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Michael A. Minor
Environmental Noise and Vibration Consultant
Certified Oregon and Washington MBE/DB
Education
· B.A. Physics, Whitman
Collage
· B.A. Mathematics,
Whitman College
Professional Registrations
· Institute of Noise
Control Engineering
· Acoustic Society of America
Skills
· Preparation of technical
noise reports for environmental impact statements, initial
studies, environmental assessments and negative declarations
using federal, state, and local noise regulations and
ordinances
· Transportation noise
measurement, analysis, prediction and mitigation for
traffic, mass transportation
· On-site technical
noise analysis for industrial, commercial and construction
activities including monitoring and mitigation of construction
related noise and vibration for heavy machinery and
blasting
· Measurement, analysis
and calibration of acoustic chambers, and product and
material testing in accordance with national and international
test standards
· Acoustic measurements
using sound pressure, sound intensity, and calculation
of sound power and measurement in areas with excessive
background noise
· Noise control and
mitigation methods with passive barriers, acoustic absorption,
silencers, and active noise cancellation technology
· Airport noise monitoring,
noise abatement, flight tracking, airport noise monitoring
system installation, maintenance and training, and noise
modeling using the FAA INM program
· Specialty acoustics,
such as audiometric measurement and calibration, Zwiker
loudness curves, psycho-acoustics, underwater acoustics,
architectural acoustics and speech transmissibility
· Installation, calibration
and use of specialty test equipment including frequency
analysis utilizing real-time n-octave and FFT analyzers,
digital tape recorders, accelerometers, charge amplifiers,
high pressure microphones and preamplifiers.
· Human and occupational
and industrial acoustics and vibration testing, including
audiometric testing, arm-hand and hole-body vibration
testing
· Stress screening
and modal analysis using vibration and impact testing,
machine condition and fault detection for rotating machinery,
shock, and seismic vibration testing
· Public meetings,
seminars and training sessions in acoustic measurement
and analysis and vibration measurement and analysis
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