News
David A. Silverman • dsilverman@testa.com
A publishing veteran, David has been editing magazines and books about the AV, photographic and printing fields since 1970. He has also written articles for more than a dozen magazines. Silverman is a former Associate Publisher of Audio Visual Communications magazine, PEI and other publications, and conceived and edited the first InfoComm (then NAVA) Trade Show Daily in 1977.
Dan Ferrisi • dferrisi@testa.com
Dan Ferrisi has been involved in the audiovisual industry from the beginning of his career. An editor and writer, he has covered numerous technical installations, including in the house of worship and entertainment segments, and analyzed emerging trends. His involvement with industry associations has encompassed detailed trade show reports. For IT/AV Report, the sister publication to Sound & Communications, he has hosted roundtable discussions about pressing technological issues, such as digital signage.
Contributing Editors
Shonan Noronha • snoronha@testa.com
Shonan Noronha, EdD, an independent producer and training consultant, works in collaboration with corporate communications, HR, IT and AV departments of large enterprises to deliver multimedia content across disparate networks. Shonan is credited for the information mapping and GUI design of interactive content distributed via the internet and on a variety of media. She is also the author of books and articles about television, AV, instructional technology, multimedia and music. Shonan authors the monthly "Sign Age" column
R. David Read • dread@testa.com
David started his career in communications as a messenger boy for Western Union and advanced to the position of telegrapher in 1949. He became a telegrapher/wire-chief for Southern Pacific and Santa Fe Railways, and then a microwave and automation technician. He has worked for Rauland-Borg, Dukane Corp. and the pre-Telex Altec Lansing, as well as helping NSCA organize its educational programs. A member of the AES and ASA, an associate of USITT and a frequent participant in BICSI proceedings, Dave is also a participating member of the Morse Club of America.
Jim Stokes • jstokes@testa.com
Jim Stokes, has worked in all aspects of AV media since 1960, on both the business and production sides. He has designed and built recording studios as well as a heart/lung electronic diagnostic amplifier for listening to heartbeats and respiration, used for patient education in hospitals. In addition to being an AV technician for two Minnesota community colleges, Jim was recognized by the American Lung Association with two first-place national public relations awards for radio spots he produced about respiratory health.
Columnists
Gary Kayye • gkayye@testa.com
Involved with the AV industry for about 20 years, Gary Kayye has worked for several major AV companies in sales and marketing, and is principal of Kayye Consulting, Inc., which specializes in marketing consulting and training development services. Gary has been chairman of InfoComm's Professional Education & Training Committee (PETC), InfoComm's Design School Committee and InfoComm's Installation School Committee. He also served on the InfoComm Board of Governors and has taught at industry shows such as CEDIA, NSCA, InfoComm and NAB. Gary was named Educator of Year by InfoComm in 2003 and NSCA's 2007 Instructor of the Year. He writes the monthly “Sight Lines” in Sound & Communications, as well as his annual “Kayye’s Krystal Ball” technology forecast.
David Lee • dlee@testa.com
David Lee, PhD, is CEO of Lee Communication Inc., Orlando FL. A licensed minister, David has an extensive academic background in the field of communications, and more than 25 years of experience as a systems integrator, specializing in houses of worship. Concentrating on international projects, he has covered more than 50 countries, including projects in Asia, Africa, Europe, South America and the United States. David writes the monthly “House of Worship: Business,” and is a member of Sound & Communications’ Technical Council.
Peter Mapp • pmapp@testa.com
United Kingdom-based Peter Mapp, FASA, FAES, is principal of Peter Mapp Associates. A chartered engineer and physicist, he also is a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America and Fellow of the Audio Engineering Society. Peter was named the 2009 NSCA University Educator of the Year, based on feedback about his NSCA University course, “Optimizing and Measuring the Intelligibility of Sound Systems,” at InfoComm ’09.
David McNutt • dmcnutt@testa.com
David McNutt has more than 35 years of marketing, sales, management, research and technical experience in the audio and video industry. David’s career has included radio broadcasting, advertising, marketing and business. He has extensive experience with live sound engineering, marketing for well-known manufacturers, audio system design and consultation, and fixed installation contracting. He holds a Masters in Telecommunications from Indiana University and an MBA in Marketing and Strategy from the University of Chicago. He writes Sound & Communications’ “Down to Business” column.
Tony Warner • twarner@testa.com
Tony Warner, CTS-D, CSI CDT, LEED AP is director of the Audio-Visual Design group for RTKL, a 60-year-old worldwide planning, architecture, design and creative services organization. Based in Baltimore MD, he has worked on projects for such clients as the US State Department, the US House of Representatives, the National Institutes of Health and the US Naval Academy. Author of “Architectural Perspectives,” he is a member of Sound & Communications’ Technical Council.