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Michael W. Golway, P.E.
President & CEO
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Overview
President and Chief Executive Officer with an entrepreneurial PASSION for building TECHNOLOGY companies and growing market share through INNOVATION. Over a decade of experience leading multi-disciplined engineering consulting and technology firms consisting of industrial engineers, mechanical engineers, architects, civil engineers, software engineers, scientists and business consultants serving clients throughout the United States in the manufacturing, distribution, retail, government and service industry sectors.

Golway has successfully demonstrated the ability to articulate and execute the required business strategies to achieve both revenue and profit growth goals. Additional strengths and passions include:

• High Standards of Ethics & Integrity
• Entrepreneurial Leadership
• Growing Long Term Client Relationships
• Strong Cash Management Skills
• Results-driven Management Approach
• Leadership by Example
• Forming & Leveraging Strategic Alliances
• New Business Development & Growth
• Highly focused Executive Change Agent
• Evaluating & Addressing Financial Exposure

In The News

• Innovation to the Rescue
• Advanced Solutions Donates $300,000 of Autodesk Inventor Software to U of L.
• Gaining ground – Michael Golway leads Advanced Solutions to award-winning status as Autodesk reseller

Professional Timeline
In 1986, as senior in high school, Golway and two other friends purchased a Pizza delivery business. A year later he sold the business, at a loss, and received his first painful lesson in business ownership.

1987-1992: Golway started his engineering studies with the University of Louisville J.B. Speed School of Engineering in the Fall of 1987. In the same year he obtained an entry level engineering job, as a board draftsman, for Initial USA. He maintained a full time work schedule at Initial USA, while completing his bachelor's degree at the University of Louisville to help pay for college eventually receiving leadership promotions to Plant Engineer. Academically, he was recognized for his performance and leadership skills with election to the engineering honor societies of Alpha Pi Mu and Tau Beta Pi. He was awarded the Institute of Industrial Engineers Activity Award, for leading the University's chapter, as Chapter President, to a top 3 national ranking.

In 1992, Golway graduated, with honors, from the University of Louisville J.B. Speed School of Engineering, with a B.S. in Engineering Science. That same year he entered the Masters program at the J.B. Speed School of Engineering. He left Initial USA and returned to his entrepreneurial roots to form an engineering services company with Dr. William Biles, a professor at the JB Speed School of Engineering. Golway served as a co-owner and Vice President of the newly formed Biles & Associates.

In 1993, Golway completed his thesis work, a project called AutoCRAFT, which was a BASIC and AutoLISP software program that merged the digital visual power of AutoCAD with CRAFT, a facility layout optimization tool developed in the 1960's. He was awarded a University of Louisville Research Achievement Award for the project. He subsequently graduated with honors and received his Master of Engineering with specialization in industrial engineering.

Golway continued with Biles & Associates until 1994, when he was recruited by an AEC firm. He accepted a position as a Senior Industrial Engineering at SSOE's corporate headquarters, in Toledo, Ohio. Golway specialized in helping a variety of clients solve business problems through the use of computer simulation modeling. During his time with SSOE, he was featured in a commercial created for the simulation tool, AutoMOD.

In 1995, Golway received an opportunity to move his family back to Kentucky as a Senior Industrial Engineer with Dow Corning Corporation. He spent the next 2 years helping the company improve manufacturing, distribution and logistics for North American operations. His efforts focused on streamlining business processes associated with Dow Corning's end-to-end supply chain.

In 1997, Golway was recruited and hired by ASAP Automation as a Sales Engineer. In this role, he had the ability to work with clients to design and implement highly automated material handling equipment and software systems. During the next three years Golway sharpened his consultative sales approach and realized extraordinary success by designing and selling automated turnkey solutions to clients that ranged from $3 million to over $7 million investments.

In 1999, Golway received the Outstanding Young Engineer Award from the University Of Louisville J.B. Speed School Of Engineering.

In 2000, he accomplished his long standing goal of passing and receiving his Professional Engineering License. Later that year he also realized, again, his true passion of technology entrepreneurship when he acquired IDS Engineering, a Charlotte, NC based company. During the next four years Golway worked to build an industrial engineering and software engineering business model that specialized in outsourced engineering services as well as developing niche commercial software products.

In 2004, Golway was awarded the Louisville, KY area Business First's, Forty under 40 Award, which recognizes outstanding young professionals.

In October 2004, Golway completed the acquisition of Advanced Solutions, Inc.

In February 2006, Golway completed the acquisition of the Autodesk business from Pinnacle Services, Inc.

In May 2006, Golway completed the acquisition of CAD CAM Plus, Inc.

In June 2006, Golway completed the merger of AEC CADCON, Inc. into Advanced Solutions.

In March 2007, Advanced Solutions was awarded Autodesk Partner of the Year.

In November 2007, Golway completed the acquisition of CADre, Inc.

In 2008, Advanced Solutions was awarded #5 in the Fifty Fastest Growing Companies in Louisville, Kentucky. Later that year Advanced Solutions was ranked in the Top 2000 fastest growing US Firms in the Inc. 5000.

Golway serves on the Autodesk Strategic Alliance Council, Idea Festival Planning Committee, University of Louisville Industrial Advisory Board and serves on the board as Treasurer in the Young Presidents Organization (YPO).

Golway and his wife of 18 years, Renee, have three children.