COREY K. COOPER

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Hopewell Junction, NY 12533

845-***-****/acxpoi@r.postjobfree.com

FRONTLINE MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL

Management position with a small- to medium-sized, growth-oriented company looking to improve internal performance, market share and sales numbers

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

In Alaska, reduced altercations and alcohol- and drug-related injuries at fish processing plants through peer mediation, counseling and mediation instruction; results: more than 45% drop in hospitalizations and lost work hours, not one death, and consistent 4-6% production increases through 9 quarters

In Burkina Faso, instructed more than 700 entrepreneurs on basic business and accounting practices and how to apply and collateralize a loan; results: 437 successful small business ventures continuing to be productive after their first year, 311 female owned

In Yekaterinburg, trimmed bureaucracy to better manage department; streamlined request-for-quotation process from 27 to 8 steps; instituted more effective proctoring and quality controls for quotations and live jobs; results: consistent rises in requests for quotes, 20% greater percentage of quotes converted into sales; 37% reduction in errors, complaints and associated costs

In Chapel Hill, NC followed up on all outstanding leads, contacts and peripheral information to increase pool of prospective clients; attended trade shows and instruction events; results: obtained 71 jobs from new clients, 44 become recurrent, 16 returning periodically; annual territory revenue up from $200,000 to $1.2 million

In Yekaterinburg, reintroduced and practiced safety programs and protocols in a Russian steel plant division, involved survivors, widows, orphans, local and provincial clergy, and community leaders; conducted picnics, safety contests and fair days; results: accident rate fell by 45%, deaths came down from 60+ per year to less than 20; other divisions began to follow suit and experienced similar declines in accident and death rates

At University of North Carolina, participated in the creation of a three county public private partnership designed to enable homeless people to access mental health care services at the University of North Carolina, North Carolina State University and North Carolina Central University; results: 11% decline in suicide rate, more efficient deployment of services, program copied by at least three other university programs since 2010

EXPERIENCE

SOUTHEAST SALES REPRESENTATIVE 5/12-10/16

Professional Press

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Sold printing, binding and fulfillment services throughout the Southeastern United States; managed recurrent commercial accounts including mailer pieces

DIRECTOR, TRANSFORMER STEEL DEPARTMENT 6/09-4/12

Apogee Ural Metals, International

Yekaterinburg, Russia

Ran a staff of 58, handling all aspects of grain oriented transformer steel from quality assurance to shipment details, received foreign dignitaries and conducted plant tours; handled teleconferencing, correspondence and reconciling billing; reinstituted and proctored safety programs and protocols; frequently attended weddings, funerals and christenings

SMALL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT AGENT 3/05-5/09

Peace Corps

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Conducted small enterprise development instruction in cooperation with USAID, UN Sahel Region Development Fund, Global Affairs Canada/Affaires Mondiales Canada and other aid agencies; liaised with lenders to explain business programs and offer statistical success rates and other modeling

FACTORY TRAWLER POLLACK PROCESSING WORKER 5/01-3/05

Northern Pacific Seafood

Kodiak, Alaska

Worked on two different trawlers and one terrestrial processing plant; rose to manage 71 round-the-clock shift workers and management team of 9; coordinated processing, storage and shipment of Pollack, king crab, salmon and other seafood across the globe

EDUCATION

University of North Carolina, Kenan-Flagler School of Business

MBA 2011, Operations Management

University of California at Los Angeles

Bachelor of Arts, History, 1990

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