Before co-founding Retail Solutions, Jon Golovin was the founder and chairman of Consilium Inc., the largest independent manufacturing execution system (MES) company (now Applied Materials). Golovin is considered the father of MES and in 2000 received the SEMI Award for his contributions.
Consilium products were implemented in over 25 countries and 25 industries, including 60% of all semiconductor fabrication plants, and 10 of the top pharmaceutical and healthcare companies in the world. Consilium went public in 1989 and was acquired by Applied Materials in 1998. Consilium was selected as one of the 100 Best Small Companies in America by Business Week and one of the 200 Best Small Companies in America by Forbes. Fortune Magazine named Workstream, Consilium's flagship product, one of the 100 Best Products in America.