1. Dan Cooley, P.E.
3347 Hales Ranch Road  Cheyenne, Wyoming 82007  (307) 640-1718 (mobile)  waycooley@aol.com
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
 Planning and Development Director
♦ Architectural Engineer
 Building Contractor
 Recreation and Parks Director
CORE COMPETENCIES
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
LARAMIE COUNTY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ~ Cheyenne, WY
June 2014 – Present ~ Director
October 2013 – June 2014 ~ Interim Director
November 2012 – October 2013 ~ Chief Building Official
Significant Accomplishments:
 Manage the Laramie County Planning and Development Office
 Responsible for short and long-range planning, zoning, building permit records, building permit operations, plan review and
building inspection functions
 Oversight of 400+ million dollars of construction permitting, plan review and inspection activities in Laramie County
 Completed a top to bottom restructuring of the Planning and Development Office personnel
 Supervise a full-time staff of 15
 Created opportunities for all team members to access professional and leadership development
 Implemented an electronic plan review process
COOLEY CONSTRUCTION LLC ~ Cheyenne, WY
June 1994 – Present ~ Owner, Designer, General Contractor
Significant Accomplishments:
 Plan design and build residential and commercial construction projects
 Real estate transactions
 Planning and development of commercial and residential properties
 Subcontractor relationships
 Small business owner
Related Experiences:
♦ Wyoming Dept. of Workforce Services – Cheyenne, Preference Act Consultant 7-12 to 11-12
♦ Wyoming Department of Transportation – Cheyenne, Assistant Architectural Project Coordinator 6-11 to 7-12
♦ State of Wyoming Department of Health – Cheyenne, Engineering Consultant 3-08 to 6-11
♦ AVI Engineering – Cheyenne, Project Engineer 4-99 to 2-01
♦ TEAM Panels International – Cheyenne, Structural Engineer 1 6-97 to 4-99
♦ SRE & Associates –Cheyenne, EIT 3-97 to 6-97
♦ Doug Coates Architect –Cheyenne, Draftsman 9-96 to 2-97
♦ Terracon Empire Division –Cheyenne, Geotechnic Materials Technician Summer 95&96
♦ DALMAC Construction – Cheyenne, Lead Framer 12-93 to 7-94
♦ Keizer Quality Homes – Cheyenne, 8-92 to 12-93
Construction Management Business Development Skills Building Code Analysis
Effective Team Builder Problem Solver Build Public/Private Partnerships
Policy/Program Development Budget/ Fiscal Management Short and Long Range Planning
Architectural Engineering Design Land use planning Redneck Aptitude and Skills

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♦ Platte Co. Parks and Recreation District – Wheatland, Director, 3-90 to 7-92
♦ Platte Co. Parks and Recreation District – Wheatland, Assistant Director, 7-85 to 3-90
♦ Schisler Construction – Powell, Carpenter, 6-84 to 6-85
♦ Kobbe Construction – Meeteese, Oilfield Roustabout, Summers1982 & 83
♦ Jims Building Service – Powell, Carpenter helper, Summers 1977 - 1981
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING ~ Laramie, WY
♦ Bachelor of Science Recreation and Park Administration, 1984
♦ Bachelor of Science Architectural Engineering, 1996
Organizations:
 Wyoming Council of Building Officials
♦ Southeast Wyoming Builders Association
 Wyoming Society of Professional Engineers
 Wyoming Planning Association
 Wyoming Recreation and Parks Association Past
Certifications/licenses:
♦ Wyoming Professional Engineer license # 12353
♦ City of Cheyenne Class A Building Contractor
♦ City of Cheyenne Qualified Supervisor
♦ ICC Commercial Building Inspector
♦ ICC Commercial Plumbing Inspector
♦ ICC Commercial Mechanical Inspector
♦ ICC Commercial Building Plans Examiner
♦ ICC Commercial Plumbing Plans Examiner
♦ ICC Commercial Mechanical Plans Examiner
♦ ICC Fire Inspector I
♦ NFPA Fire Plans Examiner
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