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Michael V Buonanno

Stamford,CT

Summary

Licensed hearing aid specialist (Pending) and enthusiastic team player committed to delivering quality hearing health care. I am driven to achieve exceptional patient outcomes and as a result to having great referrals to bring in more prospects.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Hearing Instrument Specialist Trainee

Miracle Ear
03.2020 - Current

Trained and mastered audiometric testing for the purpose of making appropriate recommendations for hearing aids; Properly programmed hearing aids using fitting software; Maintained & organized documentation and patient files; Counseled and made recommendations to patients, their caretakers and families about communicative strategies and devices; Professionally dispensed programmable hearing instruments; In-office repair of hearing instruments; Maintained overall safe work environment by the enforcement of safety procedures.

Guitarist and Mgr of Progressive Rock Band,Valence

Self-employeed
01.2010 - Current

Performs music in styles such as heavy metal with a classical twist; Composes, arranges and records music and studio production; Private guitar, violin and viola instruction; Manages band and books tours and one off performances.

Sales Manager

DZ Strad Violin Shop
11.2019 - 03.2020

Supervised and trained sales team, while managing lessons and inventory; Oversaw in house and online sales fulfillment and rentals and maintained website and social media; Repaired instruments and met monthly sales goals.

Booking Agent

Talent Consultants International, Ltd
09.2014 - 05.2019

Solicited promoters, venue programmers, entertainment directors nationwide to book musical artists; Negotiated and developed and wrote contracts for show bookings and strategized tour routing; Tracked all financial deposits & balances and pay out for all bookings; Personally booked over $1,150,000.00 in shows over 3 years with company.

Associate Manager

Hornblow Group USA
10.2009 - 09.2014

Worked directly with promoters in the music industry to advance scheduling and hospitality, coordinated daily itineraries, interviews with press while updating social media to market ticket sales; Managed inventory and organized tour equipment and merchandise; Managed digital catalogue and meta data for each artist.

Audiology Assistant

Solomon/Shotland Audiology
09.2008 - 09.2009

Assisted Audiologists with patient care via basic hearing aid cleaning and repair; Digitized patient data into Tims and did general front office work including scheduling patients and patient check in.

Education

Hearing Aid Specialist

IHS - International Hearing Society
Distance Learning Course
2020

Bachelor of Arts - Viola Performance

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
06.2007

Skills

  • Hearing Aid Dispensing license NYS
  • Adept in audiometric testing and hearing aid fitting
  • Expertise in all in house repairs of hearing instruments
  • Empathetic and patient
  • Time management proficiency
  • Proficient in Sycle, Noah, Harmony & Inspire
  • Patient-focused care
  • Strong work ethic
  • Team player with positive attitude

Certification

Certified Licensed Hearing Aid Dispenser for the State of New York (Pending)

Timeline

Hearing Instrument Specialist Trainee

Miracle Ear
03.2020 - Current

Sales Manager

DZ Strad Violin Shop
11.2019 - 03.2020

Booking Agent

Talent Consultants International, Ltd
09.2014 - 05.2019

Guitarist and Mgr of Progressive Rock Band,Valence

Self-employeed
01.2010 - Current

Associate Manager

Hornblow Group USA
10.2009 - 09.2014

Audiology Assistant

Solomon/Shotland Audiology
09.2008 - 09.2009

Hearing Aid Specialist

IHS - International Hearing Society

Bachelor of Arts - Viola Performance

University of Connecticut
Michael V Buonanno