AUDIOVISUAL DESIGN SPECIALIST BRIAN PATRICK, CTS-D EXPANDS THE SEXTANT GROUP’S REACH, SERVICE

AUGUST 2, 2004 ATLANTA GA –
The Sextant Group, a nationally recognized, independent consulting and design firm specializing in audiovisual technologies, information technologies and acoustics, announces the hiring of Brian Patrick, CTS-D as Senior Consultant to open the firm’s new Atlanta office.

The opening of this new office offers architects and engineers in the Southeast dramatically improved access and better services from one of the nation’s top firms providing AV & IT design & specification, acoustics consulting and strategic technology planning & program development. Mr. Patrick brings demonstrated accomplishment in project management, technical systems design, audiovisual integration, and acoustics. He specializes in custom, purpose-built presentation spaces and facilities, including distance learning classrooms, network operations centers, multimedia theaters, and executive briefing facilities.

Brian is familiar to many in the technology consulting industry and the region from his years of experience with other top AV, Communications/Networking and Security Systems consulting firms. He has excelled in AV/IT integration, designing structured cabling, physical security, advanced control systems, and audiovisual networks, with substantial experience in education, medical, corporate, government, institutional, performing arts, worship, broadcast, and sports & recreation projects. Professional credentials achieved include International Communications Industries Association’s Certified Technology Specialist – Design (CTS-D) and Certified Broadcast Networking Technologies (CBNT) from the Society of Broadcast Engineers.

Brian is also active in the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, National Systems Contractors Association, Society for Information Display and the Audio Engineering Society. He has served as judge for the Archi-Tech Magazine Design Awards, has been a featured speaker for the Society for College and University Planning, and has written for numerous trade publications, including Information Display, ProAV, and Technologies For Worship, and has projects published in Sound & Video Contractor. He holds a BS in Applied Physics with an emphasis in Acoustics, Electronics and Computer-Based Instrumentation from Atlanta’s Georgia Institute of Technology.

The Sextant Group, Inc. also operates offices in Pittsburgh PA, Phoenix AZ, and Washington DC, and has historically been very active in the region. Southeastern US clients and projects include East Carolina University, The University of Georgia, Valdosta State University, and Augusta State University, among others.

The Sextant Group is an award-winning full service digital technology consulting firm specializing in design, engineering and specification of architectural and environmental acoustics, audiovisual systems, IT, telecommunications, security and structured cabling technologies.

Clients include education, medical, corporate, government, institutional, performing arts, broadcast, and sports & recreation on over 500 projects for 350 owners in 33 states and 6 countries.

Recognized by architects and institutions internationally for the integration of communication technology into the built environment, The Sextant Group was founded in 1995, and now operates offices in Pittsburgh PA, Phoenix AZ, and Atlanta GA.