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The CBn Team
Get to know the dedicated team who are behind CBn.
Written by The CBn Team on 27 Jul, 2005
Dave Winter
Dave Winter became a follower of the Bond phenomenon after seeing his first Bond film, A View To A Kill on television when 7. He founded CommanderBond.net—his first web site—back in 2000. It was merely meant to be a small site to work on in his spare time, but it actually turned into something much more—a legend on the web. He’s currently studying for a Degree in Software Engineering in central London. Dave’s work at CBn includes the design, development and management of the web site, as well as other site-based duties. His favourite film is Goldeneye and his favourite book is Ian Fleming’s Moonraker.
Greg Nolle
Greg has been with CBn since the very start. He developed the system that is the backbone of the main CBn site and has continued to develop and expand it to suit the ever changing needs of the site. Furthermore, Greg is always keeping the server running and has helped us through countless server transitions. With a very strong technical background, he is currently studying for a Degree in Computer Science at Warwick University. He’s CBn’s very own Quartermaster—he’s Greg Nolle.
Tim Roth
Tim Roth, born in 1985 in Trier, Germany, has been a Bond fan since he saw The Man with the Golden Gun on German TV in 1995. He started collecting the movies on VHS and later on DVD, the novels, the soundtracks and the posters, before he finally joined the James Bond Internet Community in late 1999. In 2000, Tim set up his own fan site dedicated to the man called 007. He improved his site from time to time and in 2003 his site became the official site of the Bondklub Deutschland, the German 007 Club (He remains the Webmaster of the site). Tim has been a member of CommanderBond.net since March 2001, and in the winter of 2002 he became a team member. Tim, who is about to start university, earns his pocket money with what started with Bond in 2000—creating web sites. Today Tim is creating websites for companies and exhibitions. His favourite Bond movie is The Living Daylights, and his favourite Bond actor Timothy Dalton. Tim likes Ian Fleming’s novel Moonraker best and is also a fan of John Gardner’s 007 novels. He also likes parties, hanging around with friends and travelling. Tim remains an enthusiastic 007 fan, but he can also turn a critical eye on the phenomenon, increasing his appreciation of it.
Brett McAleer
Brett McAleer, an Australian born in New Guinea, has been living in Indonesia since 1996. An avid Bond fan since 1973 after going to a “Bondfest” at a local drive-in, Brett delights in watching all the movies and listening to and collecting their soundtrack music. He became interested in communicating online with other Bond fans to help fill a void after the sudden death the year before of his brother who was also a Bond fan. An Internet search presented CBn to Brett who has been a member of its forums as “Blofeld’s Cat” since September 2001, and became a team member shortly afterwards. He spends most of his time participating in and moderating the forums, and also does occasional news reporting and article writing. Other interests outside of the Bond world include Star Trek, cricket, soundtrack collecting, and cinema going. Brett is currently on a sabbatical in Bali.
Luke Freeman
Luke Freeman joined the CBn Team in February 2002 as regular contributor. Concentrating on the forgotten aspects of the James Bond world, such as Sean Connery’s Hairpiece, Blofeld’s Pet Cat, and the Three Blind Killers, he has written more offbeat articles that take a different look at the World of James Bond. Outside of CBn, Luke has contributed to other James Bond sites as well as participating in radio interviews. His favorite Bond film is Goldfinger, though he also has a fondness for the films written by Tom Mankewicz (Diamonds Are Forever, Live and Let Die and The Man With the Golden Gun). In 2005 Luke graduated from RMIT University with a Bachelor of Business degree.
Evan Willnow
Evan Willnow works as a Production/Photoshop Artist in his home town of Saint Louis, Missouri USA. The work Evan has done in the field of advertising has won scores of awards, including awards at the local, regional, national, and even the international level. It has also been shown in trade magazines such as Print, Communication Arts, Archive , and Graphis . At CommanderBond.net, Evan provides artistic and editorial services along with various writing duties. Evan also has written a James Bond fan fiction novel entitled Mightier Than The Sword, and has designed several covers for the fan fiction of other authors along with much of the artwork used throughout this website. He has also created a series of James Bond themed Lego models, some of which are featured on CBn in the LEG007 section. Evan’s favourite James Bond is “the one Ian Fleming put down on paper”. His favourite Bond film was Goldfinger until Casino Royale was released, and his favourite Bond novel is You Only Live Twice.
Paul Dunphy
Born in 1984, Paul has been a Bond fan since the heady days of 1997, when he began immersing himself in the Bond world after playing the N64 game GoldenEye 007. He was affected enough to start reading the books and watching the films. He finally joined CommanderBond.net in January 2002 to show off his fan remixes of 007 title tracks. By the summer of the same year he became a CBn team member, creating music for the former fan media site CMGN. Paul can be heard hosting the CommanderBond.net Podcast on a monthly basis. He’s a trained ator, and away from CBn, Paul enjoys DJing (he has a monthly Funk, Swing & Soul night in Leeds), acting, writing, performing and watching comedy. His favourite Bond film is Casino Royale and his favourite 007 soundtrack is On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.
Charlie Axworthy
Charlie Axworthy was born and raised in Seattle, Washington and is a graduate of Chapman University with a degree in Film/Television Production and a minor in English - Fiction/Screenwriting. Since that time he has served as an Executive Assistant to several prominent writers, attorneys, directors and producers in the motion picture industry. He recently independently produced his first film “The Silent Razor” which has been making the rounds of LA and US film festivals and won several awards. Since age five he has had an undying love affair with the world of James Bond and joined CBn in 2002. He has been a Team Member of CBn since April of 2003 and continues to be an active member contributing articles and relating exploits of his “Bond-like” lifestyle and travels. He has been a regular attendee of the BCW (Bond Collector’s Weekend) events since 1999 and can usually be counted on to steal the show at least once during these weekends. He resides in West Los Angeles and makes his living via various writing assignments, occasional private security work and offers his services as an independent &ldqup;gun for hire” in video and film post-production.
Athena Stamos
Athena Stamos was born in Vancouver, Washington in 1982, but has lived in Los Angeles since 1987. She has studied theater arts, fine arts, graphic design, computer science, journalism and photojournalism and is now attending cosmetology school which she will graduate from in July 2008. Athena came to 007 fandom in 1991 via the reportedly failed cartoon, James Bond Jr. It wasn’t such a failure after all! In 1993 her Bond Film curiosity was sparked when she visited Piz Gloria in Switzerland (On Her Majesty’s Secret Service) and the Monasteries of Meteora in Greece (For Your Eyes Only). During her senior year of high school, Athena’s James Bond obsession took off with the release of The World is Not Enough (1999). Roger Moore, Pierce Brosnan & Daniel Craig all spark her interest. She joined CBn in August 2003 and for a while co-hosted a 007 related podcast for Cinematical. She is also an avid Doctor Who fan. Athena currently resides in the Burbank, CA. (myspace.com/athena007)
Chris Wright
Christopher Wright was born in Cleveland, Ohio on 7 March 1989. He has been a Bond fan since receiving a Live and Let Die VHS for his twelfth birthday in 2001. He started collecting the series on VHS before he joined CommanderBond.net on 2 March 2003 and became a member of the CBn Team on 22 January 2004. Outside of CBn, Chris has been published in the James Bond International Fan Club’s magazine, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. His current favourite James Bond actor and film are Daniel Craig and the 2006 version of Casino Royale, respectively. Chris also enjoys films, music, and hanging out with friends. After he graduates from high school on 14 June 2007, Chris will major in Criminology at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio starting in Fall 2007. After college he plans on working in the field of law enforcement. Chris currently resides in a suburb of Cleveland with his family.
Jacques Stewart
Jacques I.M. Stewart (“Jim”) was born in Montego Bay, Jamaica in 1973. Raised in London and Jamaica, he was educated at Eton and Balliol, taking a Double First Law and English Literature. During his first year at Oxford, he met, fell in love with and married Isabella, with whom he is still falling in love (although with irregular working hours, meeting can be a problem) Having started a career at the Bar, this was curtailed by a car accident. During two years’ recuperation, he completed his Ph.D, although as Isabella is a “proper” doctor, he does not use his title. A series of editing jobs led to his current employment, editing academic (legal) texts. He lives in Oxfordshire with Mrs Jim and their four children. Their eldest daughter died in February 2003. Jacques’ interest in James Bond stems from the novels; his introduction to the character was by reading it. As for the films, he thinks it a pity they stopped making them in 1987 and looks forward to the day they make another one. Beyond James Bond, his interests are reading, pretending to be asleep when the children and/or wife are talking and “having a bit of a think”. He is currently halfway through three novels (writing, not reading), all of which seemed a good idea at the time, and is trying to finish his James Bond fan fiction “Just Another Kill”, a gruesome collection of violent distractions.
Devin Zydel
Devin Zydel was born in Western New York in August 1987 and has lived there since. He works as a technician at a local pharmacy and is currently attending college for a career in business. Looking for a James Bond website for discussion and info about each upcoming film, Devin joined CommanderBond.net in late June 2003. He then became a member of the CBn Team in May 2004. Devin contributes to CBn with articles covering various aspects of the 007 world, such as the novels, films, music and more. He also assists in future sections for the site and is the current head of CBn fan fiction. Devin enjoys movies, books, music, and sports in general. His favourite James Bond actor is Roger Moore, with The Spy Who Loved Me as his favourite movie. Ian Fleming’s Doctor No is his favourite novel.
Matt Weston
Matt Weston was born on Australia’s Gold Coast on 15 April 1985. He joined CommanderBond.net on 9 January 2002 and became a member of The CBn Team on 4 July 2004. Matt is in his final year of university, completing a Bachelor of Communications, majoring in Public Relations, Communication and Media Studies and Studies in Arts and Creative Industries. Matt currently works for the State Government, as he completes his final year of study. Matt became a James Bond fan after getting hooked on Rare’s GoldenEye for Nintendo 64 as a child. His fandom soon expanded to the films and novels, where his appreciation now lies. Matt’s favourite actor is Pierce Brosnan, the 007 of his generation, and his favourite Bond film, GoldenEye . On the literary side of things, Matt believes Ian Fleming is the original and the best, with From Russia With Love his favourite novel. In his spare time, Matt enjoys film, television and just plain relaxing.
Heiko Baumann
Heiko Bauman was born, raised and still lives in the town of Saarlouis in Germany’s smallest federal state, the Saarland. He’s been a Bond fan since the early 80’s, but true madness came to him when he got his hands on “The Ultimate Collection” CD-Rom in 1996. His favourite Bond movie is From Russia With Love, and he still thinks that Sean Connery is the best Bond ever. He collects soundtracks (preferrably vinyl) and German Bond books and has a wide interest in all things Bond. Heiko found CBn while searching for information on “Bond 20” in late 2001. He joined in October 2002 and became a team member in April 2005. In real life, Heiko is a graphic designer for a small advertising company (with an extra leg in producing TV guides) and a freelance poster designer at times. He’s a fan of Rock music and soundtracks (focus on 50s/60s/70s) and is involved in an amateur Rock band (technician, stage hand and “general dogsbody”). Heiko is also interested in almost any kind of sports (on TV, that is. He’s not a sporting man, even when he’s at his best). He is a supporter of German football club FC Schalke 04.
Charles Helfenstein
Charles Helfenstein was born and raised in Maryland, and educated at the Episcopal High School in Virginia, The University of St Andrews in Scotland, and Dickinson College in Pennsylvania. He was first introduced to James Bond in the early 70s. Charles’ award winning journalism and Fleming scholarship brought him to London in 1994 for the pinnacle of his fan career: helping Glidrose Publications archive and catalog Ian Fleming’s manuscripts, correspondence and research materials. In 1995 Charles’ Bond & Spy show memorabilia collection was featured in the pilot for “Collecting Across America”. In 1999 MGM called on Charles’ expertise as the world’s foremost authority on On Her Majesty’s Secret Service for help with the DVD of that film. When he isn’t adding to his On Her Majesty’s Secret Service collection, Charles enjoys traveling, swimming, and reading. Charles joined CBn in 2002, and joined the CBn Team in 2005.
Blair Pettis
Blair Pettis grew up in Southern California in the late ’60s and early ’70s. He was first exposed to James Bond at the various drive-in movie theatres in the Los Angeles area. Although his parents thought he was asleep in the back seat, he didn’t miss a frame, and a lifelong devotion was born. Following an adolescence spent primarily on the beach, the basketball court, and, somewhat reluctantly, in the classroom, Blair completed his education at the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Oregon School of Law, bagging degrees in history and law along the way. He is currently employed as a liaison between the mental health and criminal justice populations in the state of North Carolina. Blair’s favorite James Bond novel is From Russia With Love, and his favorite Bond film is On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. His non-Bond hobbies include reading books of wildly varying quality and playing golf rather poorly. But mostly, he spends his time with his beautiful wife and cherubic daughter deciding what to eat for dinner. He is particularly fond of English rock, Italian cuisine, and Hawaiian sunsets.
Delmo Walters Jr.
Delmo Walters Jr. was born and raised in the Bronx, NY. He attended Music and Art High School and School of Visual Arts in Manhattan. A comics fan since he was a kid, he was introduced to James Bond in the ’70s via the edited airings of the films on ABC, and “The Saint” in 1983 when a local station aired reruns of the Roger Moore TV series. His small claim to fame within Bond fandom came in 1991 when he wrote & illustrated the ”Secret Agents“ mini-series for Personality Comics, which were unauthorized biographies of Bond actors Connery, Moore, and Dalton. After meeting and befriending Charles Helfenstein, they worked together to produce the 2 biographies not included in the ”Secret Agents“ mini-series, Lazenby in 1994, and Brosnan in 1995. Besides collecting comics, Bond, and Saint items, he also likes reading, walking, biking, and working out. Delmo joined CBn in 2003, and joined the CBn Team in 2005.
Kevin Wells
Kevin Wells was born in Peoria, Illinois on December 30, 1981. He was first introduced to James Bond in the late 80s, but didn’t become a true believer till GoldenEye in 1995. Afterwards, Kevin became something of an Ian Fleming purist, though he also loves the Young Bond series by Charlie Higson. Kevin attended Illinois State University from 2000 to 2004 where he majored in Information Technology. On Ian Fleming’s 99th birthday, he started the website
