Description At consulting firm Thomas Group, watching the clock is encouraged. Thomas Group aims to help its clients reduce manufacturing time, streamline product development, optimize their sales and marketing efforts, manage cultural shifts within their organization, and generally improve performance. It serves clients residing in the aerospace and defense, government (all branches of the US military), health care, and transportation and logistics sectors. Major clients have included the US Navy, Amtrak, Boston Scientific, and Alpha Natural Resources. Established in 1978, Thomas Group has almost 10 offices in Germany, the Netherlands, Russia, the UK, and the US.