

Improving profitability, stabilizing operations, and strengthening leadership through disciplined, systems-based advisory.
With 45+ years in the commercial roofing industry — from apprentice to COO —
I help contractors build structured, scalable, and profitable businesses.

Built for Roofing Contractors
Who Want Structure — Not Noise
Cotney Consulting Group provides roofing business consulting exclusively for commercial contractors. We help companies increase profitability, streamline operations, strengthen estimating systems, and scale safely through structured implementation — not theory.
From fractional COO advisory to estimating system development and leadership training, our focus is simple: install repeatable business systems that drive consistent performance across crews, project managers, and executive teams.
Roofing Business Consulting Services
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Operational Systems & Execution
Job costing, workflow alignment, production tracking, scheduling discipline, and SOP implementation.
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Estimating & Preconstruction Systems
Labor modeling, risk control, margin protection, estimator training, and estimating audits
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Fractional COO & Growth Advisory
Executive-level advisory for scaling contractors, leadership structure, accountability systems, and strategic planning.
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Training & Workforce Development
Superintendent training, project management development, service division systems, and structured field leadership programs.
From Firefighting to Structured Growth
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Stabilize margins
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Reduce operational chaos
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Improve estimator accuracy
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Strengthen leadership accountability
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Install repeatable performance systems
Unlike general business coaches, we specialize exclusively in commercial roofing operations. Every recommendation is built around real-world field execution and contractor-specific realities.
What Does a Roofing Business Consultant Do?
A roofing business consultant provides specialized expertise to help contractors improve profitability, streamline operations, and manage risk. At Cotney Consulting Group, our roofing business consulting services focus on estimating systems, operational efficiency, leadership development, financial benchmarking, and structured growth strategy.
We help roofing contractors transition from reactive decision-making to disciplined execution through repeatable systems and measurable accountability.
ABOUT John Kenney
Industry Experience That Spans the Field to the Boardroom
John Kenney III brings more than four decades of commercial roofing leadership experience. From field operations to executive management and consulting across North America, his advisory approach blends practical jobsite reality with executive-level discipline.
This is not theory.
This is industry-tested operational structure.

Roofing Operations & Strategy
Not Sure Where to Start?
Start with a Technology & Operations Assessment to identify gaps and align systems, processes, and leadership.

