Mark Cooper Email & Phone Number

United States

An experienced & motivated Executive providing leadership in PMO Initiatives / Logistics & Supply Chain / Animal Health / Organizational turnarounds and Strategic Business process improvement in all areas, showing 25 plus years of “continuous demonstrated results” with the ability to motivate & lead people well in:• Leadership, Teamwork, & Growth• Enterprise Project/Program/Portfolio Management Office (EPMO) Administration• FDA Animal Health Pharmaceutical Manufacturing 483 Remediation• Strategic Planning, Change Management, & Business Process Management• Supply Chain Logistics, Operations, & Brokerage• Sourcing, Procurement, Purchasing, & Contract Negotiation• Information Technology, Business Process Integration, Auditing & Finance

Platte City Mo

Accomplished and results-driven leader with substantial experience directing and leading successful launches of FDA pharmaceutical products, Technology implementations, achieving process improvement initiatives, and overseeing corporate office staff & programs. Committed to developing organizations that implement/improve project management methodologies, frameworks, and best practices while ensuring timely and quality delivery. Proven track record of managing and mentoring teams, managing diverse executive stakeholders, and optimizing resource allocation. Talent for prioritizing and multitasking with utmost professionalism within remote settings. Adept at managing complex and cross-functional projects, driving growth and innovation, and ensuring compliance with company and industry standards.

Ft. Worth Texas

• Led over 20 animal health FDA drug, NASC and food supplement product launches, Organizational & Process improvement, continuous FDA 483 remediation.• Negotiated, designed, and setup/installed new Enterprise software for EPMO/North America affiliate.• Creation of new centralized (EPMO) enterprise project management office for North America.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Virbac U.S. Manufacturing - Consultant, to the President • Provided onsite return to market project management leadership for successful FDA remediation.• Responsible for the successful 120-million-dollar product acquisition “order to cash” process.

Kansas City

Consulting at the COO level on Corporate Business Process Effeciency for estimated 20 million dollar revenue growth & to open a new branch office

Kansas City

Directed & Redesigned the business processes for the logistics division for YRC Freight., increasing net margin 16 to 18% per transaction (approx. 4 million in cash) each year for 4 years, while improving on-time service 2 full percentage points over the same time period. Responsibilities include all Expedited Transportation needs and modes of transporation that move outside of the YRC Freight Asset Network - Logistics, Operations, Purchased Transportation, Billing, Pricing, Carrier Management, Project Management and Business Process Effeciency.

Kansas City

Created and instituted new business processes and negotiated new vendor contracts saving over 2 million dollars in 2012, and 3 million in 2013.

Kansas City

Responsible for all corporate programs/portfolios for YRC Inc., including the support and administration of policies and procedures for the office. Director of the PMO during the largest successful business and IT integration for the transportation industry, vetted at 80 million dollars in savings. (Yelow and Roadway)

Kansas City

Managed and implemented many enterprise level projects, including the portfolio management tool "Clarity PPM" for enterprise wide cost benefit in staffing hours of 2.5 million dollars per year starting in 2006.

Kansas City

Planned and facilitated numerous Enterprise wide projects through the entire PMP IPEC (Initiate, Plan, Execute, Close) lifecycle, the cost benefit analysis showing over 7.2 million in Business Process Efficiency savings over the first two years.

Kansas City

Manufacturing IT consultant reporting to the president:Consulted at the CIO level to redesign the processes for the entire IT department in the company - Re-organized the corporate IT departments to reduce IT cost over 25% in the first two years.Designed & executed processes for new corporate web site for $250,000 in profit within 6 months.Designed & implemented a merchant account option creating over $100,000 in profit the first year.Implemented new internet hosting environment saving a minimum of $50,000 in costs each year.

Kansas City

Corporate Special Assignment - one of 6 in the country selected to manage the integration of the UPS campus in Atlanta Georgia, consolidationg several hundred servers, routers and gateways - as well as several thousand computers and workstations.National Special Assignment - National re-assessment team for district operations increasing effectiveness by 20% in the new national audit.Manager - Developed new payroll program and process to reduce errors, saving the company over $100,000 per year in corrections in just the Kansas District alone. This processs was shared with several districts in the Region and is till being used today.Supervisor - Began in IT as help desk support and infrastructure design, building computers and designing wide area networks for District and Regional support.