AES New York 2017 Presenter or Author
Glenn Hess
Primary Affiliation: Indy Acoustic Research LLC - Indianapolis, IN, USA
Co-founder and general manager of IAR formed in April 2015. Company provides design and test engineering services in embedded audio and acoustics for consumer electronic products, voice communication systems, and specialty markets. Also serves as principal test engineer and industry standards consultant for IAR.
Previous work experience -
Harman International: Indianapolis, IN. Senior Acoustics Engineer. July 2011-March 2015.
• Acoustic lab manager overseeing operations and development.
• Audio and electroacoustic test system developments and measurements.
• Audio requirements and new test methodologies for branding consumer products.
• IEEE, ITU-T, TIA standards participant, consultant, and company representative.
• Test engineer for audio, consumer, and communication products and components.
MWM Acoustics LLC: Indianapolis, IN. Division Manager – Testing & Standards. February 2000-July 2011.
• Acoustic lab manager overseeing operations and development.
• Electroacoustic and telecom test system developments and measurements.
• IEEE and TIA standards participant, consultant, and company representative.
• Test engineer for audio and communication products and components.
Bell Telephone Laboratories: Indianapolis, IN. Member of Technical Staff. June 1979-December 1999.
• Acoustic lab setups and test system developments.
• Electroacoustic and telecom measurements.
• IEEE industry standards participant and consultant.
• Test engineer for telecom products and components.
Organizations -
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Vice Chair and Technical Editor of Working Group on Communication Electroacoustics, Started 1988.
Telecommunications Industry Association, Working Group Participant and Technical Editor, Started 1996.
Education:
A.S. Electronics, Vincennes University, 1979.
Engineering Courses, Purdue University, 1979-1983.
Session List
Oct 21:
P17: Applications in Audio
Challenges of IoT Smart Speaker Testing (Author)