ZIMMERMAN
YARD SYSTEMS

Consulting & Systems for Marine Businesses

I help marine businesses plan work, track costs, manage customers and set up the tools their teams need.

Polished teak yacht deck and warmly lit cockpit

Who I work with

Service yards & marinas

For boatyards and marine service companies managing repair, refit and day-to-day service.

Brokerage & sales teams

For yacht brokerages keeping vessel information and customer follow-up organized.

Boatbuilding & project teams

For boatbuilders coordinating production and office-to-shop handoffs.

Owners & business leaders

For marine-business owners and leaders who need a clear view of performance and responsibilities.

How I can help

Operations

Job costing, scheduling and work planning.

Find where jobs lose time or money and put a better process in place.

Sales & customers

CRM setup, sales follow-up and customer communication.

Keep inquiries, approvals and handoffs from getting missed.

Systems & implementation

Forms, dashboards and automation built around your team’s work.

I help set up the tools, test them and train the people using them.

Ian Zimmerman, Zimmerman Yard Systems
IAN ZIMMERMAN
Marine operations & business systems

About Ian

I spent 13 years at Zimmerman Marine in yard management and operations leadership, working on repair and refit estimating, scheduling and billing.

My work included companywide scheduling, CRM and operating systems across multiple yards.

I now consult independently through Zimmerman Yard Systems and work in yacht brokerage with Veteran Yacht Sales.

Let’s talk about your business

Tell me what’s taking too much time or isn’t working well.

Your note starts a conversation, not a consulting agreement or software commitment.