Anthony Nash, P.E. | Vice President

After Anthony completed his military service in the U.S. Air Force, he settled in San Francisco and quickly discovered that acoustics and vibration were a fertile area for both his technical training and his interdisciplinary skills. His personal curiosity has led him into investigations covering many technical areas, ranging from the acoustical signature of balloon bursts to the self-noise of accelerometers and other topics described in some twenty technical papers prepared for various journals and proceedings. His three decades of experience as an acoustical consultant has provided him with the ability to recognize patterns when diagnosing client problems. Anthony places great importance on the verbal and written communication skills necessary to “down translate” highly technical information so it can be understood and applied.

Some of his more challenging projects have included a complicated acoustical investigation (plus retrofit scheme) to reduce fume hood exhaust noise at the McCullough Annex (Moore Research) laboratory facility at Stanford. He has assessed the vibration sensitivity of scientific apparatus in more than a dozen research laboratories, including IBM, Genentech, Lawrence Livermore, University of Washington, and Stanford University. He also implemented a practical “floating floor” (using steel springs) to help isolate impacts from basketball players running and jumping in a gymnasium located over an auditorium within the new Mission Bay Community Center.

Education

Oregon State University, B.S., Electrical Engineering, B.S.E.E., 1966

Professional Registration

California E.E. No. 9183
California: M.E. No. 33869

Awards

1997: ASTM Certificate of Appreciation for 20 years of active participation and outstanding editorial services to standards of development

Affiliations

Institute of Noise Control Engineering (INCE), Board Certified, 1978
Fellow, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM International)
Structural Engineers Association of Northern California (SEANOC)

Professional Activities

1978 to 1982: ANSI/ASA S1 Committee task group - worked with Alan Marsh and the late Dr. Robert Young on a new standard for integrating-averaging sound level meters; conducted measurements on a number of existing sound level measuring instruments as part of a research effort to verify their response to acoustical transients.

2005 to the Present: member of the ANSI/ASA Accredited Standards Committee S2 that develops voluntary U.S. standards on vibration. Member of the U. S. Technical Advisory Group coordinating with ISO Technical Committee No. 108, Mechanical Vibration and Shock to review and comment on international standards addressing vibration in the environment.