Sherwin Patidar is executive vice president of SBA lending at Merchants Bank of Indiana, based in the Chicago regional office. He is a founding member of First Colorado National Bank and has more than 15 years of experience specializing in SBA lending. In his current role, his responsibilities include generating new SBA 7(a), SBA 504 and USDA loans in accordance with bank guidelines. He also develops and implements business plans and marketing strategies to aid in identifying areas of opportunity for new business penetration.