The Sound Room Hires Six Employees as Shift to Local Specialty Retailers Continues
Highly skilled hires further separates the home technology retailer from big box stores.
- St. Louis, MO-IL (1888PressRelease) December 07, 2011 - As many of the country's largest big box electronic stores are struggling with dwindling sales and looking to cut seasonal hiring in half, local premier home technology retailer The Sound Room, has hired six additional staff members - all with extensive programming or sales experience. By investing in the best talent, The Sound Room aims to continue growing through expert service and knowledge of the St. Louis market, a strategy which has made them the 30th largest integrator by revenue in the country, according to CE Pro magazine.
"We have taken a completely different approach than the Best Buy's of the world. By only putting the best products on our shelves and hiring the most qualified employees, we can ensure that our customers get the right item the first time," said David Young, The Sound Room president. "Being local, we can offer a wider variety of services and more focused line products. Our customers know our employees' names and trust their expertise and experience, that's something you would never find at a big box store."
• Harry Hamm, Affordable Automation Designer - One of the most trusted voices on KMOX is also now the lead for the company's move into affordable automation. Hamm will use his years of expertise helping people with budgets to employ these custom built systems, which is affordable for middle class homes.
• Owain Price, Senior Programmer - With more than ten years of industry experience, Price is the only residential certified Crestron home automation programmer in the St. Louis area. He came to The Sound Room from a competitor in the local market.
• Jeffrey Tieman, Network Specialist - Holding multiple programming certificates, Tieman has a diverse background with 6 years in IT and 5 years in audio-video. He uses his experience in the related fields as the audio-video industry becomes more IP-enabled.
• Kiel Hardy, Electronic System Technician - Wiring new homes for 15 of Pulte Homes' St. Louis subdivisions, Hardy has more than seven years experience in the low voltage industry. His experience and interest in home theater allows him to solve problems other technicians are unable to during a home pre-wire.
• Ron Bruewer, Electronic Service Technician - As a technician, Bruewer troubleshoots the some of the advanced audio-video systems on the market.
• Gary Luaders, Electronic System Designer - A lifelong sales professional, Luaders has experience in many industries, including audio-video. He comes to The Sound Room from a local competitor.
"In today's market, you need to continually re-evaluate and re-position to continue meeting your customers needs," said Young. "Our strength is our employees and because they are all experts in the industry, we have been able to continually provide the next great innovation to our customers."
About The Sound Room
The Sound Room has been serving St. Louis homes and enhancing lifestyles since 1983 and has built a solid reputation for quality installations, expert advice, and comprehensive design and engineering capabilities. As a CE Pro Top 100 custom electronics integrator, the company specializes in home theaters, multi-room audio, video and camera distribution, computer networking, lighting control, phone systems and touch-screen controls. The Sound Room has a retail showroom located in Chesterfield and has an operations facility in Chesterfield Valley. For more information, call The Sound Room at (636) 537-0404 or visit online at www.thesoundroom.com.
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