Extensive experience in Smart Grid, consumer electronics, the video/IPTV industries, Department of Defense information assurance policies, and industry standards and policy organizations. Current focus is on Smart Grid standards and policy, assisting organizations with the development of relevant standards and policy to advance business and regulatory mandates. In addition to ongoing consulting projects, available for shorter-term projects including VC/PE investment due diligence, competitive intelligence, and overall business and marketing strategy.

Member of:

• AFCEA
• Bluetooth SIG
• FBI InfraGard
• IEEE
• NIST Smart Grid Cybersecurity Workgroup
• SABR (Society for American Baseball Research)
• SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers)
• UPnP Forum

Well-known and respected in multiple industry standards bodies, working closely with commercial organizations such as Microsoft, Intel, Cisco, Sony, Samsung, Nokia, Philips, and Panasonic; and government organizations such as the Department of Defense, NIST, and state public utilities commissions.

Currently active in multiple Smart Grid standardization efforts, including Bluetooth SIG, IEEE, ITU, NAESB, NIST (CSWG, PAP10, PAP15), OpenSG, and SAE.

Skilled in the following areas:

• standards bodies representation
• competitive intelligence
• business and marketing strategy
• marketing communications
• product planning
• public relations
• white paper authoring
• editorial and ghost writing
• blogging, podcasting, voiceovers

Coop speaks frequently at industry symposia, serving as both a subject matter expert and moderator.