Principal; Director Dc Office
CurrentPrincipal of the Washington, DC office of Cerami, leading the acoustics and technology teams across a wide range of market sectors with an emphasis on client service and thoughtful solutions.My goal is to help create buildings for a holistically positive social experience, and more importantly, and inclusive social experience. Designing learning spaces where ALL students can thrive and where ALL workers can be productive is absolutely essential. I believe the acoustics are the intangible elements that truly define the quality of a space.I love tackling design challenges with an eye toward creating environments that promote voices in classrooms, creativity in huddle spaces and private nooks where serenity can be found.At Cerami we use acoustical simulation models which provide the ability to simulate what a proposed space will sound like when its still in design. We’ve modeled facades to understand what various buildups will do to mitigate exterior noise ingress, and office spaces to help clients understand the level of speech privacy achievable. We’ve even modeled and simulated speech intelligibility from Mass Notification systems to help guide the design of the system and placement of the speakers where historical architecture could not be changed.
