Acentech Welcomes Terry Tyson as Acoustical Consultant

	Terry Tyson. Photo: Acentech, Inc.

Acentech Inc., a national multi-disciplinary acoustics, audiovisual systems design, and vibration consulting firm, announces that Terry Tyson, P.E., LEED AP BD+C, has joined the firm's Trevose, Pennsylvania office as a supervisory consultant in acoustics. In his new role, Tyson will serve Acentech's clients in the areas of architectural acoustics and mechanical system noise and vibration control, while providing senior leadership to the Trevose office with a focus on workflow and staff management, business development, and strategic business planning.

"Terry brings the perfect combination of leadership and technical acumen to this role, and we are pleased to welcome him to our growing team of dedicated acoustics professionals," said Benjamin Markham, LEED AP, director of Acentech's architectural acoustics group. "With his extensive experience in business development and operations, Terry is an enormous asset to Acentech as we grow the Trevose office and continue to serve our valuable mid-Atlantic clients."

Tyson brings 15 years of project management experience and a proven ability to integrate acoustic recommendations into the overall design of a project. His experience includes acoustical and sound isolation design, analysis, and testing for concert halls, performing arts centers, conference centers, classrooms, offices, and other commercial, residential, and industrial spaces. Tyson also brings experience in environmental noise studies and exterior sound isolation design. Throughout his career, Tyson has completed many successful projects throughout the United States and Britain, including the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Experimental Music Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) in Troy, New York, Strathmore Hall in Rockville, Maryland, Rockport Chamber Music Festival in Rockport, Massachusetts , and LSO St. Luke's Music Education Centre in London. Prior to joining Acentech, Tyson was the director of operations and a senior consultant at Kirkegaard Associates in Chicago, Illinois.

Tyson received a bachelor of science in chemical engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago and completed undergraduate and graduate work in mechanical engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. He earned LEED AP certification in building design and construction, as well as CDT certification from the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI). Tyson is actively involved in several professional societies, including American Society of Heating and Refrigeration Engineers (ASHRAE), CSI, and the Institute of Noise Control Engineering (INCE).