Professional of the Year - Government Subject Matter Expert

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Brian A. Coopman

Title: Account Executive, SLED
Industry: IT
Type of Organization: Business-to-government sales; Procurement; Contracting Consulting
Major Product/Service: Consulting with reference to human capital and workforce management
Expertise: Brian has more than 20 years of experience working for or alongside government organizations both domestically and internationally.
Affiliations: American Public Works Associate; World Commerce and Contracting; International City Managers Association; Institute for Internal Auditors
University/Degree: M.S., Public Administration, Drake University; B.S., Business Administration, St. Ambrose University; Certificate of Specialization, Leadership and Management, Harvard University
Hobbies/Sports: Former USA Rugby Referee, player, and Board of Directors for Quad City Irish (IA/IL, golf, cooking, foodie, live music
Spouse: Kayla Coopman
Married: 09/28/2019
Work History: ThunderCat Technology (June 2025-present); Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG) (July 2018- June 2025) -Principal, Sales Business Consultant/Director of Contracts & Procurement- Public Sector; Cartegraph Systems (September 2013- July 2018)Sr. Subject Matter Expert/Business Development Manager, SLED; City of Davenport, Iowa- Public Works Operations Analyst/Capital Improvement Projects Manager (2011-2013), Code Enforcement Officer (2004-2011) United States Marine Corps (2002-2004); Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, School of Infantry (2002-2004)
Career Accomplishments: Brain developed a billion dollar total contract value (TCV) of resellers, distributors, state contracts, government-wide acquisition contracts, and cooperative purchasing organization for a major human capital management corporation. He is recognized as an industry expert in all matters of government procurement and contracting.