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Chip Kent

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Purchasing Agent City of Port Orange at City of Port Orange
📍 Port Orange, Florida, United States

Chip Kent is a Purchasing Manager at Votran with over 28 years of experience in public sector program management, specializing in procurement and transportation. His background includes extensive work in student transportation and emergency management. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science from Florida State University and is an expert in FTA compliance.

His educational background includes an Associate of Arts from Montreat College, a place he continues to follow and has an interest in. This connection points to a value placed on his formative educational experiences and the institution itself.

He successfully managed a Federal Transit Administration (FTA) audit in July 2022 that resulted in zero findings.

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Experience
36 Years
Current Role
Purchasing Agent City of Port Orange
Location
Port Orange, Florida, United States
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Public Procurement
As the Purchasing Manager for Votran and former Purchasing Agent for the City of Port Orange, he manages the entire procurement lifecycle for public entities.
FTA Compliance
His role requires ensuring all procurements meet Federal Transit Administration rules, and he successfully passed an FTA audit with no findings in 2022.
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Career

Work history

2-2023
Purchasing Agent City of Port Orange
City of Port Orange
12-2019 - 5-2024
Purchasing Manager
Votran
7-2017 - 12-2019
Area Manager Student Transportation
VOLUSIA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
9-1999 - 7-2017
Assistant Director of Student Transportation
VOLUSIA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
9-1991 - 8-1999
Administrative Assistant II Operations Officer
Volusia County Emergency Management
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Education
6-1980 - 5-1982
Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc
Florida State University
6-1979 - 5-1981
Associate of Arts - AA
Montreat College
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