User:Ivywonder/Adam Jakowenko

Adam Jakowenko (born September 9, 1979) is an American businessman, jazz musician, technophile and athlete. He is currently acting as the Director of Business and Clinical Applications at PPSDRC.

Early Life
Jakowenko was born and raised in Syracuse, New York, the son of an accountant and teacher, and has one brother. After graduating from Solvay High School in 1997 and later Cornell University. with 2 degrees in Biology and Psychology, then a Masters in Health Administration, Jakowenko moved to San Diego. He chronicled this move in his blog. and attributes his decision to work in San Diego to having been raised in Syracuse, which he considers "the post-industrial wasteland of America"

Career
An accomplished musician and drummer, Jakowenko spent ages 10-21 competing in various musical competitions. He was a 4 time All-County, 2-time All State, and 1-time All-East Jazz competition winner, being selected as the best drummer in a 13 state region of the Northeast United States region. He has performed with the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and with Jazz musicians such as Clark Terry and Wynton Marsalis

He has spent the last 5 years with Planned Parenthood of San Diego and Riverside Counties, working in Practice Management and most recently directing the Business and Clinical Application division through a full scale implementation of Electronic Medical Records across 19 locations.

Although not considered professional, he has received notable acclaim as a freestyle snowboarder, experimenting with new tricks and finding the hardest part to be "coming up with a name for them!" He has competed in K1 Kart racing, placing 5th in the 2008-2009 finals. .

Currently member of Cornell Entrepreneur Network. . Jakowenko also serves on the Cornell's Alumni Admissions Ambassador Network. ., interviewing candidates and guiding young aspiring students through their academic career in the Ivy League.

In his spare time he works on analyzing technology and mobile communication trends, digital music/video, and DRM issues relating to american consumers.