Benjamin Cooper

About Benjamin Cooper

Maritime and offshore wind renewable energy leader. U.S. Coast Guard veteran with extensive marine operations, strategic planning, budget development, and emergency management leadership experience.

Experience

1. Director of Marine Affairs, Ehs, and o & m

   Us Wind, Inc

   May 2021 — Present · Baltimore, MD, US

   Director of Marine Affairs, Environment, Health, & Safety (EH & S), and Operations & Maintenance (O&M) for development of 1.7 GW offshore wind energy projects off Maryland and Sparrows Point Steel offshore wind component manufacturing and marshaling site- Coordinates outreach and mitigation efforts with industry stakeholders, federal/state officials, fishermen, and maritime public- Leads development and execution of EH & S, security, and emergency management programs- Coordinates O&M strategy and facility design/construction and analysis/contractor selection for O&M ports, vessels, helicopters, and marine coordination center- Member, Board of Directors, Delaware Bay and River Cooperative.

Education

• U.S. Naval War College

  MA, National Security and Strategic Studies

  2010

• The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth

  MBA

  2000 — 2002

• US Coast Guard Academy

  BS, Management

  1991

Skills

• Military Liaison
• Dod
• National Security
• Military Logistics
• Crisis Management
• Security Operations
• Intelligence Analysis
• Exercises
• Military
• Maritime
• Military Operations
• Homeland Security
• Disaster Response
• Emergency Management
• Security Clearance
• Counterterrorism
• Defense
• Contingency Planning
• Enforcement
• Maritime Security
• Top Secret
• Preparedness
• Navy
• Command
• Maritime Operations
• Interagency Coordination
• Operational Planning
• Readiness
• Cbrn
• Federal Government
• Intelligence
• Organizational Leadership
• Military Training
• Military Experience
• Force Protection
• Hazardous Materials
• Tactics
• Incident Command
• Government