Name: Kirk Cooper      Age: 47
Occupation: Senior Engineer, Materials
Where I’m from: Evansville, Indiana
Family includes: Wife Sally, 4 children ranging in age from 12 - 21, and a 12-year old mutt
Hobbies: Bicycle riding, tennis
Last book read: The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical, by Shane Claiborne
Last movie seen: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Proudest accomplishment: Persuading a friend to move back in with his wife and son
Latest accomplishment: Chainsawing multiple large fallen tree limbs in my own and two neighbors' yards
Why I do what I do: It's fun, challenging and it's what I was made to do
Favorite quote: "People don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care." - attributed to John C. Maxwell
Favorite movie: Anything with a chase scene
Favorite TV show: I watch almost no TV
Most interesting food eaten:"blood sausage" (sheep blood cooked inside its own intestine)

Bucyrus International, Inc.
South Milwaukee, WI
Business: Bucyrus International, Inc. is a world leader in the design and manufacture of high productivity mining equipment for surface and underground mining.

Bullen Ultrasonics Inc.
Eaton, OH
Business: Precision machining of advanced technical ceramics, glass, sapphire, quartz, alumina and other hard, brittle materials.

Cladtek International Pty Ltd
Perth, Australia
Business: Manufactures bi-metal lined pipe, used primarily in the oil and gas industry.

CommScope Inc. of North Carolina
Statesville, NC
Business Information: CommScope, Inc. is a world leader in infrastructure solutions for communication networks. It is a global leader in radio frequency subsystem solutions for wireless networks.

Ellis & Watts International
Batavia, OH
Business: Ellis & Watts is a designer and manufacturer of special air conditioners for the defense industry.

Enerfab Corporation
Cincinnati, OH
Business: Manufacturer of fabricated metal products, including storage and brewery tanks, tank heads, and piping systems.

Imalux Corporation
Cleveland, OH
Business: Imalux Corporation is a leading developer of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), a medical imaging modality used to visualize tissue microstructure in real-time, at the site of patient care.

Knoll, Inc., East Greenville
East Greenville, PA
Business: Knoll makes a variety of curvilinear office furniture and related accessories, including office systems. Other products include ergonomic seating, tables and desks, and filing systems.

Manitowoc Crane Group
Shady Grove, PA
Business: Manitowoc Cranes manufactures a comprehensive range of products including crawler cranes, lattice-boom truck, luffing jibs, MAX-ER^®attachments and RINGERS.^®

Panasonic Factory Solutions,
Welding Division
Buffalo Grove, IL
Business: Manufacturer of robots and arc welding power supplies.

Skyline Solar, Inc.
Mountain View, CA
Business: Skyline Solar manufactures a simple, low-cost solar-power system that is reliable, easy-to-install, and delivers commercial-scale power.