Papadimos Group Team

Members of the firm belong to the following professional organizations:

Acoustical Society of America
American Institute of Architects (AIA)
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Engineers
Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology
Institute of Noise Control Engineering
National Council of Acoustical Consultants (NCAC)

From behind the drafting table:

We’re a team of professional, specialized consultants with engineering and architectural backgrounds. We’ve been in business since 2005 and together our group has more than fifty years of combined experience in the field of acoustic and vibration control.

Our firm is just the right size to maintain the hands-on style we prefer. And when the scope or scale of a project calls for additional expertise, we also can partner comfortably with appropriate, outside specialists. What ever the size or complexity of the job, we’re players now, and we can handle it.

An irony of our business is when we’ve done the job right, all our hard work is or should be imperceptible. When we’ve focused our attention on resolving existing or potential noise and vibration issues of a particular project, our clients shouldn’t have to. For us, a job well done is one that enables our clients to work or live in relative peace and quiet.

Chris Papadimos
Principal, Papadimos Group

Chris Papadimos, Principal

Mr. Papadimos is responsible for the overall management of the firm and all major project assignments. He has been consulting continuously since 1989 on building acoustics and vibration. His experience includes numerous projects involving structural noise and vibration, noise and vibration control for mechanical systems, architectural acoustics and environmental noise and vibration. After graduating from UCLA in 1989 with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Magna cum Laude, he gained hands-on consulting experience while working on large-scale new construction projects internationally for both San Francisco and New York based firms prior to starting his own consulting practice in January 2005. Chris remains professionally active in the development and review of acoustical standards and design guidelines and as a voting member and programs chair of the Technical Committee on sound and vibration for the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).

Gasper Sciacca, Senior Associate

Mr. Sciacca is a highly experienced acoustic consultant and is a registered architect in multiple states. He performs architectural acoustics and noise control in wide variety of projects which include hospitality, justice buildings, convention centers, performing arts, corporate and residential venues. Because he is also an architect, he takes a strong interest in the integration and coordination of the technical aspects into the design and creative process. Mr. Sciacca holds a degree in Architecture from the University of Illinois at Urbana and is a member of the American Institute of Architects, Acoustical Society of America, American Institute of Physics and the Construction Specifications Institute.

Roman Wowk, Associate

Mr. Wowk has been consulting in acoustics and vibration since 2004. His focus areas are architectural and room acoustics, and noise and vibration control of mechanical systems. He is experienced with sound and vibration measurement procedures as well as well as computer modeling techniques for prediction of acoustics and noise. He holds a Master of Engineering degree in Acoustics from Penn State University, a B.S. in Applied Mathematics from the University of New Mexico and a B.M. in Cello Performance from the University of Arizona. Roman is a member of the Acoustical Society of America and the Institute of Noise Control Engineering and is a LEED® accredited professional (LEED AP BD+C).

Ewart Wetherill, Associated Consultant

Mr. Wetherill (Red) is an independent consultant closely collaborating with our firm since its inception in 2005. He is primarily involved on project assignments where a high level of architectural detailing and coordination is warranted. Red is well known for his ability to translate acoustical requirements into architectural details. He is a widely respected expert in all aspects of architectural acoustics, with major emphasis on the design and remodeling of performing arts and worship facilities. Mr. Wetherill holds degrees in Architecture from the University British Columbia and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Red has published and lectured extensively and is active in professional societies and in promoting good acoustics in the built environment. He is a member of the American Society of Architects (AIA) and a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America.