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Press Release
February 24 2022
For Immediate Release
 

Sweetwater Welcomes 14 New Salaried Employees

 
Sweetwater is pleased to announce the hiring of 14 new salaried employees.

Jack Barton – Copywriter. Jack has recently relocated from West Jordan, Utah, where he worked as a copywriter and content specialist. He holds a degree in music from Snow College.

Kurtis Taylor – Senior Web Software Engineer. Kurtis joins us from Core BTS where he worked as a senior software engineer. Prior to that he worked as a teaching assistant for IPFW Center for Academic Success & Achievement. He holds a master's degree in computer science from Purdue University Fort Wayne.

Nathan Marona – Copywriter. Nathan relocated from Millbrook, Alabama, where he worked as a freelance web content writer as well as an associate writer & producer for Watkins Video Production. He holds a degree from University of West Florida.

Pieter Kraakman – Senior Web Software Engineer. Pieter joins us from Stump Printing, formerly known as Shindigz. He spent the last 2 decades as a software engineer and development manager creating custom eCommerce platforms and various other back-end applications.

Adam Plummer – Atlassian Administrator. Adam joins us after having spent the last several years as a technology support supervisor for STAR Financial Bank. Prior to that he worked for Atos as a Windows system administrator.

Alexander Karnitis – Senior Software Engineer. Alexander recently worked as a senior software engineer for Core BTS. He holds a degree in software engineering from Indiana Institute of Technology.

Brendan Perry – Software Engineer. Brendan is a recent graduate of Purdue Fort Wayne with a degree in computer science. He recently worked as a software engineer for Core BTS.

Emily Musser – IT Business Analyst. Emily joins us from Aptera, where she worked as a Business Analyst. Prior to that she was a DevOps engineer for INdigital Telecom. She earned an MBA from Grace College.

Emma Clouse – Software QA Analyst. Emma recently relocated back to Fort Wayne from Verona, Wisconsin. She has spent the last several years working as a quality assurance tester and team lead for Epic Systems. She holds degrees from both Indiana University and University of Saint Francis.

Erin Petty – IT Business Analyst. Erin is a Fort Wayne area native who recently worked as a CRM solutions engineer for Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company. Prior to that she worked as a director of software support for iRely LLC.

Kale Golden – Software QA Analyst. Kale joins us after spending the last couple of years with Intellectual Technologies as a QA analyst. Prior to that he worked as a wine merchandiser as well as an on-air personality for WBYR The Bear.

Peter Heibeck – Lead O365 Engineer. Peter joins us after having spent the last decade with SIRVA as manager of infrastructure and senior infrastructure engineer. He holds a degree in business administration from Indiana Institute of Technology.

Rhiannon Yocham – Application Support Specialist. Rhiannon was a textbook specialist for Indiana Tech for the last 8 years. She attended the Eleven Fifty Academy in Indianapolis for Software Development Certification.

Drew Hawkens – Talent Acquisition Specialist. Drew Hawkens joins us from Aerotek where he worked as a skilled trades recruiter. Prior to this he was a regional manager and program director of human resources for All-Star Sports Instruction.

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