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As the managing principal of Axon Design & Marketing, CJ is the company’s strategic visionary, creating compelling brand and marketing strategies for Axon clients. She started her career as a designer in 1993, working in Boston and New York, followed by two years in the newspaper business in Stamford, CT. After moving back to Maine, CJ was the creative manager for the American Skiing Company for three years during a time of significant expansion and brand challenges. In 1998, she started a design business in Portland that has prospered and grown over the years into Axon Design & Marketing. CJ is a member of the Maine Association of Professional Consultants. She is on the board of directors of the Biotechnology Association of Maine, and is the treasurer and a board member of The Portland Club. |
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Rich has a wide-ranging background which includes stints as a retail store manager, business analyst and strategic planner for a prominent catalog retailer, freelance journalist and PR writer, and a graduate program manager and instructor for a university. Prior to joining Axon, Rich was the director of business graduate programs and executive education at the University of Maine. Although his dream to become a Supreme Court Justice never panned out, Rich is pleased with the variety of the work he has done so far. Rich is a Maine native and an avid outdoors person who enjoys skiing, bicycling, hiking, kayaking, fishing, and mowing the lawn. He enjoys being involved in the community and is currently a coach and board member for the Brunswick Youth Soccer League. |
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A graduate of the Maine College of Art, Lauren grew up in Vermont, moved to Portland to attend college, and has decided to call it home. In addition to bringing a fresh new design perspective to our clients, Lauren's interests and strengths are in information design and typography. She is passionate about illustration and drawing as additional tools to her design. Lauren loves to sew which was exemplified in her thesis, her own fashion line. She is also a talented trumpeter. And did we mention she has a license to operate a forklift? |
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Raised in Hermon, Maine, Alayna is new to Axon and the "big city" of Portland. She’s not new to new media, however, with experience in both web design and programming; as she says, she’s always up for learning new technologies! Having completed two web development internships during her college years, her final capstone was an online, dynamic timeline site based on her love of scrapbooking. A music minor in college, Alayna plays trombone, flute, and piano; she also enjoys working out and lifting, and participates in a triathlon every summer with her sister. |
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Alex Lessard is the newest member of the Axon team. Alex is a recent graduate from the University of Maine, where he majored in New Media with a minor in Computer Science. Since January, Alex has been with Axon as a freelance web developer, working on software development projects and troubleshooting web applications for Axon clients. Alex lived in France one summer as an exchange student. He plays trombone, tuba, and baritone and is a member of Kappa Kappa Psi, National Honorary Band Fraternity. He’s also an aspiring “guitar hero” and entrepreneur. |
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Matt Scheumann is a graphic designer at Axon, responsible for the creation of design concepts for both print and web-based media. He recently completed his BFA degree with honors from the Maine College of Art and joined Axon on a full-time basis after having interned during the spring semester. In school, Matt focused on information design, advanced typography, and advanced letterform. He received the Outstanding Talent Award each year he attended MECA. Matt is a Rhode Island native who came to Maine in 2005 and loves what Maine and the city of Portland has to offer. He’s an adventurous type who enjoys a variety of sports, including skiing and whitewater rafting. Matt also enjoys the social aspect of participating in sports and has joined a Portland kickball league which should prove to be a lot of fun. |
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Information technology comes naturally to Wes Brown, a self-starter and logical thinker. Wes pursued his interest in programming his first year at the University of Southern Maine, where he took courses in Java, object oriented programming, electrical engineering and digital logic. Taking a hiatus to see how IT can be used in practice and not purely theory, he extended his knowledge into OO PHP and Linux sysadmin. Wes is keeping up on Java, and he is always on the lookout for good tools to get the job done well. |
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Jenika received her Bachelor of Arts in Communications with concentrations in both Public Relations and Sociology from the University of Maine in 2006. Upon graduation she moved to Orlando, Florida and completed a 7-month internship at Walt Disney World Resorts. While there, she worked at Disney-MGM Studios in Merchandise and was given the opportunity to help kick off the “Year of a Million Dreams.” The internship allowed Jenika to meet people from around the world, take classes from Disney University, and learn world-class business practices and customer service. She currently resides in Portland and enjoys working out, strolling the cobblestone streets of the Old Port, and playing with her two golden retrievers. |