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Posted: March 5, 2015
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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