We can provide your firm with quality acoustical consulting services and assist your firm in meeting woman-owned small

business goals and/or small disadvantaged business goals for federal and state contracts.

We are also a California Certified Small Business. Please contact us if you would like further information on our certifications.

OUR STAFF:

Kathy Medlin, Principal/Owner

Education

• MS, Pennsylvania State University 1990; Acoustics, Noise and Vibration Control
• BS, Clarkson University, NY; Mechanical Engineering

Professional Memberships

• Institute of Noise Control Engineering (INCE)
• Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

Certifications

• Certified Environmental Consultant in Acoustics, San Diego County

Experience

Principal, Medlin & Associates, 2000-present

Program Manager, Submarine Maintenance Monitoring and Support , Noise and Vibration Monitoring Program, Dept of Navy, NAVSEA

Program Manager, Submarine Noise Reduction Program Office, Submarine Silencing Improvements, Dept. of Navy, NAVSEA

Project Engineer, Ship Silencing Office, Surface Ship Acoustics Branch, Dept. of Navy, NAVSEA

Project Engineer, Submarine Noise Reduction Office, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA

Honors

• Full Scholarship to attend Penn State Graduate Program in Acoustics, Dept. of Navy
• Outstanding Performance Award, Dept of Navy

Project Experience

Consulting Projects: Architectural and Environmental Acoustics projects including new residential developments, multi-family housing, elementary schools, churches, traffic noise studies and interior noise studies. Acoustical measurements of ambient/background noise, STC, rt-60 using state of the art Larson-Davis 824 Sound level meter and real time analyzer. Acoustical studies, noise impact studies and architectural acoustics design and treatment recommendations.

Navy Projects/Programs: SSN/SSBN submarine fleet noise and vibration monitoring; machinery and hull vibration monitoring; top management attention-noise program; acoustical design of new surface ships including minesweepers, destroyers, oceanographic research ships; submarine silencing improvement program; ship acoustical surveys; reduction of ship airborne noise, structureborne noise, radiated noise, sonar self-noise impacts, noise and vibration control, technical expertise in ship airborne noise control to improve speech communication, ship habitability, and reduction in ship's force hearing losses.

Author

• Unsteady Response of an Axial Flow Turbomachine, Penn State 1990.

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