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In 1997, Paula Milano and Karen Mills founded Axion Solutions, Inc. in order to help companies manage and control their supply chain through rapid deployment, cost-effective implementation and integration with new and existing infrastructure. In 2005, Ki Solutions, LLC spun off of Axion Solutions, Inc. to offer SAP solutions for Enterprise Resource Management (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Business Intelligence (BI) and e-commerce.

Milano's leadership focus and 25 years of professional experience mirrors Ki Solutions' mission – to combine the strength of technological innovation with the insight of experience. Previously, she held various sales and executive positions at software and services companies such as DEC, Sybase and Oracle.

Familiar with corporate leadership, Milano is also a leader in the community and a strong proponent of opportunities for women. Active in professional and charitable organizations, she is a founding member of Women in Philanthropy and currently serves on the Board of Directors for Working Wardrobes – an organization helping women in crisis return to work – and as Chair of the Dean's Leadership Circle for the Paul Merage School of Business at the University of California, Irvine.

Milano's numerous awards include the National Association of Women Business Owners 2002 Remarkable Woman award and 2005 Outstanding Woman in Technology and Life Science from the American Electronics Association.
Milano graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a Bachelor of Science in Economics and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of California, Irvine.

Philippe De Smedt
COO, Ki Solutions 
Philippe De Smedt is the Chief Operating Officer of Ki Solutions, a leader in providing enterprise business solutions for mid-market companies. His responsibilities include management of Ki Solutions– an SAP Certified Channel Partner – specifically overseeing development and delivery of mySAP All-in-One and SAP Business One solutions.

In 1996, Philippe De Smedt founded Sigma, an SAP certified reseller and implementer of mySAP All-in-One solutions for the southeastern United States. Under De Smedt's direction, Sigma was ranked #1 SAP Sales Partner four years in a row and #1 in Customer Satisfaction three years in a row.  Plaut, Inc. used Sigma's success to roll out their North American SAP reseller business when they bought Sigma in 2000, before they were acquired by IDS Scheer, Inc. in 2003.

De Smedt has worked in the SAP industry for over fifteen years. Previously, he was VP of Services at Bureau van Dijk, an SAP consulting firm, and Internal SAP Consultant at Petrofina, a chemical and petroleum company – implementing SAP at every European subsidiary for the company (including U.K., France, Italy, Germany, Netherlands and Belgium). De Smedt holds a bachelors degree in computer sciences from the University of Brussels, Belgium.