Bob is the founder PSM LLC.  He is a registered professional engineer and he has worked in consulting for over 40 years.  In 2014, he became an avid pickleball player and was asked to investigate ways that the sound of pickleball might be reduced in level at residences near his winter home in Florida. That work involved careful analysis of work done by acoustics engineers and at methods of reducing the level of annoyance experienced by neighbors of pickleball courts. This led to a study of how pickleball sounds are generated and propagated.

He has now been working in pickleball sound mitigation for over 8 years and he frequently offers advice and formal consulting services to communities, pickleball clubs and those living near pickleball courts and courts being converted to pickleball.

If you have a question about pickleball sound or about how to reduce the impact of this sound, call Bob at 412-780-4575 or email him at itsrmu@aol.com

Barry is the Principal Acoustical Engineer for PSM LLC. He is a registered Professional Engineer and has worked in the acoustical industry for over 40 years. His experience includes work in architectural acoustics, industrial noise abatement, automotive noise and vibration control, and in new product development. He previously worked for Owens Corning Fiberglas, General Electric Transportation Systems, Lear Corporation, and Janesville Acoustics. He has developed innovative acoustical products for the architectural and automotive markets and holds 4 US patents. His training includes a BS degree in physics, MS and PhD degrees in Engineering Acoustics, and an MBA degree. He has been a pickleball player for 4 years and is also a pickleball referee.

DALE H. VAN SCOYK is a 1969 graduate of Purdue University with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He has MBA training from Arizona State University.

He has over 25 years experience with industrial equipment design, testing and manufacturing. He has written white papers and delivered presentations for the Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE) on electromagnetic noise measurement and suppression, as well as light wave spectrum analysis, perceived light pollution and LED light technology topics.

Dale is a year-round pickleball competitor in Wisconsin and Florida with gold medal awards. He is a USA Pickleball Certified Referee, an Ambassador and a PPR Certified Pickleball Instructor. He has worked with multiple municipalities in the Midwest on tennis court conversions for dual use pickleball courts in residential areas, where noise abatement techniques were required.

Andy is a 1968 graduate of Purdue University with a bachelor’s degree in English Education. She has several years’ experience teaching English composition and technical writing on the high school and college level.

Andy was a technical editor at California Institute of Technology in the Earthquake Engineering Department working with PhD candidates. More recently she was the Satellite Systems Coordinator for GE Medical Systems Television, planning satellite installations at hospitals across the US.

Andy is also a year-round pickleball player, having taken up the sport as the pandemic closed the possibility for other activities. She has played in various tournaments and won a medal in the Wisconsin Senior Olympics. Andy volunteers at tournaments as a pickleball desk coordinator and match starter and plays several times a week with local groups in Wisconsin and Florida. She is also on the Board of Directors of the local pickleball club.

Andy is involved in preparing all of our sound assessment reports.