John (Kenneth) Cooper - MBA, MS, MA, SPHR

Experience

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  U.S. Army

  Jun 1990 - Jun 1998

  Intelligence Officer, Lieutenant - Captain

  - United States Intelligence School, Fort Huachuca, Arizona (Tactics Instructor / Facilitator)- 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky (Tactical Intelligence Officer)

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  U.S. Army Human Resources Command

  Jun 1998 - Jun 2001

  Career Manager, Captain - Major

  Managed the careers of 2,700 commissioned officers in the grades of Captain, Major and Lieutenant Colonel; provided professional development, coaching and job assignment guidance.•Positively influenced personnel readiness of Army units to ensure assignment of the best Intelligence or Human Resource officers through the assessment of talent, skills and experience.

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  U.S. Army Central Command

  Jul 2003 - Aug 2011

  Directed and managed the selection of senior leaders, assignments and personnel status for an organization of over 1,500 military and civilian personnel operating in the U.S. and 26 countries.•Personnel Manager for the Base Realignment and Closure move from Fort McPherson, GA to Shaw Air Force Base, SC; simultaneously coordinated personnel support for operations throughout the Middle East region U.S. Army Pacific Command, Schofield Barracks and Fort Shafter, Hawaii •Supervised a combined operational and human resources staff of 127 military and civilian personnel serving over 30,000 Soldiers and Families; executed an operational budget of $17.5 million. •Oversaw the execution of identification cards, passports, duty reassignments, equal opportunity, postal and casualty operations; integrated over 12,000 redeploying Soldiers into assigned units in a 3-5 month period. Intelligence Security Command, 115th Military Intelligence Group, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii •Commander’s senior advisor on personnel management; specialized in processing joint awards for Navy, Air Force, Marine and Army personnel serving in cryptologic intelligence positions.•Coordinated daily with Headquarters, Intelligence Security Command and the National Security Agency (NSA) on position fills for personnel serving in intelligence-coded positions.

  • Senior Human Resource Manager, Colonel

    Jun 2006 - Aug 2011

  • Director, Human Resources Directorate, Lieutenant Colonel

    Oct 2004 - Jun 2006

  • Senior Human Resources Manager, Major

    Jul 2003 - Oct 2004
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  U.S. Army Soldier Support Institute

  Aug 2011 - Jun 2013

  Deputy Commander, Colonel

  Directed the training, leader development, staff support and integration of Human Resources, Recruiting, Retention, Financial Management and Equal Opportunity training and curriculum.•Managed a total of 500 personnel to include senior level Government Service civilians, military personnel, and contractors which included a salary and contract budget over $75 million.•Provided executive oversight of curriculum development, scheduling and education of civilian and military personnel; led the integration of critical skills thinking into 20 blocks of instruction. Show less

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  U.S. Army Human Resources Command

  Jul 2014 - Jun 2017

  Director

  Directs the Army's worldwide casualty and mortuary affairs system of 32 Casualty Assistance Centers (CACs), two mortuaries, the JointPersonal Effects Depot, and 23 cemeteries. Establishes policy for and runs the Army's casualty reporting and next of kin (NOK) notificationprograms. Supports the search, recovery and identification mission for Soldiers who remain unaccounted for from prior wars. Directs ArmyPOW/MIA, burial honors, and memorialization programs. Supervises a staff of 200+ personnel and manages an annual budget of $150M+. Show less

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  Universal Strategy Group, Inc. (USGI)

  Apr 2019 - Oct 2023

  Director of HR and Recruiting
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  Booz Allen Hamilton

  Oct 2023 - Jul 2024

  Senior Human Resource Management Security Cooperation Specialist

  • Serves as a senior human resource management subject matter expert as part of a government-led team conducting periodic in-country, institutional capacity building engagements with senior partner nation officials.• Provides expert advice and consultation to senior partner nation officials in ministries of defense, general staffs; joint staffs or service staffs in the pursuit of mutually agreed-upon security cooperation objectives.• Design and apply human resource management and human capital approaches, techniques, methodologies, policies, tools or strategies in programs to support organizational development, transformation and increased effectiveness. Show less

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  Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority

  Jul 2024 - now

  Senior Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer