Slash Shield™ Inventor

EARLY HISTORY:

Mark's inventive spirit was profoundly shaped by his father, Charles Cooper, Sr., a decorated WWII Navy Officer and former President of the Metallurgical Society. Charles led groundbreaking efforts at US Steel Corporation, pioneering the development of the first winter tire studs and contributing to the study of Moon Rocks.

MARK'S PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

☆ Early in his career, Mark made waves in the advertising world both domestically and internationally and served as the Managing Editor of the "Cayman Trader" magazine. Later, as a Senior Designer/Photographer at the Graffix, LTD. advertising agency in Georgetown, Grand Cayman, B.W.I.

☆ Upon returning to the U.S., Mark took on independent contracts with aerospace engineering firms. His expertise earned him a Secret Clearance from the Department of Defense while he was a Senior Designer in Communications at Lockheed Martin's Missiles and Fire Control offices.

☆ At Lockheed Martin, Mark's innovative designs won him the "Best in Show" trophy at the "Annual Suncoast Technical Conference" aerospace design competition.

☆ Mark's creative talents extend to the entertainment industry, where he has received credits and awards for feature films, TV series, and numerous TV spots and show productions as an independent Art Director and Storyboard Artist at all the major Orlando film studios.

☆ With hundreds of helicopter hours under his belt, Mark has excelled as an independent Aerial Photographer, Navigator, and Flight Mission Planner.

☆ ISO certified in aerial infrared data collection, Mark spent seven years flying helicopter missions day and night across twenty-three states, serving public schools, colleges, universities, airports, commercial sites, and military installations.

☆ As a contributing member of Getty Images/iStock, Mark's photographic work is widely recognized.

☆ Mark is a devoted family man, married with two sons, six grandchildren, and best friends with Bronson, the company mascot. Currently self-employed, Mark's boots are mostly on the ground these days.

☆ An independent inventor and 100% Utility Patent Owner, Mark tirelessly promotes his patented safety device, the Slash Shield™, which is an innovative decorative safety device designed for fire, flooding, cut, and shock prevention, as well as effective pipe protection.

Bronson, AKA "El Chompo," didn’t just join the Slash Shield™ story; he accidentally launched it. Five years ago, while still a mischievous pup with paws far too big for his own good, he decided that the most exciting excavation site in the world was the water main leading straight to the house.  

One triumphant dig, one geyser, and one panicked scramble later, the idea for the patented safety device, Slash Shield™, was born. As the backyard transformed into a muddy disaster zone, Bronson stood proudly in the middle of it, tail wagging, chest puffed out, completely convinced he had performed a heroic service.  

In a way, he had. That chaotic moment sparked the invention that would go on to serve as a crucial flood prevention device, protecting pipe, wire, hose, and gas lines everywhere, making Bronson not just the family dog, but the unwitting founding mascot of Slash Shield™.