Mr. Patel co-founded Adaptive, a software-consulting firm with two other founders in 1998. It has grown to over 52 employees and $18M in revenue. In addition, while at Adaptive, Mr. Patel led the strategic acquisition of NSSI, a hardware procurement solution. Prior to Adaptive, Mr. Patel worked for Health Partners as Director of Information Technology. Mr. Patel has also worked as a Senior System Technical Specialist at QVC and Technical Resource Staffer at GMAC Mortgage. While at QVC, Mr. Patel partnered with Microsoft to develop an Internet e-commerce system that allowed customers to purchase goods over the Internet (first in the industry). Finally Mr. Patel developed a deep knowledge of finance and accounting as an auditor with Lashner, Rush, and Associates and American Stores. Mr. Patel graduated from Temple University with a BBA in Computer Science and Accounting.