Kip Palmer, Owner/Partner  The company's managing partner and founder has more than 19 years of professional services experience as a business management and information technology consultant—nine of which at global technology services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. During his career with the firm, Mr. Palmer achieved level of Managing Director and led teams of specialized consultants who drove value for over 40 Fortune 500 clients. These client projects ranged from business process improvement initiatives to enterprise wide information technology implementations.
In parallel to his professional consulting career pursuits, Mr. Palmer has been avid student of lighting design, architecture, and the visual arts. Mr. Palmer has had immediate family ties to the area since 1988 and returned multiple times a year (from Virginia, Washington DC, and California) since then. He began investing in southwest Florida in 1999 and as of 2003 now lives permanently there with his wife Michelle and their two small children. Mr. Palmer has a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics along with minors in Physics and Computer Science. He will have earned the National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions (NCQLP) Lighting Certified (LC) designation in November of 2008 and The Dupre Group which he has founded will be a member of the International Associations of Lighting Designers (IALD). |  
Michelle Palmer, Owner/Partner One of the company's four partners, Michelle Palmer has responsibility for the company's personal client service, assisting them with any and all special lighting fixture requests or other home design needs. She has over 20 years of graphic arts experience gained while working for newspaper organizations, magazine publications, and merchandise catalogues throughout California, Colorado, and Florida. Adding to her long history of graphic design experience, Michelle has successfully completed courses in low voltage lighting design and implementation. |
| Patrick Dupre, Associate Partner
Mr. Dupre is the Company's "French Connection" and has responsibility in sourcing the best exterior light fixtures Europe can offer--lending to an option of utmost in exterior style for our most discerning clients. Mr. Dupre has over 30 years of sourcing and merchandising experience while acting as a buyer for international concerns throughout Europe, North Africa, and South America. Mr. Dupre currently lives with his wife Bernadette and family in Bordeaux France and travels to Southwest Florida on a regular basis.
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James Brennan, Associate Partner
Mr. Brennan is the Company's on staff electrician. He has over seven years of general and electrical contractor experience on projects throughout southwest Florida. Mr. Brennan has performed complete electrical wiring work on new homes, rebuilds, and boat lifts as well numerous line and low voltage lighting systems. In addition, Mr. Brennan was a United States Marine and trained as a electronics specialist. Mr. Brennan is a native of Southwest Florida where he lives with his wife and two children. |  |
12/02/2008
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