Andrew Sticco is a recent graduate of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute School of Engineering, in Troy, NY, where he earned a B.S. in Computer and Systems Engineering, and a minor in music. Honors and achievements included the Dean’s List, President’s Award for Educational Excellence, AP Scholar Award and the Rensselaer Alumni Scholarship.

Andrew joined Clayton Acoustics Group in October 2003 as an engineering technician. His computer programming background has led to a key role in building computer models for loudspeaker design and room acoustics analysis. He assists with sound system design, equipment research, data analysis and CAD drafting. As the Clayton Acoustics Group webmaster, Andrew developed, programmed and maintains the company website.

A pianist, Andrew’s musical studies introduced him to acoustics while still in high school. At RPI he focused his studies in audio and acoustical engineering, with course work including computer science, programming languages, engineering design, analog electronics, microprocessor technology, engineering graphics & CAD, computer music and mathematics. Through class projects and personal study he was introduced to a number of current engineering design and audio editing software programs.

For his senior design project, Andrew modeled the design and analysis of an 800-watt audio amplifier in Pspice.

During a summer research assistantship with the RPI architectural acoustics department, Mr. Sticco worked on the design and implementation of a web-based virtual acoustics test bench, otherwise known as a “Virtual-Environment Interface for Architectural Acoustics Investigations of Cross-Modal Relationships Between Visual and Aural Stimuli.” The underlying research concerned the impact of visual stimuli on an individual’s ability to distinguish and describe different acoustical environments.

In his free time at college, Andrew was a pianist for the RPI Jazz Ensemble, as well as several other off-campus jazz groups.

Andrew Sticco is a member of the Audio Engineering Society.