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skills | aggregated experience
/ Room Acoustics : Reflected sound control in auditoria, K-12 and higher education learning spaces, collaborative learning environments, collaborative workspaces, large circulation spaces in commercial and educational facilities, live music venues, gymnasia, recording studios, churches, meeting rooms, multi-purpose facilities, lecture halls, music rehearsal facilities, restaurants, and Meyer Constellation System room design.
/ Sound Isolation : Design of partitions (interior walls, all exterior envelope elements, floor-ceiling assemblies) in museums, educational facilities, workplaces, including collaborative work space layout, isolation, and speech privacy design, multi-family residential, hotel, SAP-F and SCIF design for secure military facilities, audio recording and mixing facilities, multi-media post-production facilities, fitness facilities, restaurants, multi-family residential and mixed use developments per US State and local, Canadian National, Provincial, Territorial, and local, and Chinese standards. Focus on intersection detailing.
/ Impact Noise Mitigation : Design of floor-ceiling assemblies in multi-family residential, office, performing arts, and fitness facilities to mitigate noise from footfall and exercise activities including analysis of structural design and investigations in new and existing structures.
/ MEP Systems Noise and Vibration Control : Provision of HVAC, Plumbing, and Electrical systems noise control analysis and mitigation in varied project types using ASHRAE and other criteria including acoustically sensitive spaces such as performance, learning, audio recording, museums, and music rehearsal spaces.
/ Outdoor Noise Mitigation : Measurement, assessment, prediction, and mitigation of road, rail, mechanical, restaurant, outdoor entertainment, and industrial noise sources.
/ Vibration Mitigation : Measurement, assessment, and formulation of mitigation solutions of ground- and structure-borne vibration due to rail sources, mechanical equipment, heavy industrial machinery, and fitness studio activity impacting residential, commercial, and audio recording facilities.
/ Building Acoustics Measurement : Performance of field impact, airborne, decay time, HVAC noise measurements and reporting per ASTM and ISO Standards for WEAL, a NVLAP-accredited laboratory.
/ Construction Administration : Performance of CA site observations and quality assurance on Architectural, Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing systems with various construction types.
/ Specification Preparation : Review and/or preparation of specification sections with acoustical project impacts.
/ Mentorship and Staff Development : Group and individual mentorship and coaching of junior staff to develop personal and professional technical and soft skills as well as team cohesion.
/ Project Management : Focus on proposal development, task planning, and team resourcing.
/ Business Development : Strong interpersonal skills applied to networking and industry outreach via in-person interaction.
/ May 2024-Present : Career Break : Health and well-being.
/ Apr 2023 – Apr 2024 : Senior Consultant : Threshold Acoustics, Chicago, IL / Portland, OR (Hybrid).
About the role : Senior member of Acoustics group.
Unique to this experience : Design and consulting of high budget/profile performing arts spaces with aggressive design targets. Strong focus on design process, room shaping, control of reflected sound via surface articulation, architectural detailing, and refining of acoustical specification sections. Heavy client collaboration.
/ Aug 2020 – Mar 2023 : Senior Scientist Engineer / Acoustician : RWDI, Portland, OR.
About the role : Senior staff member of Noise, Acoustics, and Vibration group focused primarily on architectural projects.
Unique to this experience : Quality assurance, mentorship of junior staff, business development, and refined scope/fee crafting, contribution to strategic mergers / acquisitions team.
/ Aug 2019 – Mar 2020 : Senior Acoustician / Associate | DLR Group, Los Angeles, CA.
About the role : Senior member of Acoustics discipline within DLR Group’s Innovative Technology Design Group (ITDG), a multi-disciplinary group focused on performance space design providing support to all DLR Group studios globally. Tenure abbreviated by COVID-19 company-wide staff reduction.
Unique to this experience: Integrated design process with in-house architecture and engineering disciplines with a focus on education, museum, music rehearsal, recording, and performance projects.
/ Aug 2013 – Aug 2019 : Associate : Veneklasen Associates, Santa Monica, CA.
About the role : Project Management, Engineering, Consulting, and Field Measurement on projects in building, environmental, and industrial acoustics including investigations of problematic existing conditions and legal case work on new construction and existing buildings.
Unique to this experience: Immersion in research-driven environment, consistent training in all areas of building and environmental acoustics, high billability targets, extensive field work, creation and moderation a monthly internal room acoustics forum with guest speakers, discussion of papers authored by Paul Veneklasen, technical reports, articles, and books focused on Room Acoustics.
/ Nov 2007 - Jul 2013 : Acoustical Engineer / Designer : Wyle Laboratories, El Segundo, CA.
Unique to this experience: Design and specification of façade sound insulation treatments for over 250 distinct dwellings and 8 schools for purposes of aircraft noise mitigation per FAA requirements, extensive field survey and construction administration support, aircraft noise measurement, analysis and reporting, improvement of ASTM/FAA standards compliance of overflight measurement procedures and documentation.
/ Apr 2004 - Aug 2007 : Architectural Model Builder / Design Assistant : Sorensen Architects, Malibu, CA.
/ Oct 1995 – Aug 1998 : Electrical Test Engineer, Satellite Radio Frequency and GPS Systems : TRW, Redondo Beach, CA.
/ Aug 1994 – Aug 2007 : Live / Recording Musician (Drumset) / Live Music Contractor / Private Drum Instructor, Los Angeles, CA.
employment
education
/ Sep 1992 : Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), Atlanta, GA.
B.S. Applied Physics : Specialization in Acoustics and Loudspeaker / Audio Electronics Engineering and Design.
/ Aug 2000-May 2001 : California State University, Long Beach, CA, Department of Design.
Studio Courses in Rendering and 2-D and 3-D Composition.
/ Jan 2003-Dec 2003: Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles, CA.
Coursework in Music Theory and Piano.
/ Oct 2012 –Dec 2013: United Kingdom Institute of Acoustics (IOA).
Diploma in Acoustics and Noise Control. Merit scores 3 of 4 modules.
affiliations | QUALIFICATIONS
/ Acoustical Society of America:
: Full Member, National, 2007-Present.
: Member, National, Technical Committee on Architectural Acoustics, 2022-Present.
: Chair, Los Angeles Regional Chapter, 2014-2015.
: Member, Los Angeles Regional Chapter Executive Committee, 2015-2021.
/ United Kingdom Institute of Acoustics:
: Member (MIOA Qualification), 2013-Present.
/ B&K, Larson Davis, NTI sound level meters and associated post-processing software, including B&K 2270-S sound intensity kit
/ INSUL
/ EASE RA
/ CadnaA
/ V-A Design
/ Price AIO
/ AutoCAD
/ Sketchup
/ ODEON
/ Bluebeam Studio
tools | Instrumentation
/ Cycling
/ Drumming and hand percussion
/ Architectural photography