Lee Cooper, PMP

Current

South Texas Section Manager at American Radio Relay League
EPO IT Project Manager at Health & Human Services Commission

Past

Assistant Director, Emergency Communications at ARRL West Gulf Division
VP and Public Information Officer at Austin Amateur Radio Club
Supervisor, Web Development Team at Texas Department of Public Safety at TxDPS

Director, Information Systems at CEDRA Corporation
Director, Information Systems at Chrysalis International
Supervisor, Technical Support /Network Services at CCH
Senior Metrology Technician at Bendix Avionics
Senior Field Engineer at Raytheon Middle East Systems

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Education

Fort Lauderdale College

Connections

61 connections

Industry

Non-Profit Organization Management

Websites

Lee Cooper, PMP’s Summary

Certified Project Manager, PMP

I have considerable leadership and project management experience, am articulate, confident and diplomatic, a consummate communicator and relationship builder. I am also a proficient influencer and persuader, a team player with presence, vitality and energy, with a significant track record of successfully completed projects.

IT Project Manager -in a wide variety of business applications. Experienced in web based technologies, client/server and relational database design using MS-SQL Server. Familiar with technology issues, needs and project management in both Government and Corporate environments.

Develop and teach courses on PMBOK Project Management fundamentals and along with PMP certification preparation courses.

Enterprise IT Project Manager on agency wide projects such as new State of Texas Driver license testing application, Upgrade of agency email systems to Exchange 2007 (32,000 users) and oversee project to migrate agency users (60,000) to hosted telecommunications platform.

Global IT Manager - Clinical Industry experience with managing IT technology and project needs related to clinical research (Pre-clinical through Phase IV) on a global basis.

Public Information officer and coordinator for non-profit organization spanning Central and South Texas.

Amateur Radio Operator - Extra Class
Public Information Officer /Coordinator
ARRL Legislative Action Assistant (Government politics)
Emergency Coordinator - Amateur Radio Emergency Services
Trained National WX Service Skywarn weather spotter
Trained Community Emergency Response Team member

Lived/Worked in: Europe, Middle East and Far East

Military - US Army 1970- 1978
HAWK Air Defense Systems

Lee Cooper, PMP’s Specialties:

International and State Government IT Management
IT Project Management
Web based technologies
Identity Management and Security
Clinical Research - Pre-Clinical through Phase IV
Biotechnical /BioAnalytical research
Communications /Trunked systems
Networking (LANS/WANS)
Wireless /Radio communications systems
Public Information specialist

Lee Cooper, PMP’s Experience

South Texas Section Manager

American Radio Relay League

(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

October 2009 — Present (2 months)

Serving a two year elected term as the senior ARRL representative and Manager for the South Texas section, which consists of 97 counties in central and south Texas region. Position represents and coordinates activities for approximately 4200 ARRL members involved in Emergency Communications, Public Service events, Public Information and PR activities, Coordination of services to Amateur Radio clubs throughout section, South Texas National Traffic System, ARISS School projects and multiple other activities.
EPO IT Project Manager

Health & Human Services Commission

(Information Technology and Services industry)

2007 — Present (2 years )

Business segment lead in Enterprise IT Project Management Office.
Project Manager for two enterprise level IT projects (Telephony and Email technology refresh) valued in excess of $50 Million.
Develop and teach project management curriculum including PMP certification preparation courses offered by EPO.
Participating in development of OPM3 project for agency.
Currently completing Six Sigma Black Belt Certification.
Assistant Director, Emergency Communications

ARRL West Gulf Division

(Non-Profit; Publishing industry)

April 2009 — October 2009 (7 months)

Assistant Director for the West Gulf Division (Texas and Oklahoma). Adviser to Division director and League Headquarters on all Emcomm issues within the division.
VP and Public Information Officer

Austin Amateur Radio Club

(Information Technology and Services industry)

2003 — 2008 (5 years )

AARC is a community focused special services club where Amateur Radio Operators provide equipment and skills to serve the community through public service events or disaster response.

Have served as Vice-President for past two years and have assisted in initiating several projects designed to improve our ability to respond and provide emergency communications to our served agencies when disasters cause normal communication methods to be disrupted.

Serve as the Public Information Coordinator for the South Texas Section (93 counties in South /Central Texas) and coordinate the efforts of all Public Information Officers working with their local chapters of the Amateur Radio Emergency Services.

Serve as a member of the American Radio and Relay League legislative assistance team by interacting with State and local legislatures to promote legislation good for Amateur Radio and to provide consultation on issues and bills that may inadvertently be harmful to Amateur Radio.
Supervisor, Web Development Team at Texas Department of Public Safety

TxDPS

(Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; Law Enforcement industry)

February 2003 — May 2007 (4 years 4 months)

Agency Webmaster and Supervisor of Web Development Team
Director, Information Systems

CEDRA Corporation

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Biotechnology industry)

November 1998 — February 2003 (4 years 4 months)

Senior IT Manager for small Biotechnology research firm.
Director, Information Systems

Chrysalis International

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Pharmaceuticals industry)

June 1994 — November 1998 (4 years 6 months)

Senior IT Manager overseeing Information Technology business segment for a Global Clinical Research Organization. Oversaw IT operations for all offices located in US and Europe.
Supervisor, Technical Support /Network Services

CCH

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Publishing industry)

July 1987 — June 1994 (7 years )

Supervised technical team that supported Desktop and Network services.
Senior Metrology Technician

Bendix Avionics

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

January 1983 — July 1987 (4 years 7 months)

Worked in Calibration laboratory doing NIST level calibration of commercial test equipment and avionics test panels used in design, build and manufacture of Bendix avionics.
Senior Field Engineer

Raytheon Middle East Systems

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Defense & Space industry)

August 1980 — January 1983 (2 years 6 months)

Field Engineer assigned to work with Saudi Military in Saudi Arabia. Was responsible for training, assisting and supporting their military on all aspects of the HAWK Air Defense missile system.

Lee Cooper, PMP’s Education

Fort Lauderdale College

BS , Computer Information Systems

Additional Information

Lee Cooper, PMP’s Websites:

Lee Cooper, PMP’s Interests:

Project Management, Current technologies in all areas, Emergency Management Communications, Amateur Radio, Law Enforcement, Languages /World Cultures

Lee Cooper, PMP’s Groups:

Austin Chapter Project Management Institute
Austin Travis County Amateur Radio Emergency Services
City of Austin Community Emergency Response Teams
State of Texas Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service, Amateur Radio, SLOOH