Olin Thompson has over 35 years experience as a corporate executive in the application software industry. 

From 2010 to present and from 1998 to 2006, he has served as a consultant to both end-user companies and providers of application software and services.  He provides business strategy, sales, and marketing guidance to application software providers.  He also works with analysts, investors and the press. 

From 2006 to 2010, he served as VP of Industry Strategy at Lawson Software.

Olin has been part of four application product and service start-ups.   Olin was a very early employee at Marcam Corporation, which is widely considered the first Process ERP vendor.   With Marcam, he held senior management positions in sales, marketing and business development and served on the Executive Committee for over 15 years. 

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Press – Olin has written for over 15 different magazines and web sites on both end-user and vendor topics. 

Analysts – Olin has dealt with the analyst community since the mid-1980's with a number of former co-workers and personal friends now being part of that community.  Analysts firms dealing with the manufacturing industries have sought Olin’s expertise as an advisor and contributor.

Vendor Community – During his more than 35 years of experience in the vendor community Olin has established an extensive network of industry executives.

Olin lives in Providence, RI and Block Island, RI.  He has traveled extensively, particularly in Europe, Africa and the Asia Pacific regions.  His hobbies include Travel, skiing, fishing, diving and pottery.