Contributors xxvnumerous papers and book chapters, has been granted four patents, and is the co-author (with Thomas P. Barnwell,
III, and Kambiz Nayebi) of Speech Coding A Computer Laboratory Textbook, a title in the Georgia Tech Digital
Signal Processing Laboratory Series published by John Wiley & Sons.
Richardson is a member of Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, and a senior member of the IEEE. He was graduated from
Brown University with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and received both his Master’s and doctoral
degrees in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Gino Sigismondi
Gino Sigismondi, a Chicago native and Shure Associate since 1997, has been active
in the music and audio industry for nearly 15 years. Currently managing the Tech-
nical Training division, Gino brings his years of practical experience in professional
audio to the product training seminars he conducts for Shure customers, dealers,
distribution centers, and internal staff. Gino spent over 9 years as a member of
Applications Engineering, assisting Shure customers with choosing and using the
company’s vast array of products, and is the author of the Shure educational publi-
cations Selection and Operation of Personal Monitors, Audio Systems Guide for
Music Educators, and Selection and Operation of Audio Signal Processors. He was
recently awarded status as an Adjunct Instructor by the InfoComm Academy.
Gino earned his B.S. degree in Music Business from Elmhurst College, where he
was a member of the jazz band as both guitar player and sound technician. After
college, he spent several years working as a live sound engineer for Chicago-area
sound companies, night clubs, and several local acts. Gino continues to remain active as a musician and sound engi-
neer, consulting musicians on transitioning to in-ear monitors and expanding his horizons beyond live music to
include sound design for modern dance and church sound.
Jeff D. Szymanski
Jeff D. Szymanski is an Acoustical Engineer with Black & Veatch Corporation, a
leading global engineering, consulting, and construction company specializing in
infrastructure development in energy, water, information, and government market
sectors. Jeff’s experience covers many areas of acoustics, including architectural
acoustics design, industrial noise and vibration control, environmental noise control,
and A/V systems design. He has over 13 years of experience in the acoustical manu-
facturing and consulting industries.
Prior to joining Black & Veatch, Jeff was the Chief Acoustical Engineer for
Auralex Acoustics, Inc., where he was the key designer on several award-winning
projects. In 2004–5, he and the Auralex team collaborated with members of the
Russ Berger Design Group to develop and launch the award-winning pArtScience
brand of acoustic treatment products.
Jeff has written and presented extensively on the subjects of acoustics and noise control. He is a full member of
the Acoustical Society of America and the Institute of Noise Control Engineering, holds two U.S. patents for acoustic
treatment products, is a licensed professional engineer, and he plays guitar pretty well, too.