Lou Pettit

Mr. Pettit joined NCE in 2006. Mr. Pettit serves as program manager and technical lead performing noise analyses and control design development to ensure compliance with marine platform radiated noise and habitability noise performance specifications. Mr. Pettit has conducted noise predictions for several ships and offshore platforms. He has developed detailed noise control designs including compound and single stage mounting systems for propulsion and auxiliary machinery, high sound transmission loss acoustic constructions, acoustics barriers, enclosures, floating room systems, and HVAC system treatments for ship designs including: USN TAKE, USCG GLIB, BP Alaskan Class Tankers, R/V TAGOS 23, TOTEM RO/RO, Sealift Conversion (T-ARK 295, 297, 299), AOE-6/10 Class, R/V's T-AGS 60 through 65, R/V T-AGS 45, R/V Abel-J, USCG WHEC 715 Class FRAM, LSD-41 Class, Western River Towboats, and USN R/V NADC-38. Mr. Pettit has performed ship inspections of acoustic constructions and the compartment noise and compliance vibration measurements during Builder's Trials for several of these ships.

Mr. Pettit's previous work experience includes Sr. Engineer at BBN Technologies (Cambridge MA), Naval Underwater Systems Center (Newport, RI), and General Dynamics Electric Boat Division (Groton, CT).

He has a M.S. in Ocean Engineering from the University of Massachusetts. He is a member of the Institute of Noise Control Engineers and ASME.

Specialty: Noise Analyses and Control; Construction Inspection

Email: LouP@noise-control.com

Phone: 978-670-5339 ext 18