Established in 1981 as a sole practitioner office that supported the early personal computers and related software, Leahy Consulting has grown into a highly successful reseller of Exact software. Leahy's earliest ties to application software was with the old MCBA package, and it included modules for General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and Inventory control.  Over the years this package became a full featured ERP system that we see today in the Exact (Macola) Progression series.

 

In 2001 Macola was purchased by Exact Holdings, a company based in Europe.  Since that time Exact has continued to support the Progression Series, and also released a new ERP system called Macola ES.  ES provided new features for better Financial Accounting and Reporting and stronger features for conducting business in today's global economy.  Exact has also developed several new software packages that work in conjunction with ES (eSynergy, Event Manager, etc.).  Other packages have been added as well to complement the ES product family.

 

In 2003 Leahy Consulting started to expand operations by adding a marketing person and new technical support staff, and we became part of a group of Exact Resellers called Esta Group.  ESTA Group was organized to strengthen the customer service and technical capabilities of each member and includes Leahy Consulting, Inc. (Cincinnati, Ohio), Quest IV, Inc. (Toledo, Ohio), Software Solutions, Inc. (Des Moines, Iowa), and Yeo & Yeo Computer Consulting, LLC (Saginaw, Michigan). The ESTA Group is the largest Macola reseller which means that its customers will have a stronger voice in the future direction of the software.

 

In 2006 we added a new technical support person who is skilled in programming and who provides support for the eSynergy line of software.  Later that year we added a full time support person to provide phone support service to our growing family of clients.

 

Our latest growth has come in an expansion of facilities.  Late in 2007 we moved up to the 41st floor of the Carew Tower in downtown Cincinnati.  This move has provided us with a larger training room, conference room space, and more room for our marketing staff.  We also added another person to handle telemarketing for Leahy and one of our close business partners.

 

We continue to look for ways to grow and expand our ability to serve our clients.  With our active involvement in the Indiana users group, we are finding many new clients in that region.  Our Executive Pulse software is being implemented in locations all over the US.  New products are in the works which will give us the opportunity to find new ways to serve our client base.

Staff

   

We believe that carefully choosing our staff members based on combined technical, business and people skills allows us to provide better service. Each staff member takes a personal interest in learning the products and business workflow of our customers. This enables us to recommend cost-effective solutions and provide personal and caring service.

 

Michael J. Leahy, mleahy@leahyconsulting.com
Mike is a graduate of the Krannert School of Industrial Management at Purdue University. He started Leahy Consulting in 1981 after twelve years as a consultant with Price Waterhouse and as a computer systems engineer with two major computer manufacturers.

During his career, he has continually focused on improving the operational capabilities of manufacturers and wholesale distributors. Mike has a very hands on approach and a unique ability to quickly analyze systems problems from both a business and technology viewpoint and is able to effectively work with both people and systems. His business solutions typically result in more accurate and timely information to assist in making better decisions. 

Cathy Leahy, cleahy@leahyconsulting.com
Cathy Leahy joined Leahy Consulting in 1997. Cathy handles the administrative and financial aspects of our business on a part-time basis as well as assisting the company in strategic planning and problem solving. She was previously director for Senior Services at Deaconess Hospital and part of their strategic planning team.

 

 

 

 

Donna Lansing, dlansing@leahyconsulting.com
Donna joined Leahy Consulting in 2002 and comes to us with four years of experience as a Macola software consultant. Her strengths in account management and successful Macola implementations are complemented by her team spirit, training methods and commitment to meet client needs.

Donna's background also includes working for a Macola end-user and being an accounting department manager. This enables her to assist our clients to easily perform their month-end closing and prepare their financial statements.  Her success with process standardization and documentation, project organization, and not-for-profit environments adds to her ability to provide exceptional service and support to our clients.

 

Terry Lanham , tlanham@leahyconsulting.com
Terry joined Leahy Consulting as the Client Services and Sales Manager. He has worked closely with the Exact Macola product line since 1994 servicing over 200 customers. His experience ranges from sales and marketing to client support and services. He previously worked as a product manager for a German Engineering Company where he was responsible for the management of projects for Disney Imagineering, Chicago Transit Authority, and United Technologies/Otis Elevator.

 

 

 

Gary Fredensborg , gfredensborg@leahyconsulting.com
Gary Fredensborg joined Leahy Consulting in 2003. He has thirty years of computer systems experience, including fifteen years working with Macola software, Crystal Reports, computer networking and remote access software.  He also has experience in technical support.

His formal education is in accounting and business administration.  He brings to us additional technical experience in areas such as programming and computer workstation setup that is needed as our customers migrate to the Microsoft SQL database, and remote access software such as Citrix. His job includes writing Crystal reports, coordinating customer upgrades and updates, and responding to system problems for our customers.

 

Bonnie Lafollette , blafollette@leahyconsulting.com
Bonnie is our lead telephone support person, joining Leahy Consulting in 2006 after over 20 years of experience in using, implementing, and supporting Macola Software.   Bonnie previously has worked for a manufacturer, a Macola reseller, and corporate offices of Exact.  Her formal education is in accounting.

 

Ben Kirk , bkirk@leahyconsulting.com
Ben joined Leahy Consulting in 2006 to pursue his technology career with a degree in Computer Science from the University of Cincinnati.  Ben provides Flexibility programming services, ES and eSynergy support, Macola ES data conversions, SQL support, and Visual Basic programming.  Ben is the primary support person for our exclusive Executive Pulse Electronic Dashboard system.  He has created a number of specialized utilities to enable customers to update databases using a simple spreadsheet, and to perform price code maintenance.

 

Charles Lambert, clambert@leahyconsulting.com

Charles joined Leahy Consulting in 2007 to provide telemarketing services as we continue to grow our operation.