About Us
Polysonics was founded over 50 years ago as a firm dedicated to providing the very best acoustic solutions possible to a wide range of clients. The vision then was simple - “Be the best.”
Having formed this team of acoustics and technology experts ensures our customers get the best designers coming up with the very best solutions possible - regardless of the size or scopes included in the project. Our ability to offer expert design services has increased dramatically over the last 50 years. What has not changed, however, is our commitment to excellence, our quality focus, our dedicated customer service, and our desire to provide you the very best in acoustic and technology design solutions.
OUR MISSION
Polysonics’ mission is simply to be the best. We understand that being the best is more than a statement; it is a commitment, a way of life that we must choose to live each day. The test of a company’s values and mission can not be conducted in writing, but must be lived out by what we continually achieve. Our mission statement serves as a guide, a compass continually guiding our vision for the future; To remind us daily of what is the best.
OUR CLIENTS
Polysonics will continually strive to provide services that are relevant to the needs and concerns of each of our clients. We will continually meet or exceed our clients’ expectations and needs by providing the highest level of design services, engineering, documentation and communication for every project and every client - every time, on time.
OUR COMPANY
Polysonics partners together with each Team Member to continually increase our company’s quality, efficiency and profitability each day with every project. Each Team Member is an integral part in our achievement and it is this commitment to the company that will continue to elevate Polysonics to the best and most influential consulting firm in our industry.
OUR INDUSTRY
Through continuous personal and professional development, Polysonics will continue to elevate the standard of excellence within our industry and help influence decisions that ultimately affect each of our clients and our Team Members.
Our Team
Our most important and valuable asset is the people that make up our team. We feel that we have assembled the very best in the industry in order to develop the closest Relationships, to provide the best Solutions with the stongest Product with the greatest Efficiency. To that end, we provide clear leadership, continued opportunities for growth and increased levels of challenges all in an energized and creative work environment.
Gordon Jacobs
President & COO
Gordon has been in the AV industry for 27 years. He started working for Polysonics in 2002 and became Co-Owner and President in 2004. It is his dream to see Polysonics be the best there is. Gordon works closely with the consultants as he oversees the many aspects of Polysonics. He is closely involved with the projects focusing on Room Acoustics, Large Performance Audio Systems and Theater Design and Systems. He has a personal passion for helping churches – a place he feels that Audio Visual needs are often overlooked and undervalued. Gordon spends much of his time talking to and building relationships with Polysonics’ clients and considers this one of his most important tasks. He works with our Business Development team to further enhance our clients experience with Polysonics. And his fingerprints can be found on almost any printed or digital information packages that leave our office. He is a gifted speaker, having completed and taught the Dale Carnegie Sales and Management course. Gordon is very involved in his church and served in the Youth Ministry there for 20 years – ten of those years as the Youth Director. He has been married to his high school sweetheart for 26 years and they have two children and a son-in-law. He loves toy trains, hunting, RVing, cruising and Walt Disney World. He also likes to read biographies of historical figures – presidents being his favorite. Look for him on the weekends tooling around by the pool or riding his John Deere tractor, oh and let’s not forget, he loves his 2015 Dodge Ram 2500 Diesel. It’s a luxury vehicle!
Denise Jacobs
CEO/CFO
Denise has been involved with Polysonics since 2004 when she and Gordon became co-owners. Denise has a Bachelor of Science in Living Sciences. She worked as Regional Manager for a local retail chain until she chose to become a stay at home mom in 1995. Denise handles a variety of tasks at Polysonics. She is responsible for all things accounting and most of the Human Resources needs. She also plans all company meetings and functions as well as arranges any travel the consultants should need for their projects. She can be quoted as saying “whatever needs to be done” when someone asks her what her job description is. Denise has a love for teenagers and served alongside Gordon for 20 years in the Youth Department at their church. She loves dogs of any kind, spending time with her kids and Gordon, and Walt Disney World. Denise loves to read and states that her kindle may be her favorite gift Gordon ever bought her.
Barbara Hartman
Vice President of Operations
Barbara applied to Polysonics 10 years ago as very overqualified Office Manager. She quickly proved her worth in every area and facet of our company and became the Vice President of Operations in 2008. Barbara is a Compliance Agent for the VA Department of Criminal Justice Services and the Facility Safety Officer for Polysonics. She is the person who keeps the wheels spinning in the proper direction for our Production Team. She handles scheduling and deliverable dates, quality control, customer interface, billing, change orders and just about everything else that comes her way. She regularly picks up the phone to communicate with our clients and see to their needs. Barbara has two furry “kids” – a Yorkie and a Chihuahua, loves the beach and competes in 8-ball in a Ladies APA League. She is also the treasurer and a riding member of Hogs and Heroes VA Chapter 2 and can be seen on the weekends traveling the roads on her motorcycle.
Darrell O'Busek
Business Development
Darrell joined the Polysonics team almost 3 years ago, having spent 32 years in the AV industry. He has a Bachelor of Science in Biology and is a Lions Club International Fellow. Darrell is an integral part of our Business Development team where his outgoing nature, positive attitude and easy laugh make him a natural when meeting with our clients – established and prospective. His unique competences and understanding of the architectural, engineering and construction management disciplines enables him to better define scope of services and financial requisites in delivery of sound technological designs. He is often on the road meeting with clients face to face and providing them continued learning opportunities through our Lunch-and Learn program; helping to grow the Polysonics brand and forming strong business relationships. Darrell traveled with the rock band Rush, is a classic corvette enthusiast, and was awarded Local Community Humanitarian.
Darshit Joshi
Senior Consultant - Acoustics
Darshit has been in the Acoustics industry for 15 years and 12+ of those years he has spent with Polysonics. Darshit holds a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering and is LEED certified. Here at Polysonics, he solves every type of acoustical issue imaginable; Interior, Architectural and General Acoustic Design, Noise Control and Environmental Acoustics Design, Machinery Vibration Isolation and Ductwork Design and LEED Design and Documentation. In his downtime, Darshit enjoys traveling with his family and playing street games with his 2 kids. He prefers tea over coffee, hates wearing socks to bed and his childhood favorites were He-Man and Dennis the Menace.
Chris Karner
Senior Consultant - Acoustics
Chris became part of the Polysonics team 4 years ago and has been in the Acoustics industry for 12 years. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Acoustics. He can solve just about any Acoustics need our clients may have. He does Traffic, Rail, Aircraft, HVAC measurements and modeling and Outdoor Noise Mitigation. He also works with Architectural Acoustics including Sound Transmission Design and measurements, Acoustic Product Application and Design and LEED design and testing. Chris has a wife and 2 children and likes to spend his time with them. He also enjoys playing and producing music and watching completed televisions series. Chris has a great sense of humor and makes us smile often.
Steven Boudreau
Senior Consultant - Technology
Steve has been in the AV industry for 23 years; 12 of those having been spent at Polysonics. He has an Associates of Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology. He is Infocomm CTS certified and Creston DMC-D4k certified. His main function at Polysonics is to be sure that our designs are correct and our client’s projects are managed appropriately. He keeps the design team on track to making sure all client expectations are met. One of his specialties is anything to do with Video and Video walls. Although we affectionately call him “Grumpy” around the office, his client interaction is one of his strongest assets. On the weekends you will find him spending time with his family and cheering on his teenage son on the soccer field.
Michael Rees
Senior Consultant - Technology RCDD
Mr. Rees is a Registered Communication Distribution Designer (RCDD) with 14 years of experience designing IT and communications systems and over 10 years of experience as a systems administrator / network engineer prior to that. He has worked as an in-house designer and structured cable engineer for the semiconductor manufacturing industry, as well as design engineer for the US Army Information Systems Engineering Command, The Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District, and The Air Force Central Command. Past projects have included primary in-house data centers, various campus-wide Outside Plant infrastructure projects, and several DoD base compounds and command and control facilities.
Megan Owens
Marketing Assisitant
Megan joined the Polysonics team 8 years ago as our Front Desk Administrative Assistant. She has since joined our Business Development team as a Marketing Assistant. Her attention to detail is a great asset as she helps the consultants prepare proposals, assemble qualification packages, resumes, and other marketing materials. Her creative side can be seen as she creates the project sheets used on the website and included in the packets that are given to our clients. Megan is obsessed with all things Disney and loves her rescue Pitbull, Diesel. She has a passion for today’s teenagers and serves alongside her Youth Pastor husband in the teen department at their church.
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