Cambridge’s Acentech Inc., an acoustics and audiovisual systems design firm, has hired Evelyn Way as a senior consultant in the architectural acoustics and mechanical systems group.

Way brings a proven ability to integrate acoustic recommendations into the overall design of a project, engaging with architects and end users to achieve acoustically superior buildings.

Way has eight years of project experience in room acoustics, sound isolation and building systems noise control design for a range of educational and professional projects.

Before joining Acentech, she was a co-founder and principal of Pin Drop Acoustics in Chicago, an acoustics consulting practice that focused on the design of assembly spaces like theaters, concert halls, multi-use auditoriums and conference centers.