RICK LAVIN,
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Rick Lavin's attention to detail and eye for precision make him a key designer for the complex infrastructure needed in facilities where audio, video and data converge. His years spent working onsite as a project manager for a national A/V contractor balance his theoretical physics background with an appreciation for the practical realities of construction.
Rick's work for AD focuses primarily on audio, video, data and security system design. Rick has lead the a/v design for projects such as: The Burgin Center for the Arts at Mercersburg Academy, the Woolly Mammoth Theatre in Washington, D.C.; the performing arts center at American River College, as well as renovations of the Stanley Theatre in Utica, New York and Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church in Washington, DC. Rick has also been part of the development of the I2 design for the New World Symphony.
After graduating college with a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the State University of New York at Fredonia in 1989. Rick began his professional career as an audio engineer, designing and building speakers and sound reinforcement systems. He then moved on to working in the entertainment industry as a Production Sound Engineer and a Theatre Sound Designer. Rick was involved in designing, engineering and leading teams on the installation of audio and video systems for large-scale projects.
Prior to joining AD in 2002, Rick spent seven years as Project Manager/Senior Design Engineer for a major A/V Integrator, managing projects such as the Conference Center for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah, Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College, in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York; the Tufte Performance and Production Center at Emerson College in Boston and the concert venues for Universal Studios City Walk, Orlando, Florida. Rick also served as the resident theatrical sound designer for the North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, Massachusetts.
Rick is a member of ASIS (American Society for Industrial Security) and the North Texas Chapter of USGBC (U.S. Green Building Council).
