Experience

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  Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR); detailed to...

  • Patuxent river, MD; stationed in Orlando, FL

  • Quick Bio

    • Jan 2015 - Present
    • Patuxent river, MD; stationed in Orlando, FL

    Karen Cooper is a Research Scientist for the US Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command. As a scientist and engineer, she holds several computer and network certifications and is a graduate of both DoD leadership and technology programs.Karen is currently supporting several major programs within the Nav...

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  NAWCAD

  • Research Scientist, Future Workforce Strategies & Technologies

    • Jan 2011 - Present

    I work as a research scientist in Strategic Operations. My focus is:(1) researching, synthesizing, and sharing the state of emergent technologies as it pertains to and impacts our future workforce;(2) horizontal integration between and among the NAWCAD organization; and (3) networking, and colla...

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  NAWCTSD Orlando

  • Head, R&D Network Engineering

    • Jan 2000 - Dec 2010

    · Branch management functions including supervising, policy, quality management, standards and personnel actions.· Program Manager for R&D networks including all IT/IM related efforts. o Research Development Test & Engineering (RDT&E) network o FEDeral State and University Netwo...

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  NAWCTSD

  • Principal Investigator, Emergent Technologies

    • Sep 1987 - Dec 2010

    Representative for Team Orlando Virtual World Governance board, o Leading research team on Virtual world exploration including training development and platform evaluation and analysis, o Leading research team on effective and engaging training strategies, measures, automated data c...

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  Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems

  • Senior Network Engineer

    • Nov 1995 - Dec 1999

    · Lead six major network projects from design through implementation. Coordinated teams, designed infrastructure, engineered migration, held weekly status exchanges, managed work flow, and followed projects through production, maintenance and post installation details.· Design and managemen...

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  Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Divis...

  • Computer & Network Engineer

    • Nov 1995 - Sep 1999
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  Naval Research Laboratory Underwater Sound Refe...

  • Computer & Network Engineer

    • Feb 1987 - Nov 1995

    · Responsible for total management of the local area network,· Coordinated and taught all computer training to all personnel,· Designed and built Novell Netware network,· Design /implement backups, security, systems accounting, licensing, consultation, wide area network connectivity,· Wrote and...

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  · Webmaster

  • Senior Programmer/Analyst

    • Jan 1985 - Feb 1987

    Designed, coded, and tested software for large, real-time systems for; · Designed and wrote formal test procedures, · Testing of the AEGIS radar system.

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  GRD, Inc

  • Systems Engineer

    • Aug 1982 - Jan 1985

    · Reviewed software design documentation, source code, and test procedures, flow charts, discrepancy reports, compilations, tested and