Sweetwater Welcomes 16 New Salaried Employees & 15 Sales Engineers

Sweetwater is pleased to announce the hiring of 16 new salaried employees and 15 new sales engineers.

Christopher Burke, Talent Acquisition Specialist. Christopher joins Sweetwater after having worked for Parkview Health as a police officer and talent ambassador. He has also worked as a new business producer for MedPro Group and a recruiter for Ashton Carter.

David English, Senior Web Software Engineer. David has spent the last several years working as a senior software engineer and team lead for Vocera/Stryker. Prior to that, he spent almost a decade with General Dynamics, Mission Systems as an advanced software engineer.

Jacob Fehlhaber, Copywriter. Jacob is a Fort Wayne native who worked as the marketing/photography director for Third Estate LLC in Los Angeles. Prior to that he was the production design assistant for Final Frontier Design in Brooklyn, NY.

Aaron Dills, Web Software Engineer. Aaron recently worked for Shambaugh & Sons as a software developer. Prior to that, he was the solar team software engineer for Franklin Electric. He holds a degree in computer science from Purdue Fort Wayne.

Mark Vandre, Data Scientist. Mark worked as a pricing analyst for Humana. Prior to that, he was a data scientist for Kaiser Permanente in California. He holds a master's degree in quantitative economics from UCLA. He also served as a sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Kyle Schneider, Associate Performance Marketing Specialist. Kyle joins us from New Braunfels, Texas, where he worked as a marketing specialist for Texas Complete Truck Center. He also worked as a media/technical coordinator for St. Paul Lutheran Church.

Phillip Tallo, Data Scientist. Phillip recently worked as a software engineer & developer for Core BTS. He earned a master's degree in computer science from University of Cincinnati.

Tanya Karrick, Executive Administrative Assistant. Tanya is a Fort Wayne area native who spent the last 8 years working as the senior executive assistant and office manager for Lasting Change and Lifeline Youth & Family Services.

Theaann Jones, Replenishment Associate. Theaann joins Sweetwater after spending over 20 years as the inventory planner for Shindigz.

Troy Ohneck, Data Analyst – Supply Chain. Troy has spent the last 5 years with 3Rivers Federal Credit Union as an insights analyst and data scientist. He holds a degree in business from Indiana University.

Eric Potter, Director of Technology Education. Eric worked for over a decade for Core BTS working as the principal and software architect. He holds a degree in computer science from Indiana Institute of Technology.

David Kars, IT Audio Visual Engineer. David joins us from Kincheloe, Michigan, where he spent the last several years as the technical director for SOO Theatre. He also worked as the application/network technician for Easter Upper Peninsula Intermediate School District.

Stephen Dunne, DevOps Engineer. Stephen joins us from the Madison Heights, Michigan area, where he worked Liquid Web for 3 years. Prior to that, he was a systems engineer for Nexcess for 9 years.

Catalina Nieto, Email Marketing Manager. Catalina recently relocated from Tampa, Florida, where she worked as a digital marketing manager for The Straz Center for the Performing Arts. She holds a degree in music management from Florida Southern College.

Dan Healton, Music Store Sales Engineer. Dan is from central Indiana and has been working as the assistant director of bands for Western School Corporation. He has been a part of the clarinet/bass clarinet section of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic since 2007.

Emira Veseli, Production Artist. Emira recently worked as a freelance designer for Limani GMBH. She holds a degree in visual communication from Ivy Tech Community College.

Cody Brown, Sales Engineer. Cody Brown has relocated from Prospect, Kentucky, where he worked as a sales associate for Guitar Center. He holds a degree in music from Bellarmine University.

Tommy Lansidel, Sales Engineer. Tommy joins us from Post Falls, Idaho. He spent the last several months working as an H&M Sales Advisor. He holds a degree in audio engineering from Spokane Falls Community College.

Michael Hall, Sales Engineer. Michael has relocated from North Vernon, Indiana, where he worked as a draught systems technician for Anheuser-Busch Company. Prior to that, he was a manager, consultant, luthier and salesman for Guitar City.

Brad Jones, Sales Engineer. Brad has spent over a decade working as the lead operator and operations support associate for BAE Systems. He has a business management degree from Indiana Wesleyan University.

Maxwell Harris, Sales Engineer. Maxwell relocated from Pendleton, Indiana, where he worked as an audio engineer, stage technician and stagehand/driver for Big Audio. He holds a degree from Rosary College of Arts & Sciences.

Jared Bobcean, Sales Engineer. Jared joins us from Walker, Michigan, where he worked as a music therapist and education liaison at Emmanuel Hospice. He holds a degree in music therapy from Western Michigan University.

Scott Julsen, Sales Engineer. Scott has relocated from San Diego, California, where he worked as an admissions advisor for National University. He holds a degree in communication from Colorado State University.

Jeremy Aiello, Sales Engineer. Jeremy joins us from Mill Creek, Washington, where he worked as the worship director and production assistant for gold Creek Community Church. He has a music ministry degree from Northwest University.

Tim Greene, Sales Engineer. Tim relocated from Grand Blanc, Michigan, where he worked as an assistant front desk manager for Santarossa Dental. He also worked as a guitar instructor for over 7 years.

Joshua Shelton, Sales Engineer. Joshua joins us from Germanton, North Carolina. He worked as an optician for C Distinctive Eyeware and was a guitar teacher for Shelshock Guitars for over 8 years.

Joseph Zarnowski, Sales Engineer. Joseph has relocated from Chicago, where he worked as a purchasing agent for Columbia Pipe & Supply. He holds a degree in creative writing from Southern Illinois University.

Joel McCann, Sales Engineer. Joel McCann joins us from Anderson, South Carolina. He spent the last several years working as the director of music & accompanist for St. George's Episcopal Church. He was also the technical director for Anderson University.

James Holk, Sales Engineer. James has relocated from Macomb, Michigan, where he worked as a window technician for fish Window Cleaning. He has a degree in music technology from Oakland University.

Brandon Shaw, Sales Engineer. Brandon has relocated from Kansas City, Missouri. He holds a degree in audio production from Full Sail University and owned Mental Floss Productions, LLC.

Isaac Alvarez, Sales Engineer. Isaac joins us from San Antonio, Texas, where he worked as a social media advertising concierge for TaskUs. He has a degree in radio/tv broadcasting from san Antonio College.

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