MICHAEL E. COOPER  Principal Consultant

Michael E. Cooper, CTS joined Lee Sound Design, Inc. in 1997 as a Principal Consultant. Mr. Cooper brings over 35 years of experience in design and project management for several aspects of our industry including, video systems, audio visual facilities, computer control systems and sound reinforcement systems. Additionally, he worked in video production and engineering for several Universities and hospitals.

Mr. Cooper started his career in video and audio technology as the Chief Television Engineer for Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Then, during the late nineteen eighties, Mr. Cooper was Director of Technology Planning for Georgetown University. During that period he designed the television studio, production and editing suites on-campus. As well he was responsible for technical direction, editing and production work.

Most recently Mr. Cooper was Engineering Manager for Baker Audio/Telecom. Prior to that he worked with Mr. Lee as a Senior Systems Design Engineer. Responsibilities included consulting, design, project management and installation management for all forms of audio and visual related projects. One specific area of expertise is computer control system design and programming.

EDUCATION

Vietnam Era Veteran in the United States Navy
Associate of Science Electronics Technology - Memphis State University - 1966
United States Navy Advanced Electronics School - MIT Curriculum - 1968
IBM Local Area Network (LAN) Design and Maintenance - 1987
SYN-AUD-CON Electro-acoustic Seminar Graduate - 1991
ICIA Sponsored Audio/Visual Technical Courses - 1989-99
Sony Corporation Display and Projection Products Technical Training - 1990-99
BARCO, Inc. Large Display and Projection Products Technical Training - 1990
Crown International, Inc. Factory Training for Computer Control of Sound Systems using the Crown IQ System - 1993 Certified
Extron Electronics, Inc. - Consultants Workshop - Improving Tour Image - 1999
Atlanta Signal Processing, Inc. (ASPI Digital) - Conference Room Design - 1999
Communication Technology Specialist (CTS) Designation - 1999
Professional Liability Education Program for Architects and Engineers - 2000
Crestron Level III Programming Certification Class - 2002
Infocomm Sponsored Technical Courses in Audio Ethernet Networks, Integrating IP into Audio/Visual Systems, A/V Streaming Fundamentals and Fiber Optic System Architecture - 2003, 2006
Designing Digital Signage, Emerging Display Technologies - 2009
EXTRON XTP-E Systems Certified (first class) - Advanced Digital Design and Commissioning

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Member - Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE)
Member - Infocomm Independent Consultants in Audiovisual Technologies (ICAT)

Member Firm - National Council of Acoustical Consultants