JOHN ERDREICH, PH.D., FASA
SITE PLANNING, PSYCHOACOUSTICS, NOISE AND
VIBRATION EXPOSURE

Direct email: je@acousticalconsultant.com

Dr. Erdreich is a principal of Ostergaard Acoustical Associates offering expertise in the physical and perceptual aspects of acoustics. His 30 years of experience include occupational noise control, warnings audibility, interference of noise with normal activities, and speech intelligibility. He oversees day- to-day operation of Ostergaard Acoustical Associates.

Following a position as a professor in the Ear, Nose and Throat Department at the University of Oklahoma, he joined the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. As Chairman of the Noise Task Group, Dr. Erdreich helped formulate the national strategy for reducing occupational noise-induced hearing loss. At the University of Cincinnati, he taught courses in noise control and acoustics and directed graduate dissertations concerning noise. He has published articles relating to hearing, psychoacoustics, and vibration. He also has taught Architectural Acoustics at the NJIT School of Architecture for several years.

REPRESENTATIVE PROJECT EXPERIENCE

	Regulatory Activities. Developed enforceable municipal noise ordinances which allow industrial and commercial activities while protecting noise-sensitive residential activities.
	Land use development. Involved with private and municipal developers to qualify projects for approval for Federal funding through the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
	U.S. Court Facilities. Developed and wrote performance oriented guidelines for the U.S. Courts Design Guide. These allow the architect and the owner to understand the implication of design decisions on the ultimate speech intelligibility or privacy within spaces.
	Environmental impact study. Modeled noise emissions from a proposed 400 MW Coal Gasification Power Plant situated within 900 feet of residences. Developed noise mitigation to meet strict New Jersey nighttime noise limits.
	Prepared numerous HUD site assessments including development of noise mitigation to qualify projects for Federal support.
	Designed public address and warning system for manufacturing facility.

EDUCATION

	Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1977
	Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering
	Newark College of Engineering, 1965

PROFESSIONAL

	Fellow-Acoustical Society of America
	Senior Member- Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
	Consultant to working groups in ANSI Acoustics Secretariat
	President National Council of Acoustical Consultants
	Director, Council for Accreditation for Occupational Hearing Conservation