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Durand R. Begault Ph.D. FAES

Ph.D., 1987, University of California, San Diego, California: Computer Audio
M.F.A., 1981, Mills College, Oakland, California: Recording Media

Audio and video tape authentication. Analysis of audibility of speech, alarms, warning signals. Voice identification and elimination; analysis of ear witness testimony. Enhancement of speech from noisy audio-video tape recordings. Patent/intellectual property analyses for audio technology. Acoustical compliance evaluation. Gunshot/acoustic event analysis from recordings. Acoustical engineering measurements for occupational noise exposure. Music copyright infringement. Deposition and trial experience. Qualified as an expert in California and Federal Courts.

Experience

1996-current Audio Forensic Center-Charles Salter Associates, Acoustical engineering and forensic analysis
1988-current NASA Ames Research Center, Principal Investigator, Human Research and Technology Division
2003-current McGill University, Montreal, Recording Engineering and Technology Program: Adjunct Faculty

Christopher A. Peltier, P.E.

B.S., California PolyTechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California, Mechanical Engineering 2001

Audio and video tape authentication. Enhancement of speech from noisy audio-video tape recordings. Acoustical compliance evaluation. Gunshot/acoustic event analysis from recordings. Video tape enhancement, photograph extraction. Photograph enhancement, photogrammetry. Cellular phone data aquisition. Computer forensic applications.

Experience

1996-current Audio Forensic Center-Charles Salter Associates, Acoustical and Audiovisual engineering and forensic analysis