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Cliff and Bonnie live in Framingham, their children living in a variety of American cities. | Cliff and Bonnie live in Framingham, their children living in a variety of American cities. | ||
Cliff began his career in pro audio by starting a research group at Altec Lansing in Anaheim | Cliff began his career in pro audio by starting a research group at [[Altec Lansing]] in Anaheim | ||
CA in 1968. As a natural course of this work, he met and befriended Bill Putnam and Allen | CA in 1968. As a natural course of this work, he met and befriended Bill Putnam and Allen | ||
Sides, both becoming important inspirations for achieving a balance between audio aesthetics | Sides, both becoming important inspirations for achieving a balance between audio aesthetics | ||
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Cliff is presently owner of Cliff Innovations LLC in Framingham Massachusetts, where he is developing new electroacoustic technologies and is in the process of bringing a new, advanced ribbon microphone to market, for use in recording and broadcasting. | Cliff is presently owner of Cliff Innovations LLC in Framingham Massachusetts, where he is developing new electroacoustic technologies and is in the process of bringing a new, advanced ribbon microphone to market, for use in recording and broadcasting. | ||
He has held key senior technical positions at Altec | He has held key senior technical positions at [[Altec Lansing]] (Anaheim CA), Community Professional Systems, Electro-Voice, US Sound and Bose Corporation, where he has invented and developed key, breakthrough technologies and products that have advanced and inspired the art of live music and professional/engineered sound for over 40 years. In doing so, this has led to enhanced market presence and increased business for his employers. | ||
He was co-owner of US Sound, a “supercontractor” with a patented and proprietary sound system components and overall system concept of his creation. It was called “Coherent Zone Technology”. Engineered systems were installed, first, in the OMNI Arena (Atlanta) and later at Madison Square Garden and used for many years for normal MSG events of all kinds. A road system was developed for The Judds and for solo shows of Wynonna Judd, mixed by house engineer John Cooper, and for Bruce Springsteen in collaboration with Audio Analysts of Colorado Springs. US Sound was sold at its prime to Bose Corporation where its product line (renamed “Panaray LT”) still is the mainstay of Bose’s large-venue engineered sound business. | He was co-owner of US Sound, a “supercontractor” with a patented and proprietary sound system components and overall system concept of his creation. It was called “Coherent Zone Technology”. Engineered systems were installed, first, in the OMNI Arena (Atlanta) and later at Madison Square Garden and used for many years for normal MSG events of all kinds. A road system was developed for The Judds and for solo shows of Wynonna Judd, mixed by house engineer John Cooper, and for Bruce Springsteen in collaboration with Audio Analysts of Colorado Springs. US Sound was sold at its prime to Bose Corporation where its product line (renamed “Panaray LT”) still is the mainstay of Bose’s large-venue engineered sound business. | ||
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==Professional Appointments== | ==Professional Appointments== | ||
* Principal, Cliff Innovations, Framingham MA 2009-present | * Principal, Cliff Innovations, Framingham MA 2009-present | ||
* Senior Engineer, Bose Corporation, Framingham MA, 1993-2009 <ref>[http://toonz.ca/bose/wiki/index.php?title=L1%C2%AE_Research_Project_History#Cliff_Henricksen:_L1_Inventor Cliff Henricksen L1 Inventor]</ref> | * Senior Engineer, [[Bose Corporation]], Framingham MA, 1993-2009 <ref>[http://toonz.ca/bose/wiki/index.php?title=L1%C2%AE_Research_Project_History#Cliff_Henricksen:_L1_Inventor Cliff Henricksen L1 Inventor]</ref> | ||
* VP of Engineering/Co-owner, US Sound, Ship Bottom NJ 1987-1993 | * VP of Engineering/Co-owner, [http://ussoundtech.com US Sound], Ship Bottom NJ 1987-1993 | ||
* Senior Engineer/Manager of Transducer Group, Electro Voice, Buchanan MI, 1983-1987 | * Senior Engineer/Manager of Transducer Group, [[Electro-Voice]], Buchanan MI, 1983-1987 | ||
* VP of Engineering, Community Professional Systems, Chester PA, 1980-1983 | * VP of Engineering, [http://www.communitypro.com Community Professional Systems], Chester PA, 1980-1983<ref>[http://www.communitypro.com/about-us Clifford Henricksen at Community Professional Systems]</ref> | ||
* Manager of Acoustics Research, Altec | * Manager of Acoustics Research, [[Altec Lansing]] Professional, Anaheim CA, 1974-1980 | ||
==Professional Milestones (chronologically)== | ==Professional Milestones (chronologically)== | ||