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Manish B. Patel <br />Business Consultant, Financial Suite <br />Lawson Software, Inc. <br />Summary of Qualifications <br />As a Senior Business Consultant, Manish is a Lawson financial product specialist based out of <br />Irvine, California. Manish has 10 plus years experience in the Business Accounting and Financial <br />Analysis related field. He is qualified and certified to train and consult with clients on topics <br />related to implementing various products of the Lawson Financial Suites. In addition to his <br />consultation and implementation skills, Manish has developed and proven to lead a project in the <br />Lawson Financial Suite for many Clients. Manish participates in onsite meetings and interviews <br />to gain an understanding of the Client's businesses, business practices, Chart and Organizational <br />structures, and Processing and Reporting requirements. It is with this understanding that Manish <br />has successfully provided directional support with procedure analysis, interfacing, converting <br />legacy systems, system design and testing, validation of the financial products, and the <br />recommendation of system setup. And, not limiting to full range business needs analysis with <br />recommendations of system setup alternatives, advantages and process improvement. Manish <br />analyzes current business procedures to increase efficiency and effectiveness of the applications <br />and the functional use of the product. Manish also recommends cycle processing for job stream <br />setup, identifies system security requirements, Conference Room Pilot scenarios and setup for <br />execution of the pilot. Manish's skill set and expertise enables the client to best take advantage <br />of Lawson's features and functionality. He has analyzed and performed all necessary set up <br />requirements to successfully implement the applications for several clients. Manish has <br />demonstrated his project lead, implementation, and training skills while working with clients <br />including but not limited to Fortune 500 corporations, Healthcare, Retail, Government, and <br />Financial Services companies. <br />Lawson Experience <br />• Financial Lead for City in California <br />• Project Lead / Advisory Financial Consultant for a major healthcare chain in California. <br />• Advisory Financial Consultant for a major non - profit hospital in Torrance, California. <br />• Advisory Financial Consultant for an international bank in Ottawa, Canada. <br />• Advisory Financial Consultant for a major automobile retail company in Toronto, Canada. <br />• Senior Financial Consultant for several Indian gaming casinos throughout California and <br />Washington State. <br />• Senior Financial Consultant for a major timber / lumber supply corporation in Vancouver, <br />Canada. <br />• Senior Financial Consultant for an insurance company in Southern California. <br />• Senior Financial Consultant for a public water sanitation company in Northern California. <br />• Senior Financial Consultant for a telecommunications company in Seattle, Washington. <br />• Senior Financial Consultant for a major retail company in St. Louis, Missouri. <br />Professional Experience <br />Manish also comes to Lawson Software with 10 plus years of experience in the <br />finance /accounting field to include 3 years in implementing accounting and financial software. <br />Work experience in General Ledger, Financial Report Writing, Fixed Assets Accounting, Project <br />Accounting, Accounts Payable, Cash Management, Risk Analysis, Year End Auditing, Budgeting <br />and Finance has provided valuable knowledge for implementations and training classes that he <br />has conducted. Manish was a senior financial analyst, accountant, and project team member in <br />his last two positions prior to joining Lawson. Upon joining Lawson Manish has played a key role <br />in our Training program teaching both public and private classes as well as consulting and <br />implementation assignments. Previously, Manish had implemented majority of the Lawson <br />Financial Suite. He has also been responsible for Release 8.X and 9.X implementation and <br />upgrades to 9.0X. Manish holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Business and <br />Economics and a minor in Accounting. <br />Lawson Software - Confidential 35 <br />