B. S. Physics, Wake Forest University, 1970

  Ph. D., Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences with Specialization in Electroacoustics, The Union Institute, 2004

Experience

  6 years full-time and 19 years part-time as designer/consultant in acoustics, sound-system, and speaker system design

 19 years full-time teaching electronics at college level

  10 years part-time as Contributing Editor for Voice Coil magazine

  2 years full-time as President/Chief Engineer of manufacturing company specializing in audio electronics and speaker drivers and systems

  3 years full-time as proprietor of musical instrument/ sound equipment retailer

  6 years full-time as Technical Writing Specialist, writing equipment operation and maintenance manuals for analog electronics equipment and engineering manuals on inductive interference and lightning protection

  9 years as part-time professional musician (guitar, trumpet, bass, sax, vocals)

  2 years part-time as assistant radio station engineer

Professional Affiliations and Certifications

  Member of Audio Engineering Society since 1976.

  Member of NC Regional Chapter of ASA since 1969. Chair 1998 and 1999.

  Member of Acoustical Society of America since 1998.

  Holder of First Class Commercial (now General Class Commercial) FCC license since 1969.

  Advanced-Class Amateur Radio Operator KD4DAA.

Principal Papers and Publications

Books:

  Electromechanical Devices: Theory, Applications, and Troubleshooting. Prentice-Hall, 1984.

  Op Amps and Linear Integrated Circuits. Delmar Publishers, 1988.

Periodicals: (listed by topic, periodical, and date)

  Guitar acoustics, Guitar Player, 1971.

  Microphone Design and Application, The Audio Amateur, 1972 and 1973.

  Loudspeaker connecting cables, Radio Electronics, February 1991.

  Loudspeaker crossover network design, Popular Electronics, March 1991.

  Numerous articles on loudspeaker design, testing, materials, technology, and manufacturing, Voice Coil, 1994 - present.

  Numerous articles on loudspeaker system design, Speaker Builder, 1985 - present.

  Papers Delivered:

  "Doppler Distortion in Loudspeakers," presented to NC Regional Chapter of ASA, October, 1971.

  "Church Sound System Design Principles," presented to NC Regional Chapter of ASA, April, 1987.

  "Acoustical Embarrassments in Church Auditorium Design," presented to NC Regional Chapter of ASA, October, 1996.

  "A Loudspeaker Design Using Interleaved Horn Impedance Loading," presented to NC Regional Chapter of ASA, October, 2000.

  "Electroacoustic Measurement Techniques," presented to NC Regional Chapter of ASA, October, 2001.

  "Loudspeaker Distortion Mechanisms," presented to NC Regional Chapter of ASA, April, 2002.

"Comparative Frequency Response and Distortion Performance of Measurement Microphones," presented to NC Regional Chapter of ASA, October, 1997.

"A Loudspeaker Design Using Interleaved Horn Impedance Loading," presented to the NC Regional Chapter of ASA, October, 2000.

"Minimizing Distortion in Loudspeaker System Design," presented to the NC Regional Chapter of ASA, April, 2002.

"Eighty Years of 'Breakthroughs' in Loudspeaker Technology," presented to the NC Regional Chapter of ASA, September, 2002

"Form Follows Function: Using Appropriate Technologies in Electroacoustic Design," presented to the NC Regional Chapter of ASA, November, 2003.

"Computer Modeling in Architectural Acoustics: Measurement vs Prediction," presented th the NC Regional Chapter of ASA, September, 2006.