Our Team 
Patty Rund | President, CFO
Patty's leadership and financial management have guided PAQ through its first decade. This helps our clients by relieving the need to push rapid-fire, project-to-project. We bid on the work and then spend the time to get it to the clients' satisfaction.
Quentin Rund | Senior Consultant
Quentin manages PAQ's web development services for our agribusiness and ag organization clients. He is the primary contact for web site design and production, user surveys, and focus groups, usability testing, and client training. Quentin is an experienced GIS analyst and trainer of ArcView GIS and ArcMap software from ESRI. He coordinates with crop researchers on experimental design and analysis. He works with businesses on general data analysis, sales tracking, equipment logistics and customer/market studies.
Quentin received his B.S. (1988) in Agriculture Science from the University of Illinois and M.S. (1996) in Technology Training and Development from Eastern Illinois University.
Nate Baxley | Chief Technology Officer
Nate coordinates programming and database maintenance for PAQ as well as evaluating new technologies and tools for PAQ and our clients. He also manages the technical teams for our larger projects. Nate has a long history in web site and software development. He worked in corporate IT and in consulting before coming to PAQ. He is heavily involved in the requirements gathering phase of project development and will be there to answer any technical questions the customer has.
Nate received his B.S. (1997) in Management Information Services from the University of Illinois.
Jeremy Jones | Computer & Networking Tech Support
Jeremy provides tech support and systems maintenance for PAQ and our local customer base. Jeremy has a unique blend of technical skills and communication skills which enable him to solve problems and explain the solution.
Will Piatt | Web Design and Development
Will joined PAQ to assist in the design, layout, and production of websites. His design and communication background, and usability expertise allow him to participate in all phases of a given project: from the initial stages of gathering client requirements to final website design and user testing.
Will earned his B.A. in Design and Communication from Saint John's University in 2002 and is currently working on a Master's Degree in Industrial Design at the University of Illinois.
Michelle Shonkwiler | Marketing/Public Relations
Michelle's ease in communicating puts our clients at ease and gives them a reason to call. Michelle makes sure our websites operate as promised with alpha and beta checks on design and usability.
Laurx Design | Web & Print Design
Mary Laurx with Laurx Design provides PAQ with professional graphic design skills. Mary has worked as a freelance graphic designer since 1992. Mary has 18 years experience in the design and production of brochures, catalogs, newsletters, magazines and business-to-business advertising. She also writes advertising copy and press releases.
Mary earned a BA in Journalism with an emphasis in Advertising from Northern Illinois University.