Jason Mink
Principal
Jason Mink is Founding Principal and President of COGNITION, a Branding, Marketing & Web Design agency driven to enhance its clients’ ability to connect to their audiences, shape perception and generate response. Living in such diverse places as Los Angeles, Toronto, and Charlotte, NC has fostered his fascinating take on varying cultures and perspectives.
At age 5, Jason fancied himself the next great movie director. Later in college, Jason's interest gravitated toward the psychological and anthropologic underpinnings of marketing and design. His enthusiasm is shared equally for design and the reasons why design affects people.
Majoring in Organizational Communications and Marketing at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte, Jason completed his degree while acting as Director of Marketing for Shook Design Group, a nationally recognized architecture firm specializing in branded environments within a variety of consumer industries. Prior to his four-year stint as Director of Marketing, Jason held an Account Executive position with Jefferson Pilot. When founding COGNITION in 2002, Jason fashioned a brand-building process entitled the COGNITION BRANDING FRAMEWORK to deliver comprehensive marketing that meets today's changing world. He has served as principal-in-charge of numerous award winning projects, and has led clients like Compass Group, Johnson & Wales University, Dilworth Coffee, Lexington Home Brands, Le Mystere and the YMCA to embrace change and develop strategically driven creative that impacts their markets.
Jacob Bigham
Designer
Jacob Bigham has been creating since he got a sweet, tangerine dream iBook in 1998. In 2005, Jacob earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, with a concentration in design from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. After graduation, Jacob worked for a Charlotte based screen printing company as head of art approval. Jacob joined the COGNITION team in 2007.
Jacob can tell you anything you need to know about the latest news in cinema or how to make the perfect bank shot in billiards. Jacob Bigham is a talented sculptor and fine artist. His talent in photography, composition and web design make him an invaluable member of the COGNITION team.
Paola Mateos
Account Executive
Overseeing client relationships and developing new business at COGNITION, Paola Mateos is also responsible for keeping all office functions operating at a fluid pace. She guarantees each valued business and their employees receive the optimal service they deserve. Paola graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design and an emphasis in Photography. During her collegiate years, she interned at major advertising agency in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Paola has worked in all 3 fields of the marketing industry: business/client, design/creative, and print/deliverables. Before coming on board at COGNITION, she developed her career at Signal Graphics, and Red F Marketing, here in Charlotte.
Andy Browning
Programming
Andy Browning is our web application, web design, technical strategy and database guru. During his career, Browning has served in many technical and creative consulting roles. Prior to working with COGNITION, Andy served as Technology Director of carbonhouse, inc., responsible for overall marketing-based application development and database architecture design. And before that, Browning was a senior consultant for Information Builders, a Manhattan-based software development and consulting firm. While at IBI, Browning learned how to fuse multiple disciplines and strategically apply technological solutions to meet real-world business needs. Browning also served as data analyst for Laboratory Corporation of America. He holds both an MBA in Information Systems and a Bachelor degree in Economics from Appalachian State University.
Andy's specialties lie in web development/design, database application development, web-based software, payment processing (Verisign, authorize.net, PayPal, etc.), business analysis, web strategies, web consulting, SEO and social media integration.
Rodney Scot
Media & Business Development
Rodney has been working in media for over 20 years. During his first year of college he picked up a camera and began exploring the world of photography. Rodney continued studying photography as he entered the world of show business focusing on his goals as an actor, producer and voiceover artist. Rodney moved to Los Angeles in 1991 and began landing acting and voiceover roles in such productions as Beverly Hills 90210, Apollo 13, JFK, Lois & Clark, Outbreak and numerous other film, television and animation projects. More recently he produced a 150 episode travel television series. In joining COGNITION, Rodney will head up media production, commercial photography and support new business development.
