Sweetwater Welcomes 23 New Sales Engineers

Sweetwater is pleased to announce the hiring of 23 new sales engineers.

Adam Fraternale is from Westchester County, New York. He graduated from William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey, with a bachelor's degree in popular music and a minor in communication studies.

Brian Rutan is a Fort Wayne local and currently lives in Auburn, Indiana. Prior to joining Sweetwater, he worked as a business development manager in telecommunications for 12 years. He is a fine arts graduate from the Indiana University.

Chance Chighizola is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana. He graduated from Full Sail University with a degree in video game development. Prior to joining Sweetwater, he worked as a sales associate at Rainbow Northshore Buick GMC in Kentucky.

Charlton Young is from the south suburbs of Chicago. He has a bachelor's degree in Church and Ministry Leadership and Communications from Trinity Christian College. Previously, he was a worship pastor and tech director at Anchor Church Palos.

Felipe Miller, originally from Spain, moved to Greenville, Michigan in 2016. He graduated from Western Michigan University's multimedia arts & technology program with a minor in American Sign Language. Most recently, he worked as a freelancer in video production.

Gabe McKeever grew up in South Whitley, Indiana. He is currently working towards an associate degree in communications. Recently, he worked as an Associate Technical Support Engineer at Twilio SendGrid.

Ian Chamberlain grew up in Dayton, Ohio and is relocating to Fort Wayne from Columbus, Ohio, where he worked as a service team analyst for Nationwide Securities. He has a bachelor's degree in business from Raj Soin College of Business at Wright State.

JD Shamoun, a Brooklyn, New York, native recently graduated SUNY New Paltz with a BS in music with a concentration in recording and electronic music.

Jacob Young is originally from Quincy, Illinois. Prior to joining Sweetwater, he worked as a lead sales consultant with Xfinity for the past 4 years.

Jake Clutts is relocating to Fort Wayne from Paducah, Kentucky, where he worked as customer admissions representative for Angi Inc. He has 12 years of experience in the music retail industry.

Jarrett MacDonald grew up in upstate New York, but he has spent the last decade living in South Carolina. He graduated from the College of Charleston with a bachelor's in arts management with a concentration in music industry. His most recent position prior to Sweetwater was as a roving prospector at Philmont Scout Ranch.

Jason Jones moved to Fort Wayne from Fort Worth, Texas and has a bachelor's degree in music production from Full Sail University. He has worked as a live sound engineer and has sound design as well as postproduction experience through freelance work.

Jomar Marrero was born and raised in Puerto Rico. He graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a BFA in sound design and minors in music production and composition. He then moved back to Puerto Rico, where he worked as a recording engineer with local independent artists as well as for audiobooks and voiceovers for radio and TV commercials. Most recently, he has done sound design and music for games.

Kevin Voigt is a Chicago native, but has spent the last 25 years in Sarasota, Florida. He has an associate degree in music studies from State College of Florida and has owned and operated a pool cleaning business for the last 16 years.

Kevin Rowan was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He has a bachelor of arts in biblical studies from the Moody Bible Institution.

Leilani Fonsah, originally from Tifton, Georgia, joined Sweetwater after recently graduating from the University of Georgia's business school. She has experience in music education teaching primarily piano and guitar.

Mike Hansen relocated to Fort Wayne last summer from Fargo, North Dakota for an on-air radio position. His career background includes everything from audio production and recording all the way up the management side of the business. He has a degree in marketing from Columbia College Chicago.

Nik Burkhardt is a Fort Wayne native. He has worked in the financial and insurance industries for the last 20 years. He was a securities consultant for Lincoln Financial Advisors and later a regional VP of sales at Ash Brokerage.

Rob Barraza is originally from Santiago, Chile, and has a bachelor's degree in linguistics as well as a master's degree in linguistics and literature from the University of Chile. After moving to America, he started his career in sales, which he has been fostering for the past 12 years.

Stephen Sarine, originally from Colorado, has lived in Fort Wayne with his family since 2015. He graduated from Philadelphia Biblical University and has served in full-time ministry, most recently as a worship leader.

Terence Burton is a Bavarian native who has recently relocated from Kalamazoo, Michigan. He has spent the last 10 years in tables games for various casinos including the Luxor in Las Vegas.

Todd Holliday relocated from Windsor, Colorado. He has a bachelor's degree in music from California State University Bakersfield and he recently worked as a store manager for Verizon Wireless.

Zach Collins is from the small southeast Indiana town of Milan. He graduated from Northern Kentucky University with bachelor's degree in theater and dance and with a minor in electronic media podcasting. Prior to joining Sweetwater, he worked as a store lead at Guitar Center.

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