Photo Credit: William Burroughs IV
A photo of me from an end-of-year party on 14 December 2007.
Greetings. I am Tim Parenti, a 24-year-old engineering graduate with varied interests who is still "growing into" himself. I graduated cum laude from the Swanson School of Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh's main campus on 18 December 2010 with a BSE in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, an undergraduate certificate in Nuclear Engineering, and a minor in Music. I was born in Erie, Pennsylvania on 4 January 1988 (during what I'm told was quite the snowstorm) and attended Girard High School, from which I graduated as salutatorian on 8 June 2006. My family consists of my mother, who works for Saint Vincent Health System; my father, who is a dentist; and a 20-year-old brother, David. I have been playing the piano since 1994 and the trumpet since 1998, and I have sung in various choirs since 2000. I also participated in my high school's five-octave handbell choir from 2003 to 2006. In high school, my instrumental and choral achievements earned me several PMEA honors, including fifth chair at All-State Chorus in 2006. Throughout college, I continued to exercise my musical talents through active involvement in the University's marching band, symphonic band, and pep band, as well as in the Heinz Chapel Choir. I have also pursued my musical interests by composing original musical works since 2001, mostly piano soli, although I have also written a piano-trumpet duet as well as several arrangements for my church's two-octave handbell choir. In my spare time, I maintain websites and administer Facebook pages for various clients, including my hometown's public library, FootSteps of Erie County, and Lambec Music Camp. My past work has also included maintenance of sites for the Heinz Chapel Choir (2007–2010), the University of Pittsburgh Varsity Marching Band (2008–2009), and the Girard High School Marching Band (2002–2006). I've also kept a personal blog since 2005. When time and weather allow, I have also been found enjoying walking, riding my bicycle, and geocaching. Learn more: |