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The A(coustic) Team


IAR members have been the strong (yet typically invisible) team behind dozens of successful acoustic products over the decades. ​If you work with us, you'll find a group of engineers who add incredible value to your team while having honest and hard-working Midwest attitudes.
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Larry Marcus
Transducers & Telecom
Co-Founder Emeritus
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15 years with MWM/Harman International designing acoustical transducers (microphones, loudspeakers and telephone receivers), as well as developing numerous patents and customer-focused applications.

26 years with Bell Telephone Laboratories as Distinguished Member of Technical Staff

M.S. Engineering Mechanics, Virginia Tech
​Curtis Gahimer
Loudspeaker Systems

8 years with MWM Acoustics/Harman International modeling and designing microspeakers and receivers.

Headphone design expert including over-ear, on-ear, insert, and in conjunction with Bluetooth/ANC/DSP audio algorithms.

Cell phone audio processing and testing


System testing and tuning, competitive benchmarking.


​B.S. Acoustic Engineering, Purdue University
​Marc Reese
​Simulation and MEMS​

Acoustic system modeling and microphone design using Acoustical Lumped Elements and COMSOL Multiphysics.


3 years with Harman International designing MEMS microphones, directional MEMS packages and integration of MEMS microphones for wearable Bluetooth devices and DSP.


2 years with the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane- simulating sonar transducers and environmental testing


​M.S. Acoustics, Penn State University
Glenn Hess
General Manager

Measurements & Standards​​

Vice Chair of IEEE Working Group on Communications Devices


Contributor to multiple TIA Standards

15 years with MWM/Harman International managing acoustic lab, developing test capabilities, standards for acoustic devices ensuring compliance.


20 years with Bell Telephone Laboratories


Listen SoundCheck expert


A.S. Electronics, Vincennes University


Current Openings

IAR is interested in hiring or contracting individuals with at least 10 years of experience in audio product development. We are particularly looking for experts in either acoustic product testing or embedded device firmware/software with extensive audio DSP experience. If you meet these qualifications, please fill out the contact form to start a discussion.
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