Vantage was founded by engineers over 25 years ago to solve complex technological challenges.

Vantage’s executive team combines decades of technical and engineering experience with an incisive understanding of your high-level business issues. With backgrounds in food, pharmaceutical and other life sciences, our assembly line automation team knows how your production lines work, how to optimize their performance, and how to comply with regulations. Emphasizing trust, transparency and honesty with every client in every transaction, our manufacturing consulting executives lead a team of seasoned technical professionals who can design and implement complex manufacturing automation solutions.

 George Poltorak
George PoltorakCEO
Mr. Poltorak founded Vantage Consulting Group in 1994 with a vision to provide highly focused professional services to the life science and food industries. He brings more than 30 years of experience in engineering, manufacturing consulting, assembly line automation, and company operations to bear.
John F. Jordon, P.E.
John F. Jordon, P.E.President
Mr. Jordon oversees Vantage Solutions’ rapidly expanding portfolio of national and global clients, along with establishing new markets. He has more than 25 years of global business development, operations and engineering experience with multiple Fortune 100 companies.
Vito J. Pirrera
Vito J. PirreraExecutive Vice President
Mr. Pirrera is a co-founder and principal at Vantage Solutions, where he drives the company’s high standards of technical excellence. He has more than 25 years of food and pharmaceutical experience in manufacturing consulting, automation solutions, and engineering management.
Frank Guthrie
Frank GuthrieSenior Director – Sales
Mr. Guthrie leads one of Vantage Consulting Group’s growing client portfolio teams. He brings more than 20 years of plant management, manufacturing operations and serialization implementation experience in the food and pharmaceutical industries to Vantage Consulting Group.
John M. Capants Jr., P.E.
John M. Capants Jr., P.E.Senior Director, Project Management Office
John Capants is responsible for the development of sales and implementation activities for Vantage clients in the packaging, serialization and automation services business. Mr. Capants comes to Vantage Consulting Group from Teva Pharmaceuticals where he served as Executive Director, Engineering Technology & Qualification, for the past six years.

Rutul Bavaliya
Rutul Bavaliya Senior Manager – Validation
Mr. Bavaliya oversees Vantage Consulting Group’s validation activities for the US operations.  He has more than 11 years of experience in the Life Sciences industries, with primary focus on the implementation and validation of software systems, process equipment, utilities, facilities, clean rooms, and high-speed packaging lines.

Kevin Kelton
Kevin KeltonDirector of Automation, Northeast
Mr. Kelton oversees Vantage Consulting Group’s automation activities for the US operations. He has more than 25 years of experience designing, managing and executing process and packaging automation projects within the food and beverage and pharmaceutical industries.
Kelli Schneider
Kelli SchneiderSenior Project Manager
Ms. Schneider has over 15 years of project management and packaging engineering experience in the Life Sciences industry. She is a proven leader with an eye for detail and extensive knowledge in the project lifecycle. A seasoned coordinator, Kelli has successfully delivered program management and integration support across internal and external cross-functional teams, consistently exceeding our customers’ expectations.
Confesor Torres
Confesor TorresDirector of Automation, Latin Americas
Mr. Torres has been with Vantage Consulting Group since its founding in 1994 and guides automation activities for Latin America. He has more than 25 years of packaging equipment, automation and inspection experience in the food, medical device and pharmaceutical industries.