Virginia Beach, Virginia

Navigate change with a steady tide.

Tidewater Consulting Group of Virginia helps businesses operate better by delivering superior strategic, management, and technology consulting.

A partner who understands you

Deep experience. Practical solutions. Lasting results.

Tidewater Consulting Group brings years of experience solving complex business problems across a multitude of industries — including manufacturing, logistics, consumer goods, recycling, and technology. We work shoulder-to-shoulder with your leadership to turn strategy into measurable progress.

What we do

Consulting that meets you where the work is

Three connected practices, one integrated team — so strategy, execution, and technology pull in the same direction.

Strategy

Chart a clear course and align your organization behind it.

  • Strategic planning & growth
  • Mergers & acquisitions
  • Market & competitive analysis

Management

Strengthen operations and lead change that sticks.

  • Operations & supply chain
  • Organizational change
  • Strategic human capital

Technology

Deliver the right software and systems, end to end.

  • Product & engineering management
  • Software & hardware delivery
  • Digital transformation
Our team

The people behind the partnership

Seasoned advisors who pair top-tier credentials with decades of in-the-trenches experience.

Dr. Kris Irwin

Dr. Kris Irwin

Strategy & Operations

Kris specializes in strategic partnerships and operations, with focus areas spanning strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, strategic human capital, and organizational change. With over fifteen years of consulting experience in leadership, business strategy, transition management, business policy, and supply chain operations, Kris helps organizations navigate their most pivotal moments.

PhD, Management — University of Alabama MBA — Duke University, Fuqua
Johann Klemmack

Johann Klemmack

Technology & Delivery

Johann has nearly 20 years of experience working with company leadership to deliver solutions across retail, grocery, logistics, recycling, and technology. He has led every phase of software and hardware delivery — product management, engineering management, development, testing, and customer acceptance — turning complex technical challenges into dependable results.

MBA — Duke University, Fuqua 20 yrs technology delivery
Selected work

Organizations we've helped operate better

We've partnered with companies across a range of industries to solve complex problems and deliver lasting results.

Let's talk

Find out what we can do for you

Tell us about the challenge in front of you. We'll bring the experience, the questions, and a clear path forward.