Sweetwater Hires 14 New Employees

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Fort Wayne, IN, April 28, 2017 — Sweetwater recently hired 14 new employees, including 9 new Sales Engineers. Six of the 14 moved to Fort Wayne from out-of-state.

Director of Creative Services Chris Flynn is a native of LaPorte, Indiana, and a Ball State graduate with a BFA in Communication Studies. He spent the last 17 years in the advertising agency business. He has a broad base of experience managing designers, photographers, videographers, and writers, and managed the national accounts for Michelin, BF Goodrich and Uniroyal for his agency in Des Moines, Iowa.

Sales Engineer Jake Landi is from Tuscon, AZ where he graduated in 2015 with his Bachelor's in Music from Northern Arizona University.

Sales Engineer Jason Filloramo grew up in Glasonbury, Connecticut, and went to Tufts University in Somersville, Massachusetts. He double majored in psychology and music, graduating in 2014.

Sales Engineer Miles Patterson is from Trinity, FL, where he has worked in sales for Sam Ash. He went to Appalachian State, in North Carolina, studying music education.

Sales Engineer Alicia Gerber is a Snider HS graduate who went on to receive her Bachelor's in Business Administration and Intercultural Studies from Indiana Wesleyan University.

Sales Engineer Shawn Fitzgerald is from Sandusky, OH, and went to Bowling Green for his Bachelors in Music Performance followed by his Masters of Business.

Sales Engineer Chandler Chastain is a Fort Wayne native and has his Bachelor of Arts in Theatrical Studies from Ball State University.

Sales Engineer Ben Jimenez grew up in Arizona, where he received his Music Degree from Arizona Christian University.

Sales Engineer Bryan Campbell is from Plainville, Massachusetts. He recently graduated from Assumption College in Worcester, MA, with music and management degrees.

Sales Engineer Mason Hunter is a Homestead graduate who received his Associate of Arts in Music from Pasadena City College in California.

Web Developer Ben Scheribel is a Fort Wayne native with over five years of experience in web development. He holds an Associate Degree in Web Design from Indiana Institute of Technology.

Programmer Brian Powers spent the past five years in programming roles for companies such as Frontier Communication, Fort Wayne Metals and Do it Best Corp. He received his Bachelor's in Business and his MBA from Indiana Wesleyan.

IT Specialist Jeremy Edwards is a graduate of Ball State University with a degree in business administration.

IT Specialist Dillon Wheeler is pursuing his Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology from IPFW. After graduation from Northrop High School, he joined the U.S. Navy, where he was a Telecommunications Specialist responsible for helping to manage the technical needs of a Naval Communications Center on the U.S.S. Pennsylvania.

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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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