A Note from our President
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
I hope everyone enjoyed a safe and happy 4th of July. This is a great time to reflect upon the meaning of this special holiday and why we are all so lucky to live and work in the greatest country on earth!
I’m sad to announce the loss of Gene Gaddis, a great patriot and friend. Gene was a pilot for Cooper Aerial for many years and an integral part of our success. I’d like to dedicate this newsletter to Gene’s memory and family.
I would also like to thank you again for all your continued support and I hope you enjoy this month’s newsletter.
Regards,
Jeff Cooper
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It is with great regret and sadness that we announce the loss of Gene Gaddis. Eugene Harold Gaddis age 65, passed away July 3, 2009, suddenly at his home in Tucson. Gene was born in Sioux Falls, SD, and graduated from South Dakota State University in 1967, He is survived by his wife, Carol; children, Bethany Gaddis of Denver, CO, Timothy Gaddis of Tucson; stepchildren, Sandra Butler of Los Angeles, CA, Jesse Butler of Tucson; sister, Eileen (Dale) Heemstra of Dolton, SD; brothers, Dick Gaddis of Sioux Falls, SD, Don (Debbie) Gaddis of Crooks, SD, Dave Gaddis of Garretson, SD, and Wayne (Cindy) Gaddis of Madison.
Gene came to work for Cooper in 1997, flying the company’s Cessna 206T. Prior to his employment with Cooper, Mr. Gaddis served in the United States Air Force for 25 years, retiring as a lieutenant colonel.
Being a true pilot at heart, Gene spent much of his free time building airplanes. His extensive experience made him an integral member of the Cooper Aerial Flight Team for the past 12 years. The entire Cooper staff would like to extend our deepest condolences to the Gaddis family. Gene will be greatly missed!
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Last Newsletter Poll
Since 1998 which of the following airports has been the world's busiest passenger airport?
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
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iPod Touch Giveaway
In our last newsletter we announced the winners of our ipod Touch giveaway. We wanted to include some photos of our lucky winner’s receiving their gifts. Congratulations again to the winners.
Doug Schneider, RLS, Rick Engineering
Jim Flack, J-CO Land Surveyors
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Project Spotlight
Cooper Aerial has been selected as on-call provider for Resolution Copper!
The Resolution Copper Mining (RCM) project is located three miles east of Superior, Arizona. Exploration during 2001-2003 indicated that the Resolution Mine may be the largest copper resource ever found in North America and possibly the world. The mine will have a huge impact on the economy of the State of Arizona. Based upon early projections over a 66 year life span, a peak of 1,200 mine employees and 200 construction workers are expected on-site during normal operations. The annual mine operations are initially expected to account for $178.7 million in wages.
RCM has selected Cooper Aerial Surveys Co. as their on-call geospatial provider. As a result, Cooper Aerial Surveys Co. was contracted to provide multiple geospatial services to Resolution Copper Mining. These services included photogrammetric mapping, digital ortho-photography, and surveying services. These services assisted RCM in overall mine design, geotechnical, and exploration efforts. Cooper is very excited for this on-call opportunity and will continue to provide RCM with topnotch geospatial services.
ARC GIS
UTEK and Cooper have recently teamed up to provide mapping services for a quarry in Phillipsburg, NJ. Cooper provided aerial imagery, and mapping of contours and planimetrics. As a bonus, we also delivered a 3d animation of the quarry. The 3d animation was created by making a DEM from the contour and breakline data. Once the
DEM was completed, we overlaid the imagery to make a 3d appearance. This cutting edge technology has proven to be a very useful tool for planning and design. We are excited to offer this exciting technology to our valued customers and thank Mark Reese and UTEK for giving us the opportunity to provide geospatial services.
Nevada Department of Transportation, On – Call Services
Cooper Aerial is proud to announce that we have been selected to provide scanning services for the Nevada Department of Transportation. We are very excited for this opportunity and look forward to providing scanning services for NVDOT. |
East Coast Marketing Trip
Jeff Ohm and Phil Gershkovich recently traveled to Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware to visit existing customers and establish new relationships. During their trip Jeff and Phil attended a Baltimore Orioles game vs. the Boston Red Sox at Camden Yards. The winners of Cooper’s baseball giveaway joined Jeff and Phil at the game. A big thanks to Barry Hoyle & Jonathon Russel from Macris, Hendricks, & Glasscock, P.A., Todd Dillman from Nutec, Daniel Catts from Pinto Engineering, and Melissa Koenig, Solomon Mc Closkey, David Kleinot, & Jason Scott from Landmark Engineering for joining us.
We’d also like to thank everyone who took the time to meet with us during our trip. The marketing trip was a huge success and we look forward to seeing you all in the future! |
Cooper Aerial’s New Renewable Energy Site
Cooper has added a new renewable energy site to go along with our mining and infrastructure sites. Renewable energy is a major component of our service offerings at Cooper Aerial Surveys Co. Visit cooperaerial.com/energy to learn more about our exciting product offerings in this sector.
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A New Addition to the Cooper Family
We are very excited to announce the birth of a new addition to the Cooper Aerial family. Audrey Seck was born to Chris and Sarah Seck on June 2 at 2:53 pm. Weighing 7 pounds 10 ounces Audrey is a healthy baby girl who is keeping her parents very busy.
On behalf of everyone at Cooper Aerial we would like to congratulate
Chris and Sarah!
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