Axiom Design Promotes Patti Brosnan to General Manager; Ms. Brosnan Adds Operations and Finance Management to Current Design Duties.

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PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 4, 2002

Axiom Design, Inc. today announced Patti Brosnan, currently Director of Design Services, is being promoted to the role of General Manager.

In her new role she will assume the operational and financial management duties left open by the resignation of co-founder Dana Dornsife. Effective in April, Ms. Dornsife is leaving Axiom Design to devote full-time attention to her family and philanthropic endeavors.

"Having started this business with Dana ten years ago, amid an industry skeptical of our design-only model, it is with sadness that I watch Dana move on," said Robert Kranson, co-founder of Axiom Design, Inc. "I wish her well as she follows her heart and the personal pull of family. At the same time, I have absolute confidence that Patti will successfully fill the new general manager role as we move into our second decade."

Patti Brosnan began working with Axiom Design in 1997, bringing to the company agency experience plus that of running her own business. Ms. Brosnan established the Graphic Design Department using state-of-the-art technology for touchpanel design which had never been seen before in the industry. The precedent setting design quality led to growth in her department and industry recognition with a "Mark of Excellence" award from the Home Automation Association.

Over the years, Ms. Brosnan has continuously taken on additional management responsibilities, including operations for the Systems department, while maintaining a consistent level of quality in graphic designs for the User Interface group. In her new role she will add Financial Management and overall Operations Management to her current duties of providing art direction to the User Interface group.

Mr. Kranson explained, "When Patti came on board we quickly discovered it was much more efficient to teach an expert graphic designer user interface functions than trying to teach programmers the entirety of graphic design. Over the years she has shown tremendous customer service talent with management and organizational skills that are simply unparalleled. Nobody is more organized and capable of this job than Patti Brosnan."

About Axiom Design, Inc.

Axiom Design, Inc. is the first architectural electronic and lighting design firm providing consulting services with an emphasis in the residential market worldwide. Known for its exceptional customer service, award-winning Axiom Design represents the pinnacle of architectural electronic and lighting design expertise, offering state of the art solutions without compromising objectivity. Privately held, Axiom Design is located in Pleasanton, California. Further information about Axiom Design can be obtained by calling 925/462-2300, by sending email to [e-mail], or by accessing Axiom Design's Web site at http://www.axiomdesign.com/.

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