Sweetwater Hires 20 New Employees

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Fort Wayne, IN, March 23, 2017 — Sweetwater recently hired 20 new employees, including 13 new Sales Engineers. Eight of the 20 moved to Fort Wayne from out-of-state.

Doug Wood has been appointed to the newly-created position of Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer. He has held high level positions in banking, finance and accounting over a 30 year career. He has been with PNC Bank since 2010 and served as their Regional President for Northeast Indiana since 2012. He holds a B.S. in Finance from Ball State University and an MBA from Western Michigan University.

Todd Page, MD, lives in Auburn, Indiana, where he was in private practice for 17 years as a family physician. He graduated from the University of Colorado in 1991 with a BA in Music, then moved to Indianapolis for medical school at Indiana University. He graduated in 1996, then moved to South Bend, Indiana, for his family medicine residency, which he completed in 1999. He subsequently started Auburn Family Medicine in Auburn.

Nurse Beth Berghoff graduated with her Nursing degree from Saint Francis University in 1998. She worked for seven years at Parkview as a floor RN in OB/GYN and Pediatrics, and spent the past ten years as both the Manager of Nursing and Clinical Research Developer at Associated Surgeons and Physicians.

Sales Engineer Codie Priester is from Niles, OH, where he worked as the Sales Manager at Spider Web Music for the last eight years.

Sales Engineer Melissa Nolan is a graduate of Norwell High School and went on to receive her Bachelor's in Vocal Performance from Ball State University in 2015.

Sales Engineer Colton Urban is from Glendale, CA, where he studied at The Art Institute. He later moved to Los Angeles to work for The Abstract Recording Studios as Assistant Engineer and Producer.

Sales Engineer Patrick Lantz is from Phillippi, West Virginia, and went to school at WV Community College for business administration. He went on to achieve his Recording Arts Degree at Full Sail University in Orlando.

Sales Engineer Jordan Dean grew up in Quincy, Michigan. He worked at Walmart for 3 years as an Operations and Merchandise Support Manager in Michigan and transferred to Asset Protection at Walmart in Fort Wayne.

Sales Engineer Chris Barry is from Boston where he earned his Music Business Degree from Berklee School of Music.

Sales Engineer Michael Yolch is a Pennsylvania native who has his Associates Degree in Aerospace Technology from the Community College of the Air Force, plus an additional Associates Degree from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh.

Sales Engineer Nitish Kulkarni grew up in Texas and received his Bachelor's of Art in Organology & Music Production at Indiana University, Bloomington. Last year, he achieved his Master's in Music Production, Technology, and Innovation at Berklee College of Music in Valencia, Spain.

Sales Engineer Nate Baker received his Bachelor of Music in Studio Composition from the State University of New York.

Sales Engineer Justin Englert is a graduate of Concordia Lutheran High School in Fort Wayne. He joined the Marine Corps in 2009, then became a professional DJ and moved to Las Vegas in 2013.

Sales Engineer Greg Titzer has been working for SimplexGrinnell since 2004 as an inspector for fire systems.

Sales Engineer Bryan Chadwell is from Butler, IN, and has owned his own construction and project management company for the last 20 years.

Sales Engineer Jordan Barnes graduated from Homestead High; he writes music and works as a DJ in his spare time.

Accounts Payable Specialist Tiffany Grant is from Huntington, and has her BSBA Accounting Degree from Trine University. She has been the Senior Accountant for Valbruna Stainless and the AP Supervisor for Nesco in Fort Wayne.

Guitar Artist Nick Bowcott is a founding member of the legendary heavy metal group Grim Reaper and has been the Director of Marketing and Artist Relations for Marshall Amplification for many years. He has contributed to a number of books on guitar instruction and co-authored "The History of Marshall: The First 50 Years."

Photographer Terry Eberly has owned a Photo Studio where he freelanced for the past 10 years; he is a graduate of Ball State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts.

Inventory Control Specialist Mathew Groce worked in quality inspection for Xtreme Tile Design.

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About Sweetwater Sound
Founded in 1979, Sweetwater is the No. 1 online retailer of music instruments and audio gear in the U. S., according to the music industry's authority on sales statistics, Music Trades Magazine. The company is respected as the nation's leading retailer serving musicians, recording studios, broadcast, education, and houses of worship. Sweetwater's customers can be found everywhere music is heard and audio is played, broadcast, or recorded, including recording, film, and broadcast studios in New York, Nashville, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Miami; in hundreds of thousands of home recording studios; and in schools and churches nationwide. Sweetwater's founding and meteoric growth are built on a knowledgeable and experienced staff, outstanding selection and pricing, and, above all, an unwavering commitment to customer service excellence in every situation. For further information, visit Sweetwater.com.

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