Contributors xviiHe has been active in the Audio Engineering Society (AES) as Governor, three times Papers Chairman and four
times Facilities Chairman, and Vice Chairman and Chairman of the 1989 AES Convention, for which he received the
Governor’s award. He was also a member of SMPTE and the IEA.
Les Blomberg
Les Blomberg is a hearing conservation and noise policy expert. He is the inventor
of a hearing test to detect temporary changes in hearing ability and is the author of
numerous articles and papers on hearing conservation and noise. He is the founding
Executive Director of the Noise Pollution Clearinghouse.Alan C. Brawn CTS, ISF, ISF-C.
Alan Brawn is a principal of Brawn Consulting LLC, an audio-visual consulting,
educational development, and market intelligence firm with national exposure to
major manufacturers, distributors, and integrators in the industry. He was formerly
President of Telanetix and previously National Business Development and Product
Marketing Manager, Pro AV Group, Samsung Electronics. Alan is an AV industry
veteran with experience spanning over two decades including years managing a
commercial AV systems integration company after which he became one of the
founding members of Hughes-JVC.
He is a recognized author for leading AV industry magazines and newsletters
such as Systems Contractor News, Digital Signage Magazine, Rental & Staging,
Display Daily, and Electrograph’s Emerge. Brawn is an Imaging Science Foundation Fellow and the Managing
Director of ISF Commercial. Alan is CTS certified and an adjunct faculty member of Infocomm sitting on their
PETC council. He is an NSCA instructor and Learning Unit Provider. He was the recipient of the Pro AV Hall of
Fame recognition from rAVe in 2004.
Alan can be reached at [email protected].
Pat Brown
Pat Brown is president of Synergetic Audio Concepts, Inc. Syn-Aud-Con conducts
educational seminars in audio and acoustics worldwide, as well as private seminars
for audio manufacturers and corporations. He has owned and operated several busi-
nesses, including design build, retail, and consulting audio firms.
He received an A.A.S. from the University of Louisville in Electrical Engi-
neering Technology. His current duties include teaching, consulting, and authoring
technical articles for industry magazines and the Syn-Aud-Con Newsletter, which he
and his wife, Brenda, publish from their headquarters in Greenville, Indiana.