Davis Cooper, IPMA-SCP

Experience

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  United States Air Force

  Jan 1981 - Jan 1988

  Instructor Weapon Systems Officer, 79FS, 523FS

  Instructor Weapon Systems Officer in the F-111 aircraft in the 79th and 523rd fighter squadrons at RAF Upper Heyford, UK and Cannon AFB, NM respectively. Trained aircrews in the conventional and nuclear missions of the 20th and 27th Fighter Wings. Functioned as a fully qualified flight and simulator instructor in all aspects of employing the F-111 aircraft.

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  United States Air Force

  Nov 1992 - Oct 1998

  Directed the operations in support of all educational wargaming and course eventsManaged and supervised staff of 15 to meet multi-customer time sensitive requirements and objectivesEvaluated and rated job descriptions and job performance for staff members on an annual basisConducted five major educational wargames with over 6500 participants and a $2M operating budgetAnticipated problems and initiated immediate actions to prevent the occurrence or minimize impactsLed several preparatory activities of the Air Force Wargaming Institute for SACS accreditation of Air University Show less Led a strong, highly motivated sales team of over 80 recruiters and support personnel to recruit high-quality civilian candidates to support USAF manpower requirements including enlisted, officer and health professionals. Directed the day-to-day operations of 38 geographically separated locations dispersed over 198,000 square miles with an annual operating budget of over $1M and real property assets greater than $20M; efficient multi-tasking. Managed a myriad of personnel actions on a daily basis to include training, promotion, discipline and other actionsInterpreted regulations and made sound judgments and assessments based on those interpretations. Directly evaluated 5 officers and 15 senior Non-Commissioned Officers Show less

  • Director of Wargaming Operations

    Jul 1995 - Oct 1998

  • Commander, 342 RCS

    Nov 1992 - Jul 1995
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  Northrop Grumman Corporation

  Oct 1998 - Nov 2010

  Senior Military Analyst; Operations Analyst

  Developed and conducted modules of annual continuing education and training for staff and studentsDirected cradle-to-grave operations for the development, planning and conducting of USAF wargame exercisesManaged two major multi-million dollar software projects used in wargame exercises; conducted extensive researchRecognized by the customer for providing outstanding service in management of contractor provided software toolsAuthored five comprehensive reference documents used by Air University students in wargame exercises Show less

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  Auburn University

  Aug 2011 - Aug 2023

  HR Consultant, Government & Economic Development Institute

  Provides technical assistance, specializing in municipal and county government projects, to organizations through an array of human resource consulting services.Develop and evaluate job descriptions, personnel classification plans, pay plans, and personnel policy and procedures manuals.

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  Private company

  Aug 2023 - now

  Retired