Laura graduated as an Industrial Engineer. Her diverse experiences over twenty years in the construction industry with both construction management and specialty contracting firms have included: project account management in micro-electronics; validation and commissioning management on bio-tech projects; and as a regional internal consultant for performance and operational excellence.

As a private consultant she has contributed to the development, peer review and management of processes, procedures, development and execution of data analytics, audit, training and continuous improvement. Laura Cooley is currently a member of the Board of Directors for the Construction Institute and Senior Vice President & Business Partner for Simple Aviation Services, and a Founder and Partner of The Zip Syndicate. She is an executive coach who helps company leaders across all organizational tiers develop strategic plans to enable the envisioning and realization of long term vision by organizing critical short and medium-term actions.

She was an Associate Vice President & Director of Training and Development for Limbach; a nation-wide integrated building systems provider, which manages all components of mechanical, electrical, plumbing and control systems, from system design and construction through performance and maintenance. She managed all training and development for the company’s ten business units and held a seat on the company’s Women In Construction and Service Advisory Board with special emphasis on mentor-ship, leadership and training. She co-created and delivered the company’s 2-day safety culture and leadership program: The Heart of Hearts and Minds.

In 2013, William Gilbane III created a position for Laura in the NYC Gilbane Building Company office to guide the strategic growth of region internal operations. She led Operational Excellence and Learning & Development for the region. Laura developed and managed a team which analyzed and aligned procedures, training, and operational quality management as well as developed Business Intelligence Analytics for the region.

Prior to working for Gilbane she was a Director of Performance Excellence for Bovis Lend Lease.

Laura has been an examiner for the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence - Baldrige Award; an ISO 9000 auditor; a QualTec SixSigma Instructor for Facilitator Skills, Team Leaders and Project Success Planning. She is an experienced partnering facilitator, instructor and coach.

She holds additional certifications as a Six Sigma Green Belt, Scrum Master and DDI Course Instructor.