George Fowler's Navy years
George Fowler has been facilitating problem solving over his entire
career. He joined the Navy after graduating from Houston's Rice
University with a BA and BS in Architecture. His Seabee battalion built
airfields, roads, bridges and facilities across Asia. In Thailand he
honed his political skills working closely with the US Ambassador and
his staff.
Recognized for his management skills, he was asked to provide
contract administration and inspection services for construction
contracts and then financial management of all the financial aspects of
Military Construction in Taiwan, Australia and the Philippines. He
solidified his field obtained financial acumen with an MS in Financial
Management from the US Naval Postgraduate School. He honed his school
learning and field knowledge in the Republic of South Vietnam where he
coordinated the financial resources and requirements of the military
with the capabilities of civilian contractors.
For a change of pace, the Navy sent George into a troubled facility
with the hope of a turn around. The facility was often over budget,
always took too long and delivered marginal quality. In only three
years, George cut the staff in half while delivering the same amount of
work, albeit now on time, within budget, and with guaranteed quality.
George was moved to the Pentagon where his financial management
skills were used intensely. He taught the Department of Defense
Planning, Programming and Budgeting System to military and civilian
personnel. He was the appropriation level analyst for the Department of
the Navy, providing analytical support for the Secretary of the Navy and
the Chief of Naval Operations for all appropriations. He was also the
Navy budget analyst for the worldwide Base Operations Decision Unit. By
the end of his Navy career, he was the Navy Representative, leading the
initial phases of the worldwide automation of the Navy Budget.
Captain Fowler entered the civilian world as a Washington, DC
contractor. After mastering that arcane world he was recruited to be
President and COO of a NASDAQ listed consulting firm in deep financial
trouble. Utilizing his leadership skills, financial management
experience, and turn around abilities he kept the company from
bankruptcy. When he retired, the firm was stable and profitable.
People like George never really retire. He has a strong desire to
"give back" and help others succeed. Having used Myrna Associates'
strategic planning services as one of his principle turn-around tools,
it was a natural transition to become a facilitator and continue to
facilitate solving problems.
George believes that strategic and tactical planning is
the fun part of business and the execution phase is the tough part. He
also believes in doing things right the first time, not asking a
question unless you are prepared to hear the answer, and that everyone
should be in business to have fun and make money. He and his wife,
Bettye, are "retired" and reside in Texas when they aren't traveling the
world or facilitating planning meetings. His daughter is a DVM in
Georgia, and Bettye has two sons who are business owners/journeymen in
North Carolina.
