Cooper is CEO of Automation Technology, Inc. (ATI Actuators), a Houston valve automation company with roughly 30 years in business. Since 2004 he has led the company to a global presence, supplying customized valve actuators to more than half of the world's refineries and major pipelines across oil and gas, chemical, power and water markets, with every actuator manufactured at its Houston headquarters. Under his leadership ATI launched a zero emission electro-hydraulic actuator package for pipeline operators.