Shaun Stewart's Business History

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Operations and growth leader with 20+ years turning chaotic, unprofitable manufacturing and fabrication operations into automated, high-output, high-margin businesses. Repeatedly scaled production while cutting rework dramatically, restored companies from bankruptcy to sustained profit, and built two ventures from zero to seven figures by leading both operations and the sales teams behind the growth. Distinctive strength: converting existing job-management platforms (Moraware and related tools) into fully automated systems that eliminate manual tasks, errors, and excess headcount. Hands-on across the entire value chain — CNC programming, 2D CAD, production, installation, and full P&L ownership — so the strategy set is the strategy that gets executed.

Career highlights: 2–3× production scaling to record weekly volumes · bankruptcy-to-profitability turnaround · ~70% rework reduction · two companies built from zero to seven figures · ~$11M/yr operations managed.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Business Turnaround & Restructuring · High-Volume Operations & Production Management · Scaling & Capacity Expansion · Business Development & Revenue Growth · Sales-Team Leadership & Sales Operations · P&L, Cost Control & Job Verification · Business Systems Implementation, Workflow Automation & Digital Transformation · Process Automation & Lean Improvement · Change Management · CNC Machining & Programming · 2D CAD Engineering · Granite/Quartz Fabrication & Installation · Job-Management Platforms (Moraware) & Third-Party Integrations · High-Ticket Consultative Sales · Web Design, SEO & Digital Marketing

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Principal, Operations & Growth

Independent Ventures & Consulting — Kitchen & Bath / Stone Sector · Florida · 2016–Present

• Built two remodeling companies from a home-based startup to seven-figure annual revenue with no outside capital, driving new-account and retail expansion through hands-on business development.

• Led sales and built the in-home consultative selling system — a quoting-and-templating process that closed a high percentage of deals on the first visit, reduced measurement errors, and consistently out-closed lower-priced competitors.

• Built and ran the full web design, SEO, and digital-marketing program in-house, generating high-value leads that outperformed typical industry campaigns.

• Directed CAD engineering, fabrication, installation, service, and restoration end to end, plus all accounting, P&L, and job verification.

• Consulted and mentored an associate’s startup countertop company from launch to steady, profitable production.

Operations Turnaround & Growth Consultant — Stone & Solid-Surface Fabrication (2 Companies)

Engaged as the turnaround and scaling lead to restructure shop, office, sales, and installation operations across two granite, quartz, and solid-surface fabrication companies — rebuilding both into automated, high-output, profitable businesses · Florida · 2011–2016

• Pulled one company completely out of bankruptcy and restored it to sustained profitability.

• Increased weekly production 2–3× — Company 1 from ~1,200 to ~2,500 sq ft/week; Company 2 from ~2,500 to ~5,000 sq ft/week — setting company-record volumes that still stand.

• Built and led the sales teams and standardized the sales process — hiring, training, and coaching reps on a consultative, first-visit-close methodology — and grew the account base in lockstep with the production increases.

• Cut daily reworks ~70% even after doubling volume, treating every remake as a root-cause trigger for permanent new procedures.

• Restored non-operational CNC machines and implemented a fully machined process that lifted CNC output 2–3×, with machines often running near 24/7.

• Transformed Moraware — basic job-tracking software out of the box — into a fully automated, paperless operating platform that generated every employee’s daily work with zero office involvement, eliminated manual tasks and errors, and let office staff handle ~2× job volume with fewer people.

• Created a pre-template material-nesting and ordering process and automated fabrication/installation scheduling — consistently completing jobs 2–3 days ahead of schedule.

• Programmed CNCs daily and directed all departments (shop, office, install, service, scheduling); managed large commercial accounts, including high-volume hotel projects with volatile demands. Drove performance to where owners no longer needed to be on-site.

Installation Contractor — Residential & Commercial

Kablelink Communications (BrightHouse) · Tampa, Florida · 2008–2011

• Top-earning residential technician in Florida among hundreds of contractors (cable TV, phone, internet).

• Member of the commercial installation team rated #1 in the country by BrightHouse.

Operations, Shop & Installation Manager

Operations, shop, and installation management for an ~$11 million/year stone-countertop company · Counter Active of Tampa, FL · 2002–2008

• Earned the company’s MVP award for performance and operational impact.

• Ran CNC operation, programming, and department management, plus 2D CAD engineering and its department.

• Directed granite and stone fabrication and installation across high-volume production.