
- Cultivated a critical emerging client relationship, transforming it into a flagship account. Successfully grew the account to over $5 million in three years
Data and Analytics Consultant
Period: April 2021 – June 2022
University of Chicago Urban Labs
Location: Chicago, IL
Research Manager
Period: June 2019 – February 2021
Key Achievements:
- Led the design and release of the groundbreaking Violence Reduction Dashboard, a public-facing, near-real-time tool developed in partnership with the City of Chicago
- Integrated complex, siloed public safety data and engaged in exploratory data analysis, delivering nine scalable, data-driven Tableau solutions
Embedded Research Analyst
Period: July 2017 – May 2019
Education
University of Chicago
Location: Chicago, IL
Degree: Master of Arts Program in the Social Sciences
Southeast Missouri State University
Location: Cape Girardeau, MO
Degree: Master of Science, Criminal Justice Administration
Honors: Graduate Masters High Honors
Southeast Missouri State University
Location: Cape Girardeau, MO
Degree: Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Certifications
Work Portfolio
Statewide POST Modernization
Type: Public Safety Modernization
Summary: CJIS-compliant cloud migration for Peace Officer Standards and Training agency
Tags: CJIS, AWS GovCloud, Data Migration, Compliance
Configurable Platforms for Public Safety
Type: Platform Implementation
Summary: Salesforce-based case management and certification tracking systems
Tags: Salesforce, Case Management, Low-Code, Public Safety
All Publications & Blog Posts
Total Posts: 17
Date Range: 2017 - 2025
Two Webs, One Future: Humans, Robots, and the Internet's Split Personality
Date: 2025-09-07
Categories: AI, Web Design, Future of Internet, Human-Computer Interaction
Summary: Exploring the emerging dual Internet: one version built for people, another built for machines, and why both matter for the future of web design.
Thumbnail: https://kevinjmagnan.com/assets/images/blog/dualitry of web thumbnail.png
The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same: Why AI Context Engineering Has Brought Us Full Circle in the Public Sector
Date: 2025-09-05
Categories: AI, Public Sector, Data Management, Context Engineering
Thumbnail: https://kevinjmagnan.com/assets/images/blog/2025-09-05-the-more-things-change-ai-context-engineering/foundation.png
Frontier Models Are Just the Beginning
Date: 2025-09-05
Categories: AI, Frontier Models, Specialized AI, Industry Applications
Thumbnail: https://kevinjmagnan.com/assets/images/blog/2025-09-05-frontier-models-just-beginning/b11545ee-d618-43b3-8036-b3b5a8a3d304.png
The Power of Configurable Platforms in Public Safety Modernization
Date: 2025-09-03
Categories: Public Safety, Salesforce, Technology Modernization, Case Management, CJIS Compliance
External URL: https://medium.com/slalom-blog/the-power-of-configurable-platforms-in-public-safety-modernization-a824d4b677d5
Thumbnail: https://kevinjmagnan.com/assets/images/blog/2025-09-03-power-configurable-platforms-public-safety-modernization/configurable_platforms_publicsafety.png
Stop Calling It an 'AI Pilot': We're Wasting PhD-Level Intelligence on Intern-Level Tasks
Date: 2025-08-22
Categories: AI, Technology, Organizational Change, Digital Transformation
Summary: The real scandal isn't whether the latest AI model feels revolutionary. It's that we're still calling advanced AI deployment a 'pilot' while treating PhD-level intelligence like unpaid interns.
Thumbnail: https://kevinjmagnan.com/assets/images/blog/Gemini_Generated_Image_l1xl6rl1xl6rl1xl.png
Building the Foundation for Statewide Public Safety Modernization
Date: 2025-07-23
Categories: Public, Safety,, AWS, GovCloud,, Data, Migration,, CJIS, Compliance,, Technology
External URL: https://medium.com/slalom-blog/building-the-foundation-for-statewide-public-safety-modernization-8e0178985a5e
Thumbnail: https://kevinjmagnan.com/assets/images/blog/buildingfoundationpublicsafety_slalom.webp
From Zero to Deployed: An AI's Log of Building Kevin Magnan's Website
Date: 2025-04-21
Categories: Jekyll,, AI, 'vibe, coding'
Thumbnail: https://kevinjmagnan.com/assets/images/blog/2025-04-21-pair-programming-website-build-ai-perspective/thumbnail.png
Chicago Summer Violence Analysis
Date: 2024-05-31
Categories: Data Analysis, Chicago, Violence
Summary: Analysis of Chicago summer violence patterns
Thumbnail: https://kevinjmagnan.com/assets/images/blog/2024-05-31-Chicago-Summer-Violence-Analysis/thumbnail.png
Tableau Conference 2021 Blog in Partnership with Slalom
Date: 2022-01-01
Summary: Check out this blog I wrote in partnership with Slalom Consulting and a colleague of mine at the company. Hopefully TC22 will return to in person so we can truly experience a TC event! https://www.slalom.com/insight/data-viz-trends-2022
Thumbnail: https://kevinjmagnan.com/assets/images/blog/2022-01-02-TC21-blog-slalom/thumbnail.png
Lessons learned from Tufte: Sparklines and datawords
Date: 2021-04-05
Summary: This mini-blog series will explore real-world examples of my interpretation and inclusion of design theories and examples from Edward Tufte. In this post, I explore a familiar topic of combining text, numbers, and data lines into large-scale visualization
Thumbnail: https://kevinjmagnan.com/assets/images/blog/2021-03-31-Tufte -mini-blog-1/thumbnail.webp
Interactive Resume in Tableau
Date: 2021-03-11
Categories: Tableau, Data Visualization, Portfolio
Summary: Interactive resume visualization in Tableau
Thumbnail: https://kevinjmagnan.com/assets/images/blog/2021-03-11-tableau-interactive-resume/thumbnail.png
Google Takeout Data Analysis
Date: 2020-11-13
Categories: Data Analysis, Personal
Summary: Analysis of personal Google Takeout data
Thumbnail: https://kevinjmagnan.com/assets/images/blog/2020-11-13-google-takeout/thumbnail.png
World of Warcraft Buzz Analysis
Date: 2020-10-28
Categories: Data Analysis, Gaming
Summary: Analysis of World of Warcraft community buzz
Thumbnail: https://kevinjmagnan.com/assets/images/blog/2020-10-28-wow-buzz-analysis/thumbnail.jpg
Your Mom's House Podcast Analysis - Part 2
Date: 2020-10-16
Categories: Data Analysis, Entertainment
Summary: Second part of Your Mom's House podcast analysis
Thumbnail: https://kevinjmagnan.com/assets/images/blog/2020-10-16-ymh-analysis-p2/thumbnail.png
Your Mom's House Podcast Analysis - Part 1
Date: 2020-10-11
Categories: Data Analysis, Entertainment
Summary: First part of Your Mom's House podcast analysis
Thumbnail: https://kevinjmagnan.com/assets/images/blog/2020-10-11-ymh-analysis-p1/thumbnail.png
Chicago SSL Scores Analysis
Date: 2017-06-14
Summary: Analysis of Chicago SSL scores
Thumbnail: https://kevinjmagnan.com/assets/images/blog/2017-06-14-chicago-ssl-scores/thumbnail.jpeg
Mapping with GeoDa
Date: 2017-06-05
Summary: Tutorial on mapping with GeoDa
Thumbnail: https://kevinjmagnan.com/assets/images/blog/2017-06-05-mapping-with-geoda/thumbnail.png
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