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Stephen I. Roth, PE
Roth Acoustical Associates
Tele: 412-831-8382 Fax: 412-831-8389
e-mail: Stephen.Roth@RothAcoustics.com

NOISE CONTROL AND ACOUSTIC EXPERT SINCE 1971

Honors/Accreditations

Fellow - Acoustical Society of America

Fellow - American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Professional Engineer - Acoustical Engineering

Professional Engineer - Mechanical Engineering

Member of the National Society of Professional Engineers

Past President - Institute of Noise Control Engineering

Board Certified in Noise Control Engineering - Institute of Noise Control Engineering

Past Board Member of CAOHC (Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation)

Member of the American Industrial Hygiene Association

Member of the American Society of Safety Engineers

Work History

President/Principal Engineer - Roth Acoustical Associates - 1996-Present

Developed and conducted Alcoa's noise control program - 1971- 1996

Maintenance and Plant Engineer - Alcoa 1968-1971

Maintenance and Plant Engineer - Allied Chemical 1967- 1968

Organizational Responsibilities

Institute of Noise Control Engineering, President (1999), Member of the Board of Directors (1984-1987), Secretary (1988-1990), Member of Publications Advisory Board (1996-Present)

International Institute of Noise Control Engineering, United States Representative to International Working Party with representatives from France, Germany Hungary, Brazil, etc. to develop recommendation for "Upper Limit Noise Levels for the Workplace" (1993-1998)

American National Standard Institute, Principal Author and Chairman of the ANSI Working Group that developed ANSI S12.16-1992- "Specification of the Noise of New Machinery at The Operator's Position"

American National Standard Institute, Working Group Member of ANSI S12-19-1996 Standard - Measurement of Occupational Noise

American National Standard Institute, Working Group Member of ANSI S12-41 Standard - Model Community Noise Ordinance

International Standards Organization, A Coordinator of United States Voting on Industry Related ISO Standards (1989-1999)

American National Standard Institute, Representative to the S12 Committee on Noise (1979-1996), (1999-2001)

Acoustical Society of America, Member of the Noise Committee (1989-1992)

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Member of the Noise Control and Acoustics Committee (Since inception)

Aluminum Association, Elected Chairman of the Noise Control Committee (1979-1981)

American Industrial Hygiene Association, Member of the Noise Control Committee (1973-1975)

Industrial Fastener Institute, Member of the Technical Task Force of the Industrial Fastener Institute Noise Control Research Program (1982-1985)

Organization Resource Counselors, Member of the Committee on Press Noise Control (1974-1976)

Technical Papers, Publications, Speeches, Seminars

Conference of the American Industrial Hygiene Association, Boston, 1973: Technical paper titled "Practical Examples of Noise Control Engineering"
Plant Engineering and Maintenance Conference, Cleveland, 1974: Technical paper titled "Selecting Equipment on the Basis of its Noise"
Aluminum Association's Spring Meeting- White Sulphur Springs, 1975: Technical paper titled "Noise Control in the Aluminum Industry"
Fire, Safety and Security Conference, London, England, 1976: Technical paper titled "Controls to Improve the Working Environment"
Aluminum Association's Workshop on Control of Sawing Noise in the Aluminum Industry- Chicago, 1976: Organizer and Moderator of the Technical Session
American Industrial Hygiene Association Conference, Los Angeles, 1978: Organizer of Noise Control Sessions
Aluminum Association Workshop on Foundry Noise - Cincinnati, 1979: Technical paper titled "Noise Control of Foundry Noise Sources"
38th Accident Prevention Seminar of the Western Pennsylvania Safety Council, Pittsburgh, 1979: Technical paper titled "Effect of Noise, OSHA Regulations, Compensation - The Noise Control Engineering Approach"
General Meeting of the Fastener Institute Noise Control Research Program, Cleveland, 1980: Technical paper titled "Noise Controls Applicable to the Fastener Industry"
Greater Pittsburgh Industrial Hygiene Council- Pittsburgh, 1983: Technical paper titled "Engineering Noise Control Solutions"
1984 International Conference on Noise Control Engineering, Honolulu: Technical paper titled "Noise Control for New Equipment - An Engineer's Dilemma"
Acoustical Society of America - Raleigh, NC, 1985: Technical paper titled "Organizing for an Effective Noise Control Program"
NOISE-CON 85- Ohio State University, 1985: Technical paper titled "Computer Program for Fan Noise Level Prediction"
University of Pittsburgh Mechanical Engineering Graduate Program, and the School of Public Health, 1984 and 1987: Guest Lecturer
16th International Conference on Noise Control Engineering- Beijing, 1987: Technical paper titled "Noise Control in an Integrated Aluminum Company"
Upper Saint Clair Middle School Environmental Program, 1986-1988: Developed noise awareness program
1989 International Conference on Noise Control Engineering, Newport Beach, California: Organized and Chaired Session on Acoustical Monitoring for Product Quality Improvements and Machinery Diagnosis
Acoustical Society of America Meeting - Baltimore, 1991: Technical paper titled "Development of a Standard to Obtain Manufacturer Noise Level Data"
1991 International Conference on Noise Control Engineering, Sidney, Australia,: Organized Special Session on Noise Control in the Aluminum Industry and presented technical paper titled "Noise Concerns in the Aluminum Industry- an overview "
Acoustical Society of America Meeting, New Orleans, 1992: Technical paper titled "How the Acoustical Society Can Assist Industry in Noise Control" - Participated in a panel discussion on the topic
Penn State University - 1995: Lecture on Engineering Noise Control To the Graduate Program in Acoustics
Acoustical Society of America, Indianapolis, 1996: Seminar Presentation titled "Benefits of Noise Control in the Workplace"
PPG - 1997: Seminar to PPG's Glass Plants
CAOHC Certification Courses - Dr. Roger Angelelli, Pittsburgh - 1996-1997: Noise Control Engineering Presentations at CAOHC Courses
Busch- Martec, Inc - 1997: Noise Control Engineering Presentations at Seminars for their Customers
EBI Companies - Erie, PA - 1998: Seminar to Safety Professionals
Huntsman Chemical - Chesapeake, VA - 1998: Seminar to Engineering Staff
PPG - Evansville, IN - 1998: Seminar to PPG's Glass Plants
73rd Annual Safety, Health and Security Conference and Exhibit - Pittsburgh, PA - May 1998: Talk entitled "Low Cost Noise Control"
CAL-OSHA - September 1998: Noise control seminars to staff
American Industrial Hygiene Association - Cleveland, Ohio - January 1999: Talk to AIHA Members on practical noise control solutions
National Hearing Conservation Association - Atlanta, Ga - February 1999: Paper titled "Noise Control for the Financially Challenged"
NIOSH Best Practices Symposium on Hearing Conservation - Detroit, Michigan - October 1999: Workshop on Noise Control Engineering
American Association of Laboratory Animal Science, Atlanta, Ga - November 1999: Seminar on Noise Control Engineering
Inter-Noise 2002, Dearborn, MI - August 2002: Paper titled "Pittsburgh Noise Ordinance - Development and Enactment"
Noise-Con 2003, Cleveland, OH - July 2003: Chaired Session on Practical Applications of Noise Control

Presented over 250 technical presentations on noise control to engineers, industrial hygiene, safety and operating management. Attendees at the presentations include personnel from companies such as Alcoa, Armco Steel, General Electric, Bayer Corp., LTV Steel, Proctor and Gamble, Allegheny Ludlum Steel, OSRAM Sylvania, Mylan Pharmaceutical, Philips Lighting Co., PPG, US Steel, and Westinghouse.
Conducted over 450 visits to take noise level measurements, and to provide noise control and acoustical recommendations

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering - City College of New York - June 1967

Articles/Contributions

"Selecting Equipment on the Basis of its Noise" - Plant Engineering Magazine
"Predicting Noise Levels for New Equipment Installations"- Safety Newsletter of the National Safety Council
"Selecting Equipment on the Basis of its Noise" - Journal of the American Society of Safety
"Engineering a Quieter Workplace" - Occupational Hazards Magazine
"Listen To The Benefits of Noise Control" - Industrial Maintenance and Plant Operations Magazine
"Are The Sights and Sounds of Workplace Stress Driving Your People Out The Door?" - Kellers Transportation Recruiting and Retention Insights
"Workplace Noise Means Low Productivity and Poor Communication"- Industrial Safety and Hygiene News
"Solving Noise Problems" - Occupational Hazards Magazine

Client List (Partial)

Alcoa - PA, NC, TX, OH, GA, IN

Noise control recommendations for smelting, rolling mills, power plants, mining operations and fabricating facilities.

Allegheny Ludlum - Leechburg, PA

Noise measurements and recommendations for community noise issue.

Dr. Roger Angelelli, Pittsburgh, PA

Presentations on noise control engineering at Dr. Angelelli's Hearing Conservation Workshop.

Applied Material/ Products, Butler, PA

Developed noise measurement protocol for new product testing. Noise control recommendations were provided.

Armco Steel - Warren, Ohio

Noise control recommendations for tube mill.

Baker and Associates, Pittsburgh, PA

Noise Control Recommendations for Office Building

Paul Boas, Esq. - Pittsburgh, PA

Expert witness, determining noise level of automobile associated with a criminal investigation. Noise level data and evaluation were presented at judicial proceeding.

B & C Research Co., Barberton, OH

Noise Control Recommendations for Fabricating Facility.

Bayer Corporation

Noise Control Recommendations for Existing Facility. Noise control consulting and design of new facility

Berks Cardiologists

Acoustical recommendations to improve privacy of medical offices

Bristol-Myers Squibb, Evansville, Ind.

Noise control feasibility study of a tablet packaging plant.

Beth El Congregation, Pittsburgh, PA

Recommendations for correction of highly reverberant condition in social hall.

Bricmont, Inc.

Determination of noise sources creating unacceptable office acoustic/vibration environment.

Busch/Martec , Pittsburgh, PA.

Presented noise control seminar for customers

Calgon Carbon, St. Mary's, PA

Noise measurements and recommendations to resolve community noise concern created by pollution control blower.

Chester Engineers, Pittsburgh, PA

Evaluation and Control Recommendations for Treatment Facility - Worker and Community Noise Concerns.

Philip Cheswick, Esquire

Expert witness for Worker's Compensation Case.

Consol Pennsylvania Coal Co

Consultation on hearing conservation issues.

Dayton T. Brown, Inc - New York

Noise measurements and control recommendations for Post Office Bulk Mail Facility - Springfield, MA.

Dodson Engineering, Pittsburgh, PA.

Recommendations for noise control of roof top air handling units creating excessive community noise. Measurements were taken at the units and in the community.

Dominion Semiconductor, Manassas, Va,

Noise control recommendations for microchip manufacturing facility

EBI Companies, Erie, PA.

Noise Control Seminar for Safety Professionals.

Exxon Corp., Gibsonia, PA

Community noise measurements and control recommendations.

Frohman and Assoc. River Hills, Wisc.

Provided advice and counsel for development of a new noise control product.

Harford Systems - Aberdeen, Md

Noise control recommendations for product noise control.

Huntsman Chemical, Chesapeake, VA,

Noise Control Seminar and Consulting.

Hyperion Telecommunications, Inc

Recommendations to improve office acoustics associated with private office and open office environments

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Recommendations to reduce noise transmission from auditorium to adjoining classrooms.

International Paper - Erie, PA.

Community noise measurements.

Kvaerner John Brown, Greenville, SC.

Recommendations to reduce in-plant noise and community noise for Flexsys, Inc..

James Lederach, Esq. - Scottdale, PA

Expert witness on community noise issue. Presented technical information at Zoning Board Hearing.

The Limited Edition, Inc, Merrick, NY

Recommendations to mitigate excessive reverberated noises in office and telephone marketing areas.

LLI Technologies, Inc.

Noise measurements and recommendations for controlling community noise levels for diesel generator installations for Verizon.

Lockheed Martin, Binghamton, NY

Noise measurements and recommendations for noise control of new equipment for product sale.

Metal Forming and Coining Co., Maumee, OH

Noise Control Recommendations for Metal Stamping Operation.

National City Bank, Bentleyville, PA

Noise control recommendations for reverberation control in branch office.

Ewing Newcomer, Esq., Uniontown, PA

Review of deposition and recommendations associated with hearing loss claim.

OSHA

Noise control training for compliance officers

PNC BANK, Pittsburgh, PA

Noise measurement and recommendations for cooling tower noise issue.
Noise control recommendations for reverberation control in branch office.

PPG - Corporate, Pittsburgh, PA

Presented Full Day Noise Control Seminar for PPG Glass Plants. Conducted at Crestline, Ohio.

PPG

Noise control engineering training. Recommendations for noise control of glass manufacturing facilities.

Piano Academy, Upper St. Clair PA

Recommendations during construction phase of music school to insure privacy between practice rooms and to alleviate noises to other tenants.

Pimalco Extrusion, Phoenix, Arizona

Comprehensive Noise Control Action Plan for Ingot Production and Tube Mill.

Pitcairn-Monroeville Sportsmen's Club

Recommendations for acoustical retrofit of large meeting room to allow appropriate communication and discussions.

City of Pittsburgh

Technical expert for development of Noise Control Ordinance. Trained police officers to take noise level measurements

Poli and Cuteri Architects, Pittsburgh, PA

Evaluation and Recommendations of Acoustics of University of Pittsburgh Classrooms.

RPS, Inc- Memphis TN Hub

Noise control engineering recommendations for package distribution center.

H.H. Reich, Engineers, Pittsburgh, PA

Noise level measurements and recommendations for control of room noise.

Respironics, Inc., Murrysville, PA

Noise level measurements and recommendations to isolate industrial equipment from office environment.

Rothschild Architects, Pittsburgh

Acoustical design of sanctuary - Temple Ohav Shalom

Saint Bartholomew Parish

Recommendations to improve acoustic environment in sanctuary.

Schomer and Associates, Urbana, Ill.

Provided noise control recommendations for grain elevator in rural community.

Super Trapp, Inc - Cleveland, Ohio

Noise control for buffing and grinding area.

SuperValu Markets

Community noise measurements for new location.

Suprex Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA

Noise control analysis and noise control recommendations for new product for the healthcare industry.

Tifton Aluminum, Tifton, GA

Noise control evaluation of aluminum fabrication operation.

University of Pittsburgh

Recommendations for improvement of acoustics of classrooms. Community noise measurements and control recommendations.

Alcoa - PA, NC, TX, OH, GA, IN	Noise control recommendations for smelting, rolling mills, power plants, mining operations and fabricating facilities.
Allegheny Ludlum - Leechburg, PA	Noise measurements and recommendations for community noise issue.
Dr. Roger Angelelli, Pittsburgh, PA	Presentations on noise control engineering at Dr. Angelelli's Hearing Conservation Workshop.
Applied Material/ Products, Butler, PA	Developed noise measurement protocol for new product testing. Noise control recommendations were provided.
Armco Steel - Warren, Ohio	Noise control recommendations for tube mill.
Baker and Associates, Pittsburgh, PA	Noise Control Recommendations for Office Building
Paul Boas, Esq. - Pittsburgh, PA	Expert witness, determining noise level of automobile associated with a criminal investigation. Noise level data and evaluation were presented at judicial proceeding.
B & C Research Co., Barberton, OH	Noise Control Recommendations for Fabricating Facility.
Bayer Corporation	Noise Control Recommendations for Existing Facility. Noise control consulting and design of new facility
Berks Cardiologists	Acoustical recommendations to improve privacy of medical offices
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Evansville, Ind.	Noise control feasibility study of a tablet packaging plant.
Beth El Congregation, Pittsburgh, PA	Recommendations for correction of highly reverberant condition in social hall.
Bricmont, Inc.	Determination of noise sources creating unacceptable office acoustic/vibration environment.
Busch/Martec , Pittsburgh, PA.	Presented noise control seminar for customers
Calgon Carbon, St. Mary's, PA	Noise measurements and recommendations to resolve community noise concern created by pollution control blower.
Chester Engineers, Pittsburgh, PA	Evaluation and Control Recommendations for Treatment Facility - Worker and Community Noise Concerns.
Philip Cheswick, Esquire	Expert witness for Worker's Compensation Case.
Consol Pennsylvania Coal Co	Consultation on hearing conservation issues.
Dayton T. Brown, Inc - New York	Noise measurements and control recommendations for Post Office Bulk Mail Facility - Springfield, MA.
Dodson Engineering, Pittsburgh, PA.	Recommendations for noise control of roof top air handling units creating excessive community noise. Measurements were taken at the units and in the community.
Dominion Semiconductor, Manassas, Va,	Noise control recommendations for microchip manufacturing facility
EBI Companies, Erie, PA.	Noise Control Seminar for Safety Professionals.
Exxon Corp., Gibsonia, PA	Community noise measurements and control recommendations.
Frohman and Assoc. River Hills, Wisc.	Provided advice and counsel for development of a new noise control product.
Harford Systems - Aberdeen, Md	Noise control recommendations for product noise control.
Huntsman Chemical, Chesapeake, VA,	Noise Control Seminar and Consulting.
Hyperion Telecommunications, Inc	Recommendations to improve office acoustics associated with private office and open office environments
Indiana University of Pennsylvania	Recommendations to reduce noise transmission from auditorium to adjoining classrooms.
International Paper - Erie, PA.	Community noise measurements.
Kvaerner John Brown, Greenville, SC.	Recommendations to reduce in-plant noise and community noise for Flexsys, Inc..
James Lederach, Esq. - Scottdale, PA	Expert witness on community noise issue. Presented technical information at Zoning Board Hearing.
The Limited Edition, Inc, Merrick, NY	Recommendations to mitigate excessive reverberated noises in office and telephone marketing areas.
LLI Technologies, Inc.	Noise measurements and recommendations for controlling community noise levels for diesel generator installations for Verizon.
Lockheed Martin, Binghamton, NY	Noise measurements and recommendations for noise control of new equipment for product sale.
Metal Forming and Coining Co., Maumee, OH	Noise Control Recommendations for Metal Stamping Operation.
National City Bank, Bentleyville, PA	Noise control recommendations for reverberation control in branch office.
Ewing Newcomer, Esq., Uniontown, PA	Review of deposition and recommendations associated with hearing loss claim.
OSHA	Noise control training for compliance officers
PNC BANK, Pittsburgh, PA	Noise measurement and recommendations for cooling tower noise issue. Noise control recommendations for reverberation control in branch office.
PPG - Corporate, Pittsburgh, PA	Presented Full Day Noise Control Seminar for PPG Glass Plants. Conducted at Crestline, Ohio.
PPG	Noise control engineering training. Recommendations for noise control of glass manufacturing facilities.
Piano Academy, Upper St. Clair PA	Recommendations during construction phase of music school to insure privacy between practice rooms and to alleviate noises to other tenants.
Pimalco Extrusion, Phoenix, Arizona	Comprehensive Noise Control Action Plan for Ingot Production and Tube Mill.
Pitcairn-Monroeville Sportsmen's Club	Recommendations for acoustical retrofit of large meeting room to allow appropriate communication and discussions.
City of Pittsburgh	Technical expert for development of Noise Control Ordinance. Trained police officers to take noise level measurements
Poli and Cuteri Architects, Pittsburgh, PA	Evaluation and Recommendations of Acoustics of University of Pittsburgh Classrooms.
RPS, Inc- Memphis TN Hub	Noise control engineering recommendations for package distribution center.
H.H. Reich, Engineers, Pittsburgh, PA	Noise level measurements and recommendations for control of room noise.
Respironics, Inc., Murrysville, PA	Noise level measurements and recommendations to isolate industrial equipment from office environment.
Rothschild Architects, Pittsburgh	Acoustical design of sanctuary - Temple Ohav Shalom
Saint Bartholomew Parish	Recommendations to improve acoustic environment in sanctuary.
Schomer and Associates, Urbana, Ill.	Provided noise control recommendations for grain elevator in rural community.
Super Trapp, Inc - Cleveland, Ohio	Noise control for buffing and grinding area.
SuperValu Markets	Community noise measurements for new location.
Suprex Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA	Noise control analysis and noise control recommendations for new product for the healthcare industry.
Tifton Aluminum, Tifton, GA	Noise control evaluation of aluminum fabrication operation.
University of Pittsburgh	Recommendations for improvement of acoustics of classrooms. Community noise measurements and control recommendations.