Hi, I’m Scott ……..
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With over 30 years in audio systems, acoustics, and product development I’ve helped shape technologies that have sold hundreds of thousands of devices. From designing high-performance products to customer training and support my work bridges technical precision with creative purpose.
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I bring humor to everything I do. I love my doggos. I wrench on and restore classic vehicles. By “restore” I mean endless puttering on them. My lord it is a time investment not to mention it tests your sanity. I am an obsessive music listener. (see links below) I hate doing dishes. Oh, I like desserts too, especially homemade ones. Did I mention my dogs are awesome? Thought so.
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Integral in the creation of products that collectively had sales of more than $12 bn USD
- Research into objective metrics that relate to perceived sound quality
- Championed and developed blinded subjective sound quality evaluations across teams
- Interfaced with outside vendors and existing suppliers, leveraging their experience to shorten development times
- Advanced CTQ/KPI metrics to increase customer satisfaction and exceed expectations
- Provided training and support for complex products worldwide
- Cross-team leadership and reviews reducing silos and expanding collaboration
- Engineered all 300+ loudspeakers used in the Athens Olympic Stadium delivering high SPL and unmatched clarity
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Currently I run my consulting company Articulate Systems which allows me to provide high impact contributions to a variety of projects and companies. My goal is achieving the utmost in performance tailored to each unique application. I dislike unnecessary complication and poorly thought out compromises. Every project has a compromise – let’s make them the right ones.
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Some of my past roles in the industry include:
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Acoustic Systems Engineer – AUDIX Microphones
- Developed the OMX-E, OMX-M, OMX-T, PDX520, D6X the NCEC and NCTH Novacore microphones
- Designed a novel mechanical suspension reducing handling noise by 9 to 11 dB
- Assisted development of new products across mechanical and electrical teams
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Audio & Acoustic Engineer – META Reality Labs Research
- Research into cutting edge and emerging transducers & technologies
- Complex electro-acoustic test and measurement using multiple platforms
- Lead performance reviews to determine device applicability for researchers
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Design Verification Engineer II – Microsoft Corporation
- Researched subjective sound quality metrics and methodologies to determine appropriate design criteria
- Brought B87 Labs online, validated and maintained acoustical performance & asset management
- Verification of all audio systems and subsystems across hardware devices
- Established the Worlds Quietest Room LINK
- Research into subjective audio quality with a two year collaboration in Bin-Aural capture and playback
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Electro-Acoustic Engineer – Microsoft Corporation
- Performed multi-domain test and measurement of hardware and transducers
- Created novel and new methodologies for various user scenarios
- Leveraged lab assets and anechoic chambers allowing multiple teams to be productive
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Applications Engineer & New Product Development – RANE Corporation
- Training and Customer Support for both hardware and software based products
- Created new product definitions and followed through to production release
- Supported sales staff both pre and post-sale assuring the customer received the correct products
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Lead Engineer, NPD and Applications Engineer – McCauley Sound Inc.
- Develop new product lines yielding the highest grossing and best selling products in company history
- Created new product definitions and followed through to production release
- Supported sales staff both pre and post-sale, integrated speakers into EASE GLL models.
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Co Owner & Engineer – Cydonia Media Studios
Multi room recording studio with both analog & digital formats with multiple control rooms and large tracking spaces.
Hosted sessions with P!nk and Snoop Dogg among others
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CURRENT EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE
2 x Bruel & Kjaer Type 4517 DeltaTron Accelerometers
1 x Bruel & Kjaer 4192 Lemo Pressure Field Microphone
1 x GRAS 43AC-S High Frequency Ear Simulator
2 x GRAS 46BF-1 Lemo Free Field Microphones
4 x GRAS 46BE CCP Free Field Microphones
1 x GRAS 46BL CCP Pressure Field Microphone (Max 170 dBSPL and 100 kHz)
2 x Earthworks M50 Free Field Microphones
1 x GRAS 12AQ 2 ch CCP/LEMO Power Module with signal conditioning
1 x GRAS 12AX 4 ch CCP Power Module
1 x Bruel & Kjaer Type 1704 CCP Power Module
1 x Bruel & Kjaer 1708 300V Lemo Power Supply
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GRAS 42AG Calibrator
GRAS 42AA Pistonphone
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MOTU UltraLite USB Audio Interface
Focusrite Scarlet 18i20 USB Audio Interface
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SoundCheck V23 Software
SpectraPLUS Software
SMAART Suite V9
REW
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If you made it this far – YAY! Is it obvious I don’t do web design professionally?
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Some GREAT music for you to listen to, I SERIOUSLY dig all of these musicians. A lot of this is performed LIVE which makes the feeling so much more…. well… ALIVE.
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Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest “Chimera”
Cory Wong (From Vulfpeck) “Lunchtime”
Mark Bittler – “You Make It Hard”. – Mark is my dearest friend a true brother from another mother.
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