Steve Fabry, Chief Executive
Officer
Steve Fabry has a proven track record of visionary innovation
in the building industry. He possesses the rare ability
to discover needs in the market and introduce solutions
that create meaningful value for Compendia' customers.
His core passions and strengths run along these lines.
Fabry founded Master Manuals, now Compendia, on such principles.
Seeing a need to mitigate Construction Dispute Litigation
and Reform (CDL and CDR) risks and strengthen builder-homeowner
relationships, Fabry launched a company dedicated to providing
new home maintenance and warranty documentation.
Under his leadership, Compendia has
grown at an astonishing rate over the past half decade.
Compendia has grown from a modest regional company
to the national market leader in only a few short years.
Fabry credits his success, and the success of Compendia
to attracting and retaining excellent people who share
his vision of a customer-centric organization dedicated
to providing exemplary products.
Prior to his stewardship
of Compendia, Fabry spent the better part
of 10 years honing his skills in the homebuilder
and Homeowner Association management industry
and as VP of Sales and Marketing for San Diego’s
largest property management firms. Fabry even
spent some time on Wall Street garnering top
sales honors and is a graduate of Harvard
Business School’s prestigious OPM Executive
Management Program. He earned his degree in
philosophy in 1984 from Fordham University.
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Chris
Fenton, Chief Operating Officer
As COO, Chris Fenton earned a reputation as an exceptional
administrator and architect for continuous growth. His
detailed approach not only ensures the Compendia
vision, but strengthens its position in the marketplace
and reinforces the operational foundation.
Highly regarded for his professionalism,
Chris provides invaluable foresight and in-depth understanding
of how to transform companies into national industry leaders.
Since July of 2005, Chris created a platform for daily
operational success…from sales to production to
accounting to marketing to IT and process management.
Before joining Compendia in 2005, Chris was instrumental in the growth
and eventual public offering of commercial real estate
information company Comps.com. He also helped develop
the internet advertising firm Ad Dynamix into a cutting
edge organization.
Following six years of service in the U.S.
Navy, Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from San Diego State
University with a Bachelor's degree in Finance.
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Pete
Schofield, Senior Vice President, Master Archives
Pete’s experience in the building industry is vast.
He brings an intimate understanding of the risk builders
face everyday. As an executive over the past 22 years
for several major builders including Ryland Homes, The
Olson Company and California Pacific Homes, Pete developed,
directed and managed leading edge warranty programs, document
retention projects and quality assurance initiatives.
Pete has a significant and successful track record in
litigation, arbitration and mediation for builders. In
fact, his innovative approach resulted in over 75 million
dollars in litigation and recovery costs for a 10,000
home portfolio.
As Vice President overseeing the Master
Archives solution, Pete brings his considerable experience
to Compendia. Pete is responsible for the product
development, sales, operations and service deployment
including the critical document auditing process. His
leadership and results-oriented manner make the Master
Archives line effective for customers and profitable for
the company.
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Don
Ward, Vice President, Information Technology
If technology infrastructure represents the building blocks
of a company, then Don Ward is chief architect, master
builder and surgeon at Compendia. His long path of
success brought him to Compendia in 2005 where he
works with the various business functions to identify
processes and technologies to support operational needs,
developing and monitoring efficient and effective technical
infrastructure. Don is also chiefly responsible for researching
new technologies and integrating the IT strategy throughout
Compendia.
With over 20 years of progressive experience,
Don has led a distinguished career that included achievements
with such notable organizations as COMPS.com, Celergy
and Lightspan. Along the way he earned the reputation
as an innovator, a leader and a thorough and reliable
professional.
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George
Gallagher, National Director of Sales
The highest integrity and a drive to deliver solutions
that fit the specific needs of his customers are two descriptions
that accurately paint a portrait of George Gallagher.
An innovative, tech-savvy manager with over 20 years sales
experience, George is a proven catalyst for revenue growth
as evidenced by his distinguished track record of relationship
building, training top-performing sales teams, securing
strategic alliances, and delivering world class service
to customers.
Building on his successes with Trammell
Crow, Fraser Williams and CoStar, George brings a comprehensive
understanding of the corporate real estate, real estate
information technology and homebuilding markets. Combined
with his philosophy of partnering with clients to ensure
their needs for compliance, effectiveness and return on
investment are met, George has demonstrated the ability
to maximize sales volume and enhance market position.
George is responsible for leading
the rapidly expanding Compendia’s sales
organization, developing new sales channels,
and maintaining the value of Compendia' solutions
to its customers.
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AJ
Cataline, Director of Production
AJ Cataline has been part of the Compendia
team since 2003 as the Director of Production.
He has developed a successful production team
while the company has experienced tremendous
growth and change, yet managed to meet or
exceed production goals every month. His passion
is to strive for productivity while maintaining
a high standard of quality.
Prior to joining the Compendia team,
AJ spent 23 years in manufacturing for the printed circuit
industry holding positions such as VP of Sales with Herco
Technology and Production Manager for Teradyne, TCS division.
AJ has a high commitment to quality where he assisted
both company’s in their strategy to achieve ISO
9002 & QS 9000 quality certification. His strength
is in execution and continuous improvement and always
exemplifies a can-do attitude.
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Christopher
Crane, Chairman, Council of Advisors
Christopher Crane became president and chief
executive officer of Opportunity International-U.S.
in 2002. He acquired COMPS InfoSystems, Inc.
in 1992 and was president and CEO until he
sold the company in 2000. During his tenure,
COMPS grew from a small, print-based publishing
firm into the largest electronic database
publisher of commercial real estate sales
information in the United States. Also under
his leadership, COMPS acquired 13 other companies
and went public in a 1999 initial public offering.
COMPS was one of two companies to receive
the 1998 "Best Practices Award-Unleashing
the Power of Technology" sponsored by
the San Diego Business Journal. In 1999, Chris
was awarded the Ernst & Young/USA Today
"Entrepreneur of the Year" award
in San Diego.
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