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Press Release
November 29 2021
For Immediate Release
 

Sweetwater Welcomes 13 New Salaried Employees

 
Sweetwater is pleased to announce the hiring of 13 new salaried employees.

Veronica Knuth - Senior Tax Accountant. Veronica Knuth is a Fort Wayne area native who holds a degree from Indiana University and is currently working on her master's degree through Ball State. She has recently worked as an accounting specialist for Lear Corporation.

Lindsey Kovacik - Senior Financial Analyst. Lindsey joins us from the Indianapolis area where she worked as a senior accountant for Certasite, LLC. She holds a degree in business administration from Huntington University.

Jared Haagen - eCommerce Engineering Manager. Jared is a Fort Wayne native who joins us from Aptera/Core BTS where he worked as a team lead and senior software engineer.

Brent O'Brien - Web Software Engineer. Brent is a lifelong Indiana resident who holds a degree in computer engineering from Purdue. He previously worked for L3Harris as an embedded software engineer.

Garrett Shaw - UX Designer. Garrett is a Fort Wayne native who has spent the last several years working as a UX designer for Aptera. He holds a degree in digital art & design from Full Sail University.

Matthew Kindness - Senior Web Software Engineer. Matthew is from Fort Wayne and has spent the last several years working as a UI/UX designer & developer for Brotherhood Mutual Insurance. He holds a degree in computer art from the University of Saint Francis.

Nicholas Balcolm - Senior Web Software Engineer. Nicholas joins us after spending the last eight years as a senior software engineer for Aptera Software/Core BTS. He holds a degree in computer science from Purdue Fort Wayne.

Jonathan Huffman - Upbeat Diner Manager. Jonathan has spent the last 20 years working as general manager for a variety of businesses like the Arbor Restaurant, McAlister's Deli, CoreLife Eatery, and Fresh Market to name a few.

Kelly Smith - Manager of IT Security. Kelly joins us after working at the University of Saint Francis for 20 years in a variety of technology roles, the most recent being the executive director of University Technology Services.

Josh Nelson - Client Systems Analyst. Josh is from Riverview, Michigan. He recently worked for the Henry Ford Museum as a network administrator. He holds a degree in computer information systems from Schoolcraft College.

Mike Richards - Senior Software Engineer. Mike has spent the last several years working as a senior software engineer for Aptera/Core BTS. He holds a degree in computer science from Ball State University.

Lindsey Dohse - Senior Software Engineer. Lindsey is a Fort Wayne native who has spent the last seven years working as a senior software engineer for Aptera/Core BTS. She holds a degree in computer networking from Indiana Institute of Technology.

Andrew Hoffer - Talent Acquisition Specialist. Andrew is a Fort Wayne native who has spent the last several years working as the HR generalist and recruiter for Franklin Electric. He holds a degree in psychology from Hillsdale College.
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