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Mike Crisel: Regional Account Representative

Entered Tanning Industry:1998
Joined Sun Capsule: 2002

While still in high school, Mike convinced his mom to add a tanning bed to her nail salon and her business has never looked back. Now with 8 units her full service salon in Ohio has been a community leading business for over 9 years.

Since Mike joined Sun Capsule he has not only represented the Sun Capsule brand in his home state of Ohio, but in also roughly 1,000 salons throughout the Midwest and coast-to-coast. What drives Mike is his desire to assist salon owners in creating new business opportunities and maximizing their profitability just like he did for that family nail salon back in Ohio.
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Craig Scialdone: Regional Account Representative

Entered Tanning Industry: 1992
Joined Sun Capsule: 2002

Craig, a veteran of the tanning industry, has been a multiple salon owner since 1991 in the ever competitive New York Metro market. Since joining Sun Capsule he has been providing all of his clients with an extensive amount of knowledge and experience with regard to all phases of salon operation from finding the right location for their business to what is necessary to continue to make their business successful years down the line.

Craig’s experience makes him the perfect resource for your success moving forward. His salons have been recognized by Looking Fit magazine for being on their now famous annual “Top 250 List” for three out of the last five years. Craig’s salon experiences when combined with his 20 years of work in the lease finance industry bring a complete balance to the Sun Capsule team.



Keith Nicely: Regional Account Representative

Entered Tanning Industry: 1999
Joined Sun Capsule: 2000

A veteran at Sun Capsule and in the tanning industry, Keith has seen a lot of innovation and changes during his tenure. In 1999 when the retail video rental business had begun its dramatic slowdown, Keith, using his University of Miami education and street smarts realized he needed to reinvent his retail video store. Rather than sit back and simply watch, Keith remodeled and reinvigorated his video store by adding indoor tanning.

Now Keith’s wife runs their combination video/tanning business with eight tanning systems, 4 of which are Sun Capsules. Keith covers the entire New England area and parts of New York providing salon owners and Sun Capsule customers with personal service and helpful information to assist them in running and improving their own businesses.
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Jeff Matulevich: Regional Account Representative

Entered Tanning Industry: 2002
Joined Sun Capsule: 2005

After playing professional baseball for 10 years, Jeff decided to really step up his game and joined Sun Capsule. Since that time Jeff has been doing nothing but winning with the best indoor vertical tanning equipment in the league.

Jeff owned and operated 3 very successful Connecticut tanning salons before heading south to Florida. Now a resident of Florida, Jeff can’t help but rely on his New England roots and baseball training to give him his drive and persistence at finding the perfect solutions to assist salon owners in achieving their goals.

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Carol Carol Abramo: Co-Founder/CFO

Entered Industry: 1979
Created Sun Capsule : 1979

A good entrepreneur needs a good organizer. Carol met Gene Charette when he owned one of the largest fire alarm companies in the Northeast. Hired as a secretary in 1973, Carol quickly became the keeper of the keys, responsible for accounting, employee relations, and overseeing the day to day operations of the fast growing business.

In 1979 the decision was made to enter the all but non-existent tanning salon industry and there was no question that Carol would again be the person to rely on to ensure that things ran smoothly. As partners, over the following 28 years, Gene and Carol became one of the most respected and successful equipment manufacturers in the U.S.

Today, Carol is responsible for the worldwide business activities that originate from Sun Capsule’s 53,000 square-foot headquarters outside of Boston, Ma. After 35 years of a very successful business partnership, she is still the keeper of the keys.

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wayne Wayne Chevie: President

Entered Industry: 1983
Joined Sun Capsule : 1997

At 25 years old, Wayne relied on his entrepreneurial spirit to guide his early success in business. While most of his close friends sought employment with large corporations Wayne was hard at work opening his first of many indoor sun tanning franchises outside Boston, MA.

Wayne joined Sun Capsule in 1997. Through his initiative, he pioneered a unique, pay as you go, lease to own program for the Sun Capsule product line that afforded thousands of salon owners a simple and effective way to own the very best in tanning equipment. Wayne spent several years traveling the country, building one of the strongest direct sales organizations in the industry.

In 2006, Wayne became a partner at Sun Capsule Joining its founders Gene Charette and Carol Abramo. In 2007 Wayne became the company’s president and as he puts it “I have the best job in the world. Each day I get to sell a product I truly believe in while working with great people.”

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Gene Charette: Founder/CEO

Entered Industry: 1979
Created Sun Capsule : 1979

An entrepreneur by nature, Gene started Sun Capsule when he and his dad, Arthur built their first indoor tanning unit in their garage in 1979. In the early 1980’s, Gene and his business partner Carol Abramo (Sun Capsule CFO/Co-Founder) developed the first
franchised network of tanning salons with over 50 salons in New England.

Gene’s focus has always been to build the most powerful and reliable tanning system available. Over the years the Sun Capsule has evolved from thirty 100-watt lamps and a 27 minute exposure to today’s unprecedented 54 lamp, 250 watt system and an ultra short exposure time of 7 minute or less!

With the help of some very talented people, Gene and his partners have kept Sun Capsule the number 1 vertical tanning system in the world, outselling all other vertical competitors combined for the past 25 years. With the advent of the newest creation, the 250 MAX, Gene looks forward to what the future will bring for Sun Capsule.


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Jason Girard: Regional Account Representative

Entered Tanning Industry: 1999
Joined Sun Capsule: 2007

Jason has extensive experience in salon build outs and contractor negotiations. This experience has proved to be invaluable to Jason as he and his wife Beth own and manage two indoor tanning salons in their native home of Connecticut. Both of which have been recognized by Looking Fit magazine for being on their now famous annual “Top 250 List”.

Jason makes a terrific addition to the Sun Capsule team and his “hands-on” experience makes him the perfect representative to launch Sun Capsule’s new “Circle of Excellence” strategic partnership program.” Through this program, Jason will focus his attention and efforts on providing fellow salon owners with creative and strategic options to grow their business and maintain a competitive edge.