HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

Experience includes: General Contracting Light and Heavy Construction, Demolition of Structures, Dismantling of Structures. Painting of Structures-interior and exterior, Renovation of Structures, Counseling, Lecturing, Proposal Writing, Cost Estimator. Turnkey services, Punch list Specialist. Classroom Instructor/ Hands-On. Newspaper columnist-Advertiser.

Commissioner Cooper established a Minority Based Construction Company Specializing in Problem Solving. First Public Contract was for the painting of the Oval Park Field House, East Orange, NJ, Engaged in renovating offices for state usage, Trenton, NJ Turnkey Operations at 106 120 So. Harrison St., East Orange, NJ, Maintenance and interior painting and carpentry at East Orange Unemployment Office, So. Clinton Street, Performed painting contracts at FDU. Painted Offices of Peter Shapiro, County Executive, Essex County, Hall of Records, Newark, NJ.

Served as 203k Contractor, HUD Certified for Metropolitan Ecumenical Ministries, Newark, NJ, Participated in the successful demolition of structures of varying compositions more than 2.5 Million Dollars by contract various counties in NJ. Participated in the public bidding process of jobs, conducted seminars, estimated costs for community projects, training programs. Project Manager/ Construction Supervisor at Vertical Industrial Park Conversion into office building, Newark, NJ. Trained workers for other Minority Contractors (details). Business initiated in February, 1975 and Closed in *1995 with the time from then until now being served in ministry, volunteer work, training and writing.

Contracted services out: to other contractors and agencies such as Project DUE; Newark/ Rutgers Camden street School child Parent Center; MPDO Newark, NJ Developed training programs, instructed youth in remedial math, English and retention and problem solving skills using innovative techniques. February 1969 – January 1970.
Motivational Speaker by invitation**

EDUCATION

New Jersey State Department of Education, Office of Adult and Occupational Education Private Voc. Schools, Certified as Instructor 1995 – Basic Plumbing, Carpentry, General Maintenance
Hampton University, Hampton, VA, Certificate received for continuing education May 1985, 1986
Trenton, State University, 1986, Psychology 200, Supervisory Techniques.
Upsala College, East Orange, NJ 1969-1973 Bus. Adm. And Marketing Strategies, Eng. History, other
Rutgers University, Newark, NJ 1971 (Certificate) Supervisory Principles and Techniques
Essex County College, Newark, NJ 1970 (Certificate) Principles of Supervision

MILITARY EXPERIENCE

Enlisted in US Marine Corp Reserve in Nov. 1956; Reenlisted in June 1958; After Basic Training at Parris Island, SC. Selected to attend US Naval School at NorVa Completed Course 1958-1959; Served in the Mediterranean Sea area with the FMF. Served as Communication Specialist Radio Telegraph, Teletype Operator. Honorably Discharged in April 1961.

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