Listen Technologies Corporation, a designer, manufacturer and distributor of assistive listening products for over 16 years, announces the appointment of Andrew Glasmacher as Listen product training manager (LPTM).
The announcement was made by Tim Schaeffer, Listen Technologies vice-president of sales. As LPTM, Glasmacher will be responsible for training across all Listen Technologies products, as well as specific training around particular initiatives throughout the year.
Glasmacher will be heading up Listen’s Hearing Loop Level 1 and Level 2 classes. Andrew has received training directly from Ampetronic, provider of audio induction loop systems for assisting individuals with hearing loss (and a close partner of Listen Technologies), putting him in the position to pass along that knowledge to Listen’s user base and advance Hearing Loop training.
Schaefer states, “We are glad to have Andrew on board as our LPTM. These training sessions are of the utmost importance for industry professionals, and Andrew is the right person to lead them. Designing a loop system can be very simple, but it is also easy to make a mistake and end up with an inadequate system. Hearing Loop Training gives you the expertise you’ll need to understand specification and design considerations of different types of loop systems, basic, advanced, and phased array, and also to understand Installation, setting up, testing, and certifying a loop system to the IEC60118-4 standard.”
Glasmacher has a lifelong fascination with audio. He started as a drummer and quickly transitioned into working sound for bands in the SF Bay area. He learned recording working in local studios and went back to school, earning a bachelor’s degree in Sound Arts in 2005. Since then, he has worked as a Production Assistant for a songwriter and as an operations manager for Guitar Center.
From Guitar Center, he went on to work as a Territory Representative for Harman International, handling the Rocky Mountain Region. He eventually landed a position at Poll Sound, a Utah audio systems integrator, where he worked for the past five years as a sales engineer, and first met Listen Technology personnel and became familiar with their products.
Glasmacher states, “My new position as product training Manager for Listen Technologies comes at a great time. Many of my longtime musician friends are now suffering hearing loss, so the company’s products have personal significance. My experiences and training in audio and my love of being in front of people have now converged!”
