Peter Fudge
Technology advisor. Wind band conductor. Someone who has spent a career at the intersection of complex systems and the people who have to live with them.
For 17 years I led IT at Cosmo Music, Canada's largest musical instrument retailer, before founding CoastalOps Consulting to help mid-market Canadian businesses make smarter technology decisions. Outside the office: conducting, saxophone, and a few decades of coaching youth across hockey, curling, softball, and soccer.
Based in St. John's, NL. Working across Canada.
Work
I'm the founder of CoastalOps Consulting, a technology advisory practice serving mid-market Canadian businesses. I help organizations make smarter decisions about technology: what to buy, when they're ready to implement, and how to avoid the gaps that derail so many projects. I've been on the inside of large-scale implementations and know what the vendor isn't going to tell you.
Music
I conduct two wind bands in St. John's, play saxophone, and have coached youth across hockey, curling, softball, and soccer for more than two decades. Music and sport aren't sidelines. They're where most of my thinking about leadership, preparation, and performance actually comes from.
Writing & Speaking
I'm working on a nonfiction book about cross-domain leadership and mental preparation in youth development, drawing on 25 years across music, sport, and organizational life. I'm also available for conversations on technology leadership, organizational change, and what band conducting has to do with building high-performing teams.