Kenneth Q.T. CooperCell Phone: +254 716144792
Email: legionnaire.kenneth @gmail.com
Looking For:
Employment in close protection, convoy escort, drug eradication, counter terrorism.
DATE OF BIRTH
17th September 1975 (Mombasa, Kenya)
CITIZENSHIP/ETHNICITY
Kenyan & English
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2009- Date
SELF EMPLOYED
Contractor for the Ugandan Army (UPDF) & Joint Anti Terrorism Force (Under Central Military Intelligence) for close protection, Sniper Company, Explosives/Ordnance, Convoy Escort & Long Range Reconnaissance missions in Northern Uganda, Sudan & Congo. Additional services for Hostage Rescue & information gathering in Somalia.
Ship security for Paul Allen (Co- director of Microsoft) through gulf of Oman, Yemen & Somali waters to the port of Mombasa.
2007 – 2008
FORWARD OPERATIONS BASE MANAGER
RA International/DynCorp intl. (Afghanistan)
In charge of Convoys, Logistics, Procurement, Re-supply of Provisions/Ordnance. Construction & operating of F.O.B’ s in Helmand province and Northern Afghanistan for DynCorp intl. & Drug Eradication Force/Poppy Eradication Force (PEF) under the U.S. State dept.
2006 – 2007
LOGISTICS & SECURITY CONSULTANT (Self Employed Uganda & Sudan)
Provided assistance to construction companies & food aid organizations with regard to convoy protection, evacuation of compromised staff members, security in rebel patrolled areas & land mined routes. Constructed military bases for the Sudanese People’s Liberation Army.
2003 – 2005
OPERATIONS MANAGER – SHIPPING & PORT MANAGEMENT
Spanfreight/Maersk Sealand (Africa, Comoro Islands)
- Vessel Load/Discharge Operations
- Port Facility Security
- Ship Handling
- Container Stack Facility Management
- Container Control & Tracking
- Ship Stability Calculations
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CONT…
2001 – 2003
FREIGHT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT
Self Employed (East Africa)
-Provision of services to various organizations on custom designed supply chain management system packages to suit their particular needs.
1999 -2001
ASSISTANTANT TO GENERAL MANAGER (Coast Region)
C.M.C Motors & Aviation
- Light & Heavy Commercial Vehicle Sales
- Logistics
- Aviation
1994 – 1999
FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION (France, Corsica, Djibouti, Tchad, Guinea Bisau, Sierra Leone, Guyanne, Mayotte)
13 D.B.L.E & 2 R.E.P
-Commando Parachute Group, Special Forces (GCP – groupement commando des parachutistes)
-Air, Sea & Land Borne Logistics
- Combat Support
- Long Range Reconnaissance Operations
- Special Operations Command Combat Operator (sniper/counter sniper company)
EDUCATION
1988 – 1993
MALVERN COLLEGE (Worcestershire, England)
-A- Levels
-A/S Levels
-G.C.S.E Examinations
-Passed P.O.C. at Commando training centre (CTCRM, Lympstone & H.M.S. Sultan, Royal Marines)
-Senior NCO with Officer Training Corps Royal Marine Commando Cadets
1983 – 1988
KENTON COLLEGE (Nairobi Kenya)
-C.E. Examinations
COMPUTER LITERACY
-All Microsoft Office Packages & Operating Systems
-MAC Systems
-Maersk Sealand/PLO Communications Systems
-Various Programs for vessel and aircraft stability calculations
-Container control & tracking systems
LANGUAGES
Fluent in English, French, Spanish & Kiswahili.
Speak Basic German, Italian and Portuguese.
