Technology leadership for marina aggregators scaling through acquisition
Private equity capital is moving into the marina sector faster than most groups can build the technology and reporting bench to run it. Aggregators with 5+ locations — and up to 75 — are acquiring faster than they can integrate: standardized systems, consistent data, and real-time visibility across every location often lag behind the deals themselves. CEMI closes that gap — leading the technology roadmap, systems integration, and reporting that let the portfolio run as one operation instead of many.
Built for the marina M&A lifecycle
Technology Roadmaps Tied to ROI
Multi-year plans that sequence investment across locations so every dollar of IT spend maps to a business outcome — not a trend.
AI-Enabled Analytics & Reporting
Portfolio-wide dashboards and forecasting across every location — slip revenue, occupancy, service, and capacity into one view.
System Implementation & Automation
ERP, CRM, HRIS, BI and PowerApps — selected, implemented, and standardized across every acquired location.
M&A Integration, Both Directions
Post-acquisition integration playbooks for groups that just closed — and technology and data readiness work for groups preparing to be acquired.
As Chief Information Officer of Safe Harbor Marinas, I helped expand and institutionalize the IT organization from 6 to 50+ professionals as the company scaled to 160+ locations through the integration of 25–50 acquisitions — including its own private-equity-backed acquisition and growth. I directed architecture and technology strategy for NExT, the company's flagship marina management platform deployed across 101 locations, and was executive sponsor of Dockspot, a customer-facing reservation platform generating meaningful recurring revenue. That work spanned both sides of the deal: integrating newly acquired marinas into standardized systems, and preparing operations and data for the scrutiny of acquisition itself.
Marina aggregators with 5–75 locations, roughly $25M+ in revenue — operating across the U.S. or Europe.