Veneklasen Associates Now Offers IT Consulting Services Architectural Acoustics, Audio-Visual System Design, Environmental Noise and Information Technologies Consulting Services Veneklasen Associates has added Information Technology (IT) design for both new construction and the technology refresh of existing systems to its roster of consulting services. The addition of IT further enhances our firm's integrated approach to acoustical design, which we believe is critically important to the sound quality of the built environment and complicated audio-visual systems. Veneklasen Associates' Senior IT Designer, Ken Godachy, is a Technical Administrator and Systems Designer with extensive experience in the design and implementation of high-performance network transport systems for voice, data and video. His product knowledge spans traditional communications, wireless, broadband, and lasers for applications in commercial, institutional, industrial or hospitality facilities. An IT specialist since the early 1980s, Ken's client roster includes the Virgin MegaStores, Pacific Theaters, KB Home, Hollywood Park Race Track & Casino, Las Vegas City Services/Clark County, and the Ritz Carlton Huntington luxury spa. He has played an active role with both BICSI (Building Industry Consultants Services International) and CSI (Construction Specification Institute), including the dissemination of information throughout the architecture and design community during the transition associated with the update of Division 27. Ken is also a licensed B General Contractor and C7 (Low Voltage) Contractor. Founded in 1947, our hallmark is technical diversity derived from decades of experience, in combination with a premium placed by each associate on customer service. We are proud of our reputation for intelligent, innovative and cost-conscious solutions, earned through a legacy of literally thousands of projects worldwide. Western Electro-Acoustic Laboratory (WEAL) WEAL, a division of Veneklasen Associates, is one of only two laboratories west of the Mississippi accredited by NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) for both laboratory and field testing. The collaboration between WEAL and Veneklasen Associates represents a unique measurement and testing opportunity for our clients, as well as a research resource for manufacturers and industry. www.weal.com Paul S. Veneklasen Research Foundation Founded in 1980, the Paul S. Veneklasen Research Foundation sponsors and promotes scientific research in acoustics. www.veneklasenresearchfoundation.org