About us · A decade of sound advice
Acoustical consultants, San Diego County, founded 2000
Medlin & Associates is DOT (Caltrans) Certified WBE/DBE (Woman Business Enterprise/Disadvantaged Business Enterprise).
We can provide your firm with quality acoustical consulting services and assist your firm in meeting woman-owned small business goals and/or small disadvantaged business goals for federal and state contracts.
We are also a California Certified Small Business.
These certifications are as listed on the firm's website between 2002 and 2009.
Background
Medlin & Associates was founded in 2000. Before consulting, the firm's principal worked for the U.S. Navy (NAVSEA and Mare Island Naval Shipyard) on ship and submarine silencing: noise and vibration monitoring of the submarine fleet, submarine noise reduction and the acoustics of surface ships.
- Member of the Institute of Noise Control Engineering (INCE)
- Member of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA)
- Certified Environmental Consultant in Acoustics, San Diego County

Consulting projects
Architectural and environmental acoustics projects including new residential developments, multi-family housing, elementary schools, churches, traffic noise studies and interior noise studies. Acoustical measurements of ambient/background noise, STC, RT60 using a state of the art Larson-Davis 824 sound level meter and real time analyzer. Acoustical studies, noise impact studies and architectural acoustics design and treatment recommendations.
Navy projects and programs
SSN/SSBN submarine fleet noise and vibration monitoring; machinery and hull vibration monitoring; top management attention noise program; acoustical design of new surface ships including minesweepers, destroyers and oceanographic research ships; submarine silencing improvement program; ship acoustical surveys; reduction of ship airborne noise, structureborne noise, radiated noise and sonar self-noise impacts; noise and vibration control; technical expertise in ship airborne noise control to improve speech communication, ship habitability, and reduction in ship's force hearing losses.



