Mike's Resume
My interest in acoustics began with "stereos", and being the drummer and soundman in local rock bands. At the University of Maine, I took acoustics courses as part of my electrical engineering curriculum. Upon graduation I had the pleasure to work for Stone and Webster Engineering, where I conducted noise impact studies for power plants, large construction projects, and the Hanscom Air Force Band Center. Moving to Colorado in 1993, I began freelance acoustical consulting where the focus is more on transportation, land development, and mining projects. I have conducted measurements, modeling, compliance assessments, and mitigation design for over 100 projects in these and other industries.
Jeff's Resume
At the start of my professional life in 1994, while working as a designer for an aircraft manufacturer, I found that noise and vibration were not completely understood in our industry. I decided then that I would focus my career on these issues. I also found that I would prefer to work for a smaller company where noise and vibration was the primary focus. So I signed on with HEI in 2000, and began expanding into other noise issues including transportation, development, and architectural. I have had the opportunity to work on a number of diverse projects which continue to grow everyday.
John's Resume
With an undergraduate degree in English and a master's degree in Software Engineering, I have an eclectic background of employment and educational experiences. I have worked in the wilds of Alaska as a Backpack Driller, and a Calibration Technician for a Satellite based Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) download and data center. I have maintained databases for a wheelchair manufacturer, air shipping company, and university admissions office, developed rocket telemetry data visualization software, supported the systems and network of a small university project and lead a major implementation of university recruitment software. I have roughly 8 years experience with software and hardware installation and maintenance, and troubleshooting a wide variety of issues; from debugging code to networking, server, workstation, and user issues. I've used or managed/maintained Macintosh OS X, Solaris, UNIX, Linux variations, and different flavors of Windows. When I came to Hankard Environmental two years ago I was able to stand solidly on this wide base of experience and learn acoustic fundamentals and some of the tools of the trade (AutoCAD, Traffic Noise Model, and Adobe Illustrator) quickly and use them efficiently. I have had the opportunity to lead many data analysis and documentation efforts and I continue to refine my analysis, troubleshooting and communication skills.
Mr. Theriault has over 16 years of experience in acoustics, and specializes in noise control and environmental noise impact assessment for combustion turbine power projects. He has worked on over 70 simple-cycle and combined-cycle power projects, ranging from 1 to 2000 megawatts. He has been retained by owners/developers to prepare environmental noise impact licensing applications; by architectural engineering firms to design and implement noise control programs; by construction firms to conduct plant noise level performance testing; and by financial underwriters and municipalities to perform noise control due diligence reviews.
John Orgar has more than four years experience in acoustics, with specialization in industrial noise control and environmental noise impact assessment. With direct work experience on over 40 industrial facilities, he has prepared environmental noise impact licensing applications, conducted noise level performance testing, and designed numerous noise control programs with an emphasis on three-dimensional acoustical modeling. Mr. Orgar is an associate member of the Institute of Noise Control Engineering. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University of Hartford (2001).