BRC - Key Persons
Dan has been a consultant in architectural and environmental acoustics for more than 20 years and has served as president of BRC since 1995.
Elizabeth has over 40 years of experience in acoustical design and joined BRC in 2016 as a Senior Consultant. Her projects include industrial, commercial, and residential developments, airports, and surface transportation facilities.
Elizabeth has extensive experience and expertise specializing in room acoustics, mechanical system noise & vibration control and environmental noise prediction, as well as railroad and other transportation projects. Her expertise also extends to performance spaces and music & speech recording.
Education
Master of Science, Architectural Acoustics, St. Petersburg, Russia
State University of Cinema and Television, St. Petersburg, Russia
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, St. Petersburg, Russia
Job Titles:
- Senior Consultant
- Registered Professional Engineer
Ioana joined BRC in 1989 and is a Senior Consultant in environmental acoustics and mechanical system noise control. Her projects include industrial, commercial, and residential developments, airports, and surface transportation facilities.
Ioana has extensive experience in conducting complex noise studies involving noise measurements and monitoring, computer modeling to predict future noise levels based on proposed project activities, evaluation of environmental impacts of noise, and recommendations for noise mitigation measures for compliance with standards and minimizing impacts. She is often called upon to provide expert witness testimony in court proceedings and project land-use hearings, and she presents BRC's course in Environmental Noise Control for AIA Continuing Education.
Ioana is a registered Professional Engineer (Acoustics) in Oregon and a member of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) and American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).
Education
Master of Arts, Acoustics, University of Washington, Seattle WA
Bachelor of Science, Physics and Bachelor of Arts, Music, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH
Physics Major, University of Bucharest, Romania
Jaimie has been active in acoustics since 2011 and joined BRC in August 2016. Her specialties are architectural acoustics design and environmental noise control.
With a technical background in computer data acquisition and computer modeling, Jaimie's experience includes modeling and analysis for sound isolation of mixed-use and residential developments and for future prediction of room acoustics based on proposed architectural concepts. Jaimie also serves as a Sound Specialist for municipalities and conducts field measurements for assessment, monitoring, and study of environmental noise.
Lee joined BRC Acoustics & Audiovisual Design in 1996 as Accounting Manager/Office Manager.
Prior to BRC, Lee worked for over 10 years in accounting departments and non-profit organizations in Seattle. Her expertise in accounting, office management, human resources, and fun continue to provide BRC a foundation of organization and community. Her responsibilities also include customer relations, marketing, charitable giving, and party planning.
Lee continues to actively pursue her interest in music, playing the piano for family and friends, playing duets with her twin sister, and contributing each year to musical theater.
Education
Master of Music, Piano Pedagogy, University of Oregon, Eugene OR
Bachelor of Arts, Piano Performance, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA
Roger's professional experience in the field of acoustics includes his association with BRC Acoustics & Audiovisual Design since 1997 and more than 20 years as a naval officer with a specialty in underwater acoustics. After his navy service, he was vice president of a small engineering and manufacturing firm in the Seattle area for six years, leaving that position to join BRC as Director of Business Development. He became General Manager of BRC in March 2000. Roger opened BRC's Charleston, SC, office in January 2009. He is actively involved with offices on both coasts, with responsibilities for administrative matters, marketing, and client contact on a range of project issues.
Education
Masters of Science, Systems Management, University of Southern California
Bachelors of Arts, Political Science, University of California, Berkeley CA
Job Titles:
- Senior Consultant
- Member of the Institute of Noise Control Engineering
Seth joined BRC Acoustics in August of 2020 as a Senior Acoustical Consultant. With extensive experience in acoustical design and building science, Seth brings a broad range of expertise to his projects. While primarily focused on architectural acoustics, mechanical noise control, and environmental noise control at BRC, his diverse professional skills also include Music/Audio Production and Vibration Analysis.
Prior to joining BRC, Seth consulted with leaders in the mass timber industry, leading a team of engineers in characterizing the vibrational properties of mass timber panels used in the emerging practice of mass timber construction of high-rise buildings. Seth has also developed novel means of processing multi-channel vibration data and of extracting damping ratios based on group delay measurements.
Seth is a member of the Institute of Noise Control Engineering (INCE-USA), the Acoustical Society of America, and the Audio Engineering Society.
Education
Master of Engineering, Acoustics, Pennsylvania State University
Bachelor of Science, Applied Physics. Brigham Young University