The Face Behind the Vision

  Tony Cooper is the President, General Manager and Director of Services at Aurora Polaris Group.  As a proud Atlanta native, Tony has held local and regional management positions at The Hertz Corporation and Horizon Services Group.  He holds a degree in Management Information Systems from the University of West Georgia, Richards College of Business and also received his project management certification from Villanova University.  As a manager and consultant, Tony brings over 20 years of forward facing customer service experience in both retail and fleet maintenance.  Tony has also provided manufacturing consulting in maintenance and repair operations (MRO), where he reduced production line down times to improve manufacturing efficiency.  Tony also works with manufacturing customers to create revenue opportunities through the implementation of recycling and re-purposing programs.  As an active promoter of community programs, he has also held leadership positions as president and vice president of local youth athletic and mentoring organizations, with recognition from the Cobb County Department of Parks Recreation, as the 2004 Volunteer of the Year award recipient.