Will Gruy

Principal

Will’s career at FMI focuses on corporate strategy and operational improvement with firms serving the built environment. Will partners with private equity investors and equity holders to understand the state of operations and organizational potential in their targets and holdings. He provides operational assessments and value-creation mapping to support (or challenge) investment theses. Post acquisition, he helps design and implement value-creation strategies. Common areas of operational improvement focus are work-in-progress reporting, cost-to-completes and project controls. 

Will’s experience includes working with mid-sized single location and large multi-branch field service providers specializing in mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP), underground utilities, excavation, overhead utilities, roofing, heavy civil, clearing, and inspection and testing. Two areas of particular operational focus are information management and fleet management. With a background in information technology consulting focused on project management, analytics and business strategy, Will ties operational capabilities with organization information flow.

Licenses & Certifications

  • Certified project management professional, The Project Management Institute
  • Certifications in Lean Six Sigma (Black Belt), SCRUM and ITILv3

Capabilities

  • Value Creation
  • Corporate Strategy
  • Operations Consulting

Industries

  • Private Equity
  • Specialty Trade Contractors
  • Building and Infrastructure Field Services

Education

  • Master of Business Administration, the University of Texas at Austin
  • Bachelor of Arts, Humanities, John Cabot University, Rome, Italy

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