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Professional Profile: Doreen LeMay Madden, 2015

Name: Doreen Le May Madden Title: Lighting Designer / Owner Company: Lux Lighting Design Location: Belmont MA Place of birth: Boston MA Family: 2 grown children and one extraordinary granddaughter College: Bentley University (Accounting and Computer Science); Newbury College- (BA-Interior Design) First job unrelated to your current field: Accounting for Boston insurance firm First job in current field: Interior designer - residential and commercial projects What your firm does now and its plans for the future? Lux is renowned for diverse detailed lighting projects that have received awards in various categories of lighting design. Understanding technology, and costs associated with energy use, I see Lux already moving toward providing more integrated architectural details using newer lighting products and overall design that incorporates smart technology that works for all types of needs in commercial and residential projects. Hobbies: Art/Painting, Cooking, Reading, Yoga Favorite novel: Little Women Favorite film: Godfather Keys to success: Perseverance; Passion Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Anyone that takes a stand for honesty and goodness against that which may be wrong and in the majority. If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Full time artist
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