The Team

FOUNDED IN 1958, BAY CITIES METAL PRODUCTS HAS BEEN LOCALLY OWNED AND FAMILY RUN FOR MORE THAN 60 YEARS.

Led by passionate people who share the same universal philosophy—Quality People, Quality Products—BCMP manufactures wholesale sheet metal products here in the United States for distributors and do-it-yourself home centers throughout the country.

Defined by decades of satisfied customers and generations of repeat business, BCMP’s new leadership team is building on past success while embracing the constantly evolving future. Our goal: To elevate Bay Cities Metal Products and our partners to record-setting levels of success.

Meet the people leading the charge for this exciting new chapter…

Majid Abai

Chairman & CEO

Majid Abai brings more than three decades of executive leadership to Bay Cities, having built, transformed, and grown domestic and international organizations.

With a proven track record of founding companies from scratch to advising management teams on revenue growth and operations, Abai focuses on developing high-quality products and innovative services that help customers achieve long-term success.

Majid is an avid soccer coach, referee, and player, and loves to travel.

BEN HANFLING

VICE PRESIDENT, SALES & MARKETING

Ben Hanfling joined Bay Cities in early 2019 with more than sixteen years of experience in construction, manufacturing, roofing and waterproofing. Ben brings a customer-focused perspective to BCMP that permeates all aspects of his work. From developing new business, strengthening existing relationships or managing and implementing new technologies to bring BCMP into the modern era, Ben always has an eye on creating world-class customer service.

Raised in Washington, DC, Ben attended Washington University in St. Louis where he graduated with a BA in Psychology. After stints in Bend, Oregon and San Francisco, he moved to Los Angeles where he spends his free time seeking out great food and live music. He’s also an avid poker player and snowboarder, though not at the same time.

JOHN ‘JR’ FLETCHER

VICE PRESIDENT, PURCHASING

JR comes to Bay Cities with over thirty-one years in the manufacturing, purchasing and sales industries– All here at BCMP. He originally came aboard for outside sales in 1988, moved inside for sales and to update the computers… and ultimately wound up taking over purchasing, inventory, networking and the ERP software. As Vice President of Purchasing, he now oversees all purchasing and inventory at Bay Cities.

In addition to spending time with his wife, six children and one grandson, JR loves fishing for salmon on the Kenai River and pulling in halibut from Cook Inlet during the summer. For the past 18 years, he has raised Louisiana Catahoula Leopard dogs. He feels right at home in the Alaskan cold.

COLVIN ARNOLD JR.

VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS

Colvin joined the Bay Cities family in the summer of 2019 after twelve years in the automotive manufacturing and bottled water industries. As Vice President of Operations here at BCMP, Colvin oversees all of our manufacturing operations. Driven to provide world-class service for every customer, his ‘Quality First’ philosophy ripples through every aspect of the metals industry.

A native of Flint, Michigan, Colvin enlisted in the USAF after graduating from Flint-Northern High School. Following his service as an active duty Airman, Colvin became a Six-Sigma Black Belt professional. In addition to traveling and trying new and exotic foods, Colvin spends his free time perfecting the craft of bowling. He recently relocated from Oklahoma City to Southern California.