Summary
Edward Cooper is a seasoned systems engineer and manager with 11+ years of experience designing, deploying, and optimizing multi-site, geo-diverse data center infrastructures for major telecoms and defense contractors. He has led large virtualization and consolidation projects that delivered measurable cost, power, and manpower savings while improving disaster recovery and operational responsiveness. Skilled across Unix/Solaris, Cisco UCS, HP C7000/3PAR storage, and multi-protocol networks, he pairs hands-on systems administration with project management (CAPM) and clear, up-to-date documentation practices. A calm crisis manager and effective communicator, he bridges engineering teams and leadership to execute complex migrations and capacity expansions. Notably, his background spans legacy VMS/DEC Alpha environments to modern virtualization, reflecting a rare breadth from mainframe-era high-availability systems to contemporary cloud-ready architectures.
11 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
Business Computer Information Systems, Business Computer Information Systems, Business Computer Information Systems, Business Computer Information Systems at Tarrant County College
Associates Degree in Computer Science, Associate Degree in Computer Science, Associates Degree in Computer Science, Associate Degree in Computer Science at Illinois Central College
CAPM, Project Management Certification., CAPM, Project Management Certification. at Northlake College