Miklin Halstead is an Associate with the Wellington office specialising in studio and concert hall acoustics, educational building design, and environmental noise control.

Since graduating from the University of Washington with a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Miklin has worked in France developing software for concert hall acoustic modelling, and in Auckland's Acoustic Testing Service as a test officer.  Miklin also spent several years surveying the acoustics of concert halls throughout New Zealand and elsewhere, and studying audience acoustic preferences in a simulated concert hall environment he designed at the University of Auckland. 

Miklin joined the Wellington office of Marshall Day Acoustics in 2000, where he quickly became involved in wind farm consenting, studio design, classroom and lecture space design, and is regularly called upon to lecture in building and room acoustics. 

Miklin is also regularly involved with the review of Standards and codes.  He was a member of the most recent New Zealand Building Code G6 review, served as chairman of the New Zealand Standard 6801 and 6802 (sound measurement and assessment) revision in 2008 and was a member of the NZS 6808 (wind farm noise) Standards committee.

Miklin divides the remainder of his time between his two young daughters, music production, and the running of a small farm property at the fringes of Wellington.

Recent project experience includes:

:: Park Road Post Productions - Room acoustics for a film post facility which includes THX and Dolby certified mixing rooms, and has hosted the post production of Oscar-winning films.

:: Radio New Zealand - Design of Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin broadcast studios

:: Te Apiti Wind Farm - Design and consenting of a 55-turbine wind farm

:: Lindisfarne College - Design of a 400-seat auditorium

:: Pohokura Processing Station - Modelling of noise effects for a major gas production plant

:: State Highway 1 Plimmerton to Paremata - Noise mitigation design for over 50 properties along a state highway widening project

Publications

:: Classroom Acoustics - A New Zealand Perspective

:: Recent acoustical measurements in the Christchurch Town Hall Auditorium (JASA Letter)

:: An experiment to identify preference groups among concert hall listeners (JASA Conf Proceeding)