ATLANTA, GA. – June 2, 2019 – Watershed Geo, a leader in civil engineering and erosion control technologies, today announced the promotion of Bradford Cooley to Senior Vice President. In his new role, Cooley will assume all sales and marketing responsibilities related to managing the growth of Watershed’s complete line of environmental and civil product offerings for waste containment, erosion control and stabilization.
Cooley brings over 20 years of experience working with innovative solutions on multi-disciplinary projects within the heavy infrastructure space. This experience includes solid and hazardous waste containment; levees, dams and embankments; hydraulic and stormwater structures; erosion control and slope stabilization; and, low impact site development. He has successfully worked with owners, municipalities, engineers, regulators, contractors and large, complex government agencies in the environmental, civil, industrial, and energy sectors.
“With extensive experience working on leading-edge technologies within the field of geosynthetics, Watershed Geo will benefit from Brad’s unique expertise and leadership during this time of rapid growth,” said CEO Mike Ayers. “We look forward to significant contributions in his new role as Senior Vice President,” concluded Ayers.
As Senior Vice President, Cooley will lead the sales and marketing teams. He will streamline critical processes to support growth in order to develop and align a team to support Watershed’s strategic initiatives. Cooley will work alongside operations, R&D and engineering departments to ensure the best possible technologies, service and communication throughout the organization and to customers.
Prior to his promotion, Cooley was Vice President of Civil Applications where he was responsible for the products related to civil-specific applications. He led and managed a team which included technical sales, engineering, business development, and product R&D.
“Watershed Geo is a company with exceptionally talented people who create extraordinary technologies. I am honored and humbled to move into this leadership role,” said Cooley.
He is a registered Professional Engineer and has been a licensed General Contractor who earned his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Bucknell University and his master’s degree in Civil Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin. He joined Watershed Geo in 2012.
About Watershed Geosynthetics, LLC
Watershed Geo is an environmental solutions company offering a broad range of products for landfill management and erosion control. Through best-in-class materials and extreme engineering, Watershed Geo products deliver improved performance and reduced environmental impact while limiting the long-term costs associated with landfill management and revetment projects. The company is headquartered in Alpharetta, Ga. and can be found on the web at WatershedGeo and on LinkedIn.