The Team

Gregory E. Uhlig, Principal

     Greg Uhlig is an organizational architect who utilizes the "total systems" approach whether developing business plans for startups or resolving critical business issues.  He is a management professional with more than eighteen years of experience in architecting business strategies, change management, budgeting, financial, and turnaround projects.  As a principal, he manages the company's overall business operations.

     He has served as the president of a marine manufacturing operation for five years, served as a COO/CFO in the insurance field for six years, served as controller in a homebuilding company for five years, consulting both internally and externally and also taught Organizational Behavior at The University of Texas in Austin.

     Armed with an M.B.A. in Management and with a background as a C.P.A., Greg has the knowledge, expertise and understanding of the leverage available on the people side of the equation and the potential financial impact.

Robert Solomon, Principal

     Bob Solomon is a highly intelligent, high energy, proven performer and natural leader in the real estate arena.  He has more than 30 years of experience in construction, sales, sales management, marketing, land acquisition, management, financial, and turnaround projects.  Many of those years were spent in public companies.  He is responsible for the company's overall marketing strategy.

     He successfully served as Vice President of a national homebuilder for 12 years, leading the company in sales and closings 9 of those years and successfully turned around two Texas markets.  He also achieved outstanding success while serving as Senior Vice President for 11 years with a regional homebuilder, establishing records in Dallas/Fort Worth for the number of homes closed in one year.  It was there, that he was given the additional task of turning around the Nashville and Atlanta markets that were underperforming.

      Bob’s undergraduate degrees are in Political Science and Accounting which has provided a solid foundation for his business acumen.  His years in leadership have made Bob a highly sought after homebuilding/turnaround professional as well as investor advisor. 

• Business Model Evaluation 
• Sales Training
• Sales Management
• Construction
• Marketing
• Project Evaluation
• Operational Analysis
• Division Turnarounds
• Negotiations
• Land Development
• Land Acquisition
• New Product Development
• Crisis Management
• Annual Budgeting
• Job Cost Budgeting
• Business Plans
• Management Training
• Customer Service Training
• Management Evaluation
• Pricing Strategies

Brad White, Process Consultant

     Brad White is a group dynamics facilitation professional with a decade of experience in group dynamics assessment and correction. 

     He is highly experienced in business analytics and human intelligence.  He specializes in reading the human landscape of an organization in addition to various process methodologies.  As a trained interrogator in the Army, Brad is able to obtain valuable information in a very subtle, non-threatening manner.

     He recently completed an MS in Advanced Manufacturing and Enterprise Engineering at the University of Texas at San Antonio.  He holds an undergraduate degree in International Business with a concentration in Mathematics and an executive certificate in Global Management from Thunderbird University.

• Lean Transformation
• Six Sigma
• Theory of Constraints
• Business Process
• Balanced Scorecard
• Strategy Mapping
• Interviewing
• Process Modeling

Carol Arnold, Research Consultant

     Carol Arnold is a 25 year veteran of marketing research.  She offers a unique perspective to clients, having worked on both the corporate side and consulting side of marketing research.  Before joining USAA, a large financial services company in the late 1990's in San Antonio, she was a senior market research analyst for Roadway Express, a Fortune 500 transportation company in Akron, Ohio, and previously held a vice president position for a Cleveland research firm. 

     Carol has experience in numerous industries including financial services, transportation, and healthcare.  She fine-tuned her skills for 15 years on the corporate side of research and 10 years in the consulting field.  Her consulting clients included Eaton, First Energy, Roadway Express, Land O'Lakes, and Sherwin Williams.

     Carol has an M.B.A. in Marketing and is a certified focus group moderator.  Her passion is helping companies communicate their offerings in the most effective manner.

• Focus Groups
• In-Depth Interviews
• Satisfaction Studies
• Tracking Studies
• Market Segmentation Studies
• Attitude Awareness
• Usage Studies

Ted Jones, Marine Consultant

     Ted Jones is a marine professional with more than 35 years experience in all aspects of the marine industry including international consulting projects in Europe, South Africa, England, Bahamas, Mexico, Canada, and Puerto Rico that involved sales, manufacturing, racing, and quality control.

     Ted has a wealth of experience in vessel manufacturing, sales, sales management, dealer support, product demonstration, maximizing C.S.I. scores, and the warranty arena.  Ted has more than 21 years in manufacturing, retail business area, research and development and 14 years in the consulting field.  He innovated, engineered, manufactured, and sold engine transom brackets which evolved into Armstrong Brackets, the premier transom bracket in the industry.

     Ted holds certifications in the following: NMMA Boat Compliance, Yamaha Business Management, 500-501 Symposium Training; Business Sales and Management, Yamaha Five Star Master Technician, Yamaha Five Star Service Manager, Doug Jackson Targeted Sales Seminar, Marine University--Boater 101 Instructor, and Nautic Global Group University Sales and Marketing.  He and his team held 12 National and World Championships and 7 World Records.

• Sales Representation & Dealer Support
• C.S.I. Scores
• Product Demonstration
• Dealership Operations
• Vessel Construction and Engineering
• Total Quality Management Systems
• Evaluation of Manufacturing Processes
• Production Optimization
• Major Outboard Engine Manufacturer Quality Evaluation
• Powerboat Racing Driver, Owner, and Team Manager