Fractional COO & Chief Strategy Officer

You cannot spreadsheet your way out of a disconnected team. I build alignment, create ownership, equip people, and remove friction. Cohesive people. Clear systems. Shared accountability. Consistent execution.

Numbers happen because someone built the systems behind them.

Operating profit growth

Revenue increase

$0M

Cost avoidance

$0M

Spend managed during 7% inflation

What I Actually Do

Three ways to bring me in.

Fractional COO

Ongoing embedded operational leadership. For companies scaling and needing a consistent C-suite partner without a full-time hire.

Interim COO

Defined-period leadership through a transition, a turnaround, or while you recruit a permanent executive.

Strategic Operations Advisor

Periodic engagement to pressure-test strategy, sharpen execution, and coach existing leadership.

Industries

Where I've operated.

If you see the value in bringing broad executive, operational, and strategic experience into your business, let's connect.

Energy & Utilities
Media & Entertainment
Engineering Consulting
Infrastructure
Growth-Stage Tech
Mission-Driven Organizations

"What clients do you work with?" is the wrong question."What results have you been able to achieve?" — that is the one that matters.

Engineering & Design Consulting

383%

Operating profit growth

232%

Revenue growth

74%

Reduction in project losses

183%

Increase in net fees earned

More clarity. Less chaos. Better numbers.

The situation

A multidisciplinary practice was busy but not profitable. Projects were getting won and then losing money in delivery — thin margins, recurring write-offs, and growth that had flattened. Plenty of activity, not enough reaching the bottom line.

What I did

I took full P&L ownership and started where the money was actually leaking: how work got scoped, staffed, and tracked. I rebuilt the operating discipline around project delivery, diversified the revenue base, and coached the team into a culture that owned its numbers instead of hoping for them.

Major Energy Utility

$19M

Cost avoidance

35.3%

Reduction in cost of goods

66%

Reduction in non-contract spend

12%

CAGR in revenue from strategic planning

Less leakage. More discipline. Better enterprise value.

The situation

A construction organization managing $1B in annual spend with weak visibility and loose controls. A large share of purchasing happened off-contract, quietly draining the budget and hiding from leadership.

What I did

I transformed the supply chain through disciplined category and contract management, stood up KPIs so results could be measured objectively, closed the gaps that let spend slip outside the system, and built the structure to keep it there.

“In my initial exposure to John Kundly I was struck with his combination of presence and intellect that allows him to craft a winning strategy and effortlessly persuade the rest of us to follow.”

— President, Arizona Public Utility

Let's build something that holds.

Tell me about your business and where you need leverage. I'll be in touch.

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