Smith, Fause & McDonald, Inc.

• Yosemite National Park, Yosemite Valley Utility Master Plan

Master plan design of communications infrastructure for rehabilitation of communications utilities across Valley floor.

Client: Kennedy/Jenks Engineers, San Francisco, California

• California State Fair and Exposition, Sacramento, California

380 acres of fairgrounds including 8,000 seat Grandstand, Rodeo, Equestrian Center, Expo Arts Center, Exposition Exhibit Buildings and over one dozen subsidiary performance stages, exhibit buildings and demonstration spaces.

Design of new Fairwide paging, foreground music and emergency alert systems , including 12 command/control points, dozens of local entertainment systems, 32 master addressable zones and 4 levels of hierarchy/prioritization. System uses unique broadcast signal quality fiber optic distribution and control systems.  SFMI served as prime for a design effort incorporating the system Electrical Engeineering requirements. SFMI also provided environmental acoustics assessments and operational guidelines to minimize the impact on the surrounding residents.

Client: State of California, California State Fair Authority, Sacramento, California

• Humbolt Redwoods State Park, Humbolt County, California

Assessment of the noise impact of proposed motorcross park on the ambient of the State Park across the highway.

Client: Save the Redwoods League, San Francisco, California.

• Monterey Aquarium, "Monterey Bay" Exhibit, Monterey, California

Design of enhanced sound system to allow explanation of exhibit to audience by divers in tank, as well as by presenters within audience area and with prerecorded material. System shifts frequency of outside presenter's voice so as to avoid sound system feedback.

Client: Monterey Aquarium, Monterey, California

• East Bay Regional Parks District, Beach and Pool Emergency Paging Systems, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California

Concept design of robust outdoor paging systems to provide emergency crowd control around the Park District's major beaches and pools. Systems designs feature weatherised outdoor access points coupled to high level speech frequency horns mounted on buildings, bluffs and poles at the following facilities:

• Contra Loma Regional Park
• Cull Canyon
• Del Valle Lake
• Don Castro
• Lake Anza
• Lake Temescal
• Roberts Regional Recreation Area
• Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area

Client: East Bay Regional Park District, Oakland, California

• County of Santa Clara, Recreation & Parks Shooting Range, California

Noise Measurements and Mitigation measures for the facility to comply with Cal OSHA requirements.

Client: County of Santa Clara

• Honda of America, Watson Memorial Sports Complex, Marysville, Ohio

Corporate Aerobics Facility Sound System Design

Client: Panasonic Industrial, Division of Matsushita Electric, Cypress, California

• The Beverly Hills Country Club, Los Angeles, California

Scope of Services: Design of Video and Sound Systems for Boardroom and Aerobic Rooms, Video Distribution System, Acoustics, Sound Isolation, and HVAC Noise Control for conference facility, gyms and aerobics areas.

Architect: Gensler & Associates, Los Angeles, California

• New Fairplex Pavilion, Los Angeles, California

Room Acoustics, Sound and A/V Systems for Los Angeles County Fairgrounds Horse Auction Facility

Architect: Froehlich & Kow, Los Angeles, California