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Peter Fenwick

Kingston,NY

Summary

Outstanding track record of 20+ years building and leading profitable operations in all facets of business development, finance, manufacturing, technology, and marketing. Distinguished career establishing and differentiating new start-up’s and running multi-site entities. Expert in identifying opportunities, developing high quality products/services, creating excellence, and delivering YOY profits. Proven success in introducing standards, outsourced models, and best practices that create value, reduce operating expenses, increase productivity, and maximize returns on investments. Highly valued and regarded as a creative problem solver and change agent who can create and implement business plans, meet deadlines, train and develop staff, and maintain a continuous focus on quality, safety, and excellence in a fast-paced production environment. Hands-on, empowering leader. Skilled in placing people in positions that capitalize on their strengths, creating corporate cultures that foster collaboration, align employees with corporate values, and recognize individual performance. Project and program oriented with a keen understanding of business. Outstanding relationship manager who has an innate ability to connect with people from executive leadership to key decision makers, cross-functional staff, internal/external customers, and vendors to work together toward a common goal for sustained revenue growth and organizational success. Established reputation for quality, exactness, and results. Readily resolve operational problems and serve as a valued resource liaison for uniformity/consistency of business practices.

SENIOR OPERATIONS / BUSINESS DIRECTOR Pragmatic professional with solid experience in leadership roles. Adept at implementing strategic business plans, driving growth and improving operations. Skilled in financial management and stakeholder relations. Collaborative and dedicated to building and leading talented and motivated individuals.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

President

Community Manufacturing Solutions, LLC
07.2017 - 01.2024
  • Brought on-board to create Community Manufacturing Solutions, a world class cut and sew manufacturing facility
  • Oversaw the manufacturing of the soft goods (3% to 5%) for their 2 entities, Rifton Equipment, and Community Playthings with combined sales of $150M to $250M annually
  • Hire, train, manage, and motivate staff; establish systems/processes that optimize the workforce output while maintaining a positive working environment
  • Facilitate overall strategic planning efforts for the company that includes establishing vision, capital planning, accounting, equipment and systems development/implementation, team building/hiring, safety systems, quality controls, supply chain development and management, scheduling, and production
  • Direct all company financials and accounting functions
  • Handle P&L oversight, monitor/analyze company KPI’s, control budget creation and management
  • Uphold all operational policies/procedures and ensure the organization’s fiscal integrity and soundness
  • Research, implement, and manage the company’s ERP software system (Global Shop Solutions) for all automated processes of the business to include accounting, inventory control, purchasing, planning and scheduling, order management, job costing, shop floor data collection, shipping and receiving, process documentation and control, training, bill of materials, routing, HR and Payroll, and reporting of all company KPI’s
  • Direct all production planning, quality controls, supply chain management processes, safety efforts, site planning, environmental issues, quality controls, maintenance functions, and implement continuous process improvements for sustained operational excellence
  • Conduct research to gain information about equipment, systems, and processes as needed and complete other special projects/programs assigned.

District Sales Manager

Tesla Energy
09.2015 - 07.2017
  • Recruited, hired, trained, and managed a team of over 30 solar salespeople
  • Created learning materials and applied keen industry knowledge to mentor/develop sales staff in effective sales techniques for solar energy products, systems, and services to customers based on their electrical energy requirements, site conditions, price, and needs
  • Accountable for generating leads via door-to-door sales efforts, referrals, and channel sales method
  • Drove production of opportunities to meet local sales team goals and objectives
  • Consistently capitalized on qualified referrals and on-going sales opportunities.

Vice President

Stucki Embroidery Works, Inc.
08.2003 - 05.2015
  • Took on full P&L responsibility for 3 manufacturing facilities and a $6M annual operating budget
  • Directly supervised facility managers and indirectly 130 employees in a multi-line, multicultural manufacturing environment that produced multiple products and 50K+ flags weekly
  • Created and applied key plans/strategies that brought the organization to become a low-cost and quality producer
  • Set all performance indicators, operating goals, productivity improvements, and cost-reduction programs that consistently improved product output, product quality, and customer satisfaction
  • Reviewed production orders and made decisions related to inventory requirements, staffing requirements, and work procedures/duty assignments while considering budgetary limitations and time constraints
  • Directed all production, processing, distribution, and marketing activities for Stucki Embroidery
  • Developed and implemented production tracking and quality control systems that analyzed production, quality control, and maintenance to detect/address any production issues.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Business Management

State University of New York
New Paltz, NY

Skills

  • Operations & Project Management
  • Strategy, Execution & Management
  • Business Development
  • Accounting, Finance, & P&L Management
  • Team Building, Recruiting, & Leading
  • Human Resources & Public Relations
  • Lean Manufacturing & SOP's
  • Product Development
  • Supply Chain & Materials Management
  • Quality Control & Regulatory Compliance
  • Cost Controls & Reductions
  • Budgeting & Forecasting

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

President

Community Manufacturing Solutions, LLC
07.2017 - 01.2024

District Sales Manager

Tesla Energy
09.2015 - 07.2017

Vice President

Stucki Embroidery Works, Inc.
08.2003 - 05.2015

Bachelor of Arts - Business Management

State University of New York
Peter Fenwick