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| Larry
W. Cooper, President |
 Larry
Cooper is the President of Cooper Staffing & Consulting,
Inc. and has been successfully involved in the Executive
Search
Industry for over 17 years. He and his team of professional
recruiters have distinguished themselves within the pharmaceutical,
medical, and biotech industries for their strong reputation
of integrity and high quality search and placement.
Prior
to his current role as President of Cooper Staffing, Larry
was a leading billing manager with Management Recruiters International
(MRI) in Atlanta. There he led a team of professional recruiters
to the Top 4 in billing volume of over 800 MRI Corporate Offices.
He was the first MRI Corporate Manager to exceed the one-million
dollar mark in cash-in volume and production. He was also
a multiple Regional and National Award Winner, including:
3-time winner of the CSAM Award (Certified Senior Account
Manager), 3-time winner of Account Executive of the Year,
and 11-time Pacesetter Award Winner.
 Larry
has been the Team Leader for expansions with Merck, Bristol
Myers Squibb, Dupont, Pharmacia-Upjohn, and several other
very successful organizations. He is frequently recognized
as one of the top Pharmaceutical Recruiters in the Nation.
Cooper
Staffing & Consulting, Inc. now assists several companies,
ranging from small start-up operations to mid-sized organizations
and large operations, in meeting their critical staffing
needs.
Larry has his B.S. Degree in Business Administration from
the University of Tennessee. He had a very successful career
in sales, sales management, and owner / dealer in the automobile
industry for 19 years prior to becoming a professional recruiter.
Larry
and his wife Alice have been married for 36 years. They
reside
in Atlanta and have three sons, Tyson, Craig, and Stuart,
all of whom work for Cooper Staffing.
Contest Winner to such Destinations as:
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Acapulco
o Australia
o Dallas
o Cancun
o Europe
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France
o Hawaii
o Italy
o London
o New Orleans
o New Zealand
o Orlando
o Phoenix
o San Francisco
o San Juan
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Scotland
o Seattle
o Scottsdale
o Walt Disney World
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Why
select Cooper Staffing & Consulting for your
Critical
Staffing Needs? |
- Merck,
Bristol Myers Squibb, Dupont, Pharmacia-Upjohn selected
me to be the Team Leader for their recent expansions in
the Southeast. I was involved in the placements of more
than 500 sales and management professionals on these projects.
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We have been involved in National Expansions, Start-Ups, and
Back-fills with many additional companies: |
o Abbott Laboratories
o Adams
o Advanced Biohealing
o Alpharma
o Amgen
o Andrx
o Anesiva
o Astra
o Bertek
o Celltech
o Cephalon
o Chiron
o Connetics
o CVT
o Dey Labs
o Gate Pharmaceuticals
o Genentech
o Genzyme
o Graceway
o Guidant
o
Guilford Pharmaceuticals
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o Gynopharma
o Ferndale Labs
o Forest Pharmaceuticals
o Fujisawa
o King Pharmaceuticals
o IVAX Pharmaceuticals
o Lemmon Pharmaceuticals
o Matria Healthcare
o MedImmune
o Medeva
o Medtronic
o Sepracor
o Solvay
o Teva
o Teva Neuroscience
o Teva Specialty
o Otsuka
o UCB
o Ventiv
o VIVUS Pharmaceuticals
o Zymogenetics
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| RECRUITING
IN THE AREAS OF: |
| QA, QC, REGULATORY, MEDICAL AFFAIRS, MD, PhD., SCIENTISTS,
SALES, MARKETING, ADVERTISING
HAVE ALSO MANAGED RECRUITING
TEAMS IN SPECIALTIES SUCH AS:
TELECOM, TECHNOLOGY, MANUFACTURING, BANKING & FINANCE,
ADVERTISING AGENCIES, CHEMICALS, BUSINESS TO BUSINESS, CONSUMER,
INSURANCE
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| Most
Outstanding Recruiting Moment to Date |
- Our
Award-Winning recruiting Team completed an unprecedented
recruiting blitz. We placed approximately 100 sales representatives
for a pharmaceutical company expansion in 40 days. This
feat has never been accomplished before by any other recruiting
company to date.
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- Also,our
team placed in excess of 300 reps in one year for a major
Pharmaceutical company.
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- Our
stream-lined process saved the companies:
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1.
Money
2. Time
3. Frustration from the managers |
| Our
recruiting teams have won many National awards and Larry Cooper
has been recognized frequently as one of the top Pharmaceutical
and Sales recruiters in the Nation. |
| Additional
Information about Larry W. Cooper |
- Prior
to becoming a health care recruiter, I had a very successful
19-year career in the automobile industry. I was an award-winning
salesman, manager, and Dealer with Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar,
British-Leyland, and Mazda.
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- I
have been married to Alice for 36 years
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- Alice was one to the top 3 Realtors
in the Chattanooga, TN market for years—She was instrumental
in training & mentoring some of the leading Real Estate
agents in the Tennessee/Georgia market. She is a Director
and trusted Business Advisor to Cooper Staffing & Consulting,Inc.----As
an aside,Alice is also an accomplished artist.
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- Alice & I attend the First Atlanta
Baptist Church pastored by Dr. Charles Stanley
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have 3 sons.
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Tyson and Niki have two beautiful daughters:
Jordan who will turn 9 in August and McCade
who will turn 5 in July, all enjoy sunset on a dock in Destin,
FL. Tyson was an Honors Graduate in Chemistry and Business from The University
of Tennessee
and the #1 Cellular Salesperson in the Southeast. Currently,
Vice President of Cooper Staffing & Consulting, Inc. Nationally
known and respected medical recruiter. |
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Craig & Laura have a beautiful baby daughter, Karis Elizabeth
Cooper, who will turn 5 on March 11, 2008. Joshua
will turn 3 in August.
Craig is an honor’s
graduate from the University of Tennessee. He is
know serving as a full time minster at Cornerstone Church
in Knoxville, TN. They are expecting a new daughter any day. |
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Stuart and Jenny, also reside in
Knoxville, TN where Stuart is a specialty recruiter
for Clayton Homes (A Berkshire Hathaway Company). They
have been blessed with a wonderful daughter, Madison who will
turn 5 in October and a wonderful
son, Philip who will turn 3 in
August. |
| Alice
and Larry presently have 4 beautiful granddaughters and
2 wonderful grandsons. We are expecting a new granddaughter
any day! That will make us the proud
grandparents
of 7 wonderful grandchildren. |
Click here to contact Larry Cooper.
| Tyson
Andrew Cooper, Vice President |
University
of Tennessee
at Chattanooga
B.A. Chemistry,
Minor Biology
May 1995
Overall GPA 3.3
Chemistry GPA 3.37
Dean's List - 7 consecutive semesters |
Cooper
Staffing and Consulting, Inc.
(Vice President) 2007 - Present
Cooper
Staffing and Consulting, Inc.
(Branch Manager Chattanooga) 2003 - 2007
CellularSales
(agent of Cingular Wireless) Sept. 1996 - 2003
Cellular Shoppe
(agent of Bell South Mobility) May 1996 - Sept.1996
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Manager
of CellularSales in 2002, responsible for thestaffing,
training, and scheduling of 15 sales associates. |
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Cingular
Wireless Agent of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, Quarters
of 2002. |
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Cingular
Wireless Agent of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Quarters
of 2001. |
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Bell
South Mobility Agent of the 1st, 3rd, and 4th Quarters
of 2000. |
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Bell
South Mobility Agent of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th
Quarters of 1999. |
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Bell
South Mobility Agent of the 2nd , 3rd and 4th Quarters
of 1998. |
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Bell
South Mobility Agent of the 1st and 4th Quarters
of 1997. |
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Cingular
Wireless Agent of the year, 1997 - 2002, consecutively. |
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Averaging
approximately 80 new accounts per month. |
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Made
over $500,000 in commission in last six years. |
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Averaging
over $8,000 in commission per month. |
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Won
various trips and cruises. |
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Most
productive CellularSales representative of over 100
in the southeast. |
Various
miscellaneous positions during college 1991 -
1995
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Teachers
Assistant - University of Tennessee
- Chemistry /
Biology Labs |
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Sales
Representative - Southwestern Company |
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| Golf,
tennis, softball, swimming and billiards. |
Click here to contact Tyson Cooper.
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Terry
Minda, Branch Manager South Florida
 Terry
is one of the best-known & respected recruiters in
the country.She has been specializing in the pharmaceutical
industry since 1976 when she began developing her recruitment
skills as a top producer at Dunhill, of St. Louis Missouri,
later moving into corporate life focusing on Physician Recruitment
and Scheduling with Spectrum Emergency Care, and it's subsidiary
CMS (Correctional Medical Systems), KV Pharmaceutical Company
as Training & Recruitment Manager, and in 1983 joined Goldline
Laboratories, as Director of Human Resources for Goldline, Bioline
& Superpharm Corporation. While maintaining traditional
human resource functions, she never lost sight of her greatest
talent "recruitment". In 1992 after Goldline Laboratories
was sold to IVAX Corporation, she put her talents to recruiting
full- time in the areas of managerial, and technical positions
to the pharmaceutical, and related industries. Terry offers
a unique blend of recruitment and corporate experience, and
understands the entire staffing process-- employing urgency
to fill positions, while considering the most cost-efficient
way of reaching that goal . Terry is well known, and maintains
an excellent reputation in the pharmaceutical industry for her
commitment to presenting only "top quality" candidates.
Terry is a graduate of Maryville College, now Maryville University
in St. Louis, Mo. She has a B.A. in English, Minor: Education,
with an emphasis on Science. She received two Science Foundation
Grants for an M.S degree in Physics from the University of
Wisconsin & the University of Tulsa, while teaching a Physics
oriented program at Villa Duschesne to the Middle School. She
also has
graduate hours from La Verne College in California. |
| Specialties
in Recruiting
include: |
Regulatory
Affairs, Analytical Research & Development, Methods Development,
R & D: Formulations, Manufacturing Operations. Quality
Management, Engineering & Facilities Management, Warehouse
Operations,Sales & Marketing, Telemanagement, Financial,
Legal, Medical (M.D.), & Human Resources.
Purchasing,
P.P.I.C. (Production Planning & Inventory Control!)
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Click here to contact Terry Minda.
| Meagon "Ashley" Evans, Project Coordinator |
 2008
- Present
Student at Light University pursuing an Advanced Diploma in
Biblical Marriage Counseling.
2006
American Institute of Banking
Principles of Accounting I
2001-2004 Northeast Alabama
Community College, Rainsville, AL
Biology 103; Math 108, 110 and 112;
English Composition 101;
The Essentials of Public Speaking;
Western Civilizations I and II
2003 Covenant Academy, Montgomery, AL (home
school)
Advanced diploma
2001-2003 Grace Presbyterian Church School,
Fort Payne AL
(home school) |
Cooper
Staffing and Consulting, Inc.
(Project Coordinator) 2008
- Present
Eyear Optical
(Sales associate) 06/06 - 12/07
Inventory specialist and administration including filing insurance.
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Valedictorian |
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AWANA Citation Award - w/ Christian College Scholarship |
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Mock Trial Blue Tornado Competition - 1st place |
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6 Accelerated Reader Awards - four 1st place, one 2nd place
and one 3rd place |
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9 Science Awards |
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4 County Fair Acrylic Painting and Pencil Awards - two 1st
place, one 2nd place and one 3rd place. |
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Advanced Creative Writing Award |
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Ancient, Modern, and Church History Awards |
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English Saddle Riding Award - 3rd place |
Click here to contact Ashley Evans.
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