Seifert began his consulting career with Artec Consultants Inc in 1989, working on initial acoustics designs for the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Toronto Ballet Opera House. As a senior consultant, he was responsible for day-to-day acoustics aspects of such highly prestigious and successful projects as the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, Vancouver; the Toronto Centre for the Arts, Toronto; Gwinnett Civic & Cultural Center; Benson Great Hall at Bethel College, Minneapolis; the Phase I renovation of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London; and the Concert and Congress Center, in Lucerne, Switzerland.
Seifert joined Acoustic Dimensions Inc in 1994, and became a principal consultant there in 1997. In addition to his administrative duties, he served as the acoustics designer for Walt Disney Imagineering for all public spaces on the Disney Magic and Wonder, Disney's ships that form the basis for their new cruise line. Seifert also led acoustical design projects as diverse as the AT&T athlete's pavilion at the Atlanta Olympics; Universal Studios CityWalk, a multi-venue entertainment and themed dining complex in Orlando, Florida; the new Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts; and a 2000-seat performance theatre for Hard Rock Café in Orlando, Florida.
Seifert is currently working with the Artec team on the renovation of Salle Pleyel, Paris, the Accolade Project at York University in Toronto, and is project manager for the North Jutland House of Music in Aalborg, Denmark. In addition to his consulting duties, Eric joins Russell Johnson, Damian Doria, and Tateo Nakajima in managing the Artec operation and in developing strategic directions for the firm.
(Lee Baldock)
