Management Team
Michael W. Golway, P.E.
President & CEO
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
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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 Bachelors of Science in
Engineering Science. That same year he entered the Masters program
at the JB 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.
