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Jack B. Evans, PE


Principal

The founder of JEAcoustics, Jack provides measurements, analyses, engineering design, and expert witness for mechanical noise control, architectural sound isolation, structural vibration, and environmental noise in addition to firm management and marketing. His technical specialties are in the mechanical and structural engineering disciplines, relating to architectural acoustics, building vibration, and mechanical noise control.  Mr. Evans has been actively involved in acoustics, noise control, facilities services, and microelectronics projects as a consultant, designer, and construction manager since 1975. Jack has been an invited speaker on various topics of vibration, acoustics, noise control, and professional service business development at the University of Texas and a number of professional societies and architectural firms. He has presented technical papers at international conferences in the US, Europe and Asia. Mr. Evans has served as President of the Travis Chapter of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers (1993-1994), Vice President of the Austin ASHRAE Chapter (1998-1999), and was appointed to the 1991-1993 term of the City of Austin Environmental Advisory Board. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Architectural Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin in 1975. He is a Registered Licensed Professional Engineer in Texas since 1982, No. 52472.
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Chad Himmel, PE


Associate

Chad is responsible for project management and scheduling. He conducts and supervises measurements, analyses, engineering design, detailing, and recommendations in each of JEA's major disciplines. Mr. Himmel's academic background and consulting experience includes work in architecture and engineering, leading to excellent integration of acoustics and vibration disciplines with building design and construction. He was a consultant at Yantis Acoustical Design (now Sparling) in Seattle. He has been a presenting speaker on various areas of acoustics and vibration at the University of Texas, national TSA and AIA conventions, local chapters of ASHRAE and AIA, a local high school and neighborhood association, and has presented technical papers at international conferences in North America and Europe. In addition to graduating with high honors from the University of Texas, Chad was awarded the AIA Medal of Honor for Academic Excellence in 1992. He is a Licensed Professional Engineer in Texas since 2002, No. 90175.
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Joshua Leasure, PE


Senior Consultant

Joshua conducts conducts measurements, analysis, and detailing for architectural acoustics, sound isolation, mechanical noise control, and environmental noise. Joshua's interests and technical specialties include computer modeling, transportation noise, community noise, and acoustics and vibration measurement. Joshua enjoys finding ways of contributing to the local community, such as participating in and lending technical expertise to discussions on local community noise issues and volunteering at the regional science fair. He was an Associate at Veneklasen Associates in Los Angeles, California, and worked in environmental noise at Hankard Environmental in Fort Collins, Colorado. After earning his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines in 2002, he did noise research for CSM's Western Mining Research Center. He is a Licensed Professional Engineer in Texas since 2009, No. 105059.
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Mark Leger, EIT


Consultant

Mark provides measurements, analyses, and engineering design for architectural acoustics, mechanical noise control, and sound isolation for many building types, including academic, government, medical-healthcare, hotel-housing, and research. He also provides environmental noise analysis and mitigation design for transportation systems and outdoor mechanical equipment installations. Mr. Leger taught AIA Continuing Education System classes in the areas of acoustics. Mark was an acoustical consultant at Acentech in Westlake Village, California, and Acoustical Design Collaborative in Towson, Maryland. He earned his M.A. in Audio Sciences from The Johns Hopkins University Peabody Institute in 2007 and his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 2001.
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