Chris Kusek

CTS-D, CTS-I

Senior Audio Video Consultant

Chicago

Chris practices building open communication and collaborative relationships with his clients and other design team members.

Chris has honed this approach throughout his 20 years in the industry, resulting in successful projects and long-standing professional relationships.

His experience spans design and installation management from performing arts centers to stadiums and arenas to recording studios and corporate board rooms – and everywhere in between. He understands the end user perspective, having worked in live sound, theatre sound design, recording, and broadcast. Chris has had the pleasure of working with artists and companies including Music Theater Works, Samuel Ramey, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Howard Levy, and Reggie Watts.

Chris is an active mentor, serving as adjunct faculty with Columbia College Chicago and with AVIXA, the international professional AV organization. At Columbia College, he helped develop the Systems Integration degree program – one of the few such programs in the world. He currently serves on the AVIXA Certification Steering Committee.

Significant Projects

Project Name

Location

Completed Prior to Joining Schuler Shook

Ellis Marsalis Center for Music

New Orleans, LA

University of Manitoba – Tache Hall

Winnipeg, Canada

Minnesota Masterpiece Hall

Winona, MN

Black Ensemble Theater

Chicago, IL

University of Wisconsin, Kohl Center

Madison, WI

Goshen College, Sauder Concert Hall

Goshen, IN

Broward Center for the Performing Arts

Fort Lauderdale, FL

World Equestrian Center

Ocala, FL

National Association of Realtors Corporate Headquarters

Chicago, IL

Aurora Riveredge Park

Aurora, IL

Playhouse on the Square

Memphis, TN

Education

BA - Columbia College Chicago

Organizations

Certified Technology Specialist-Design by AVIXA
Certified Technology Specialist-Installation by AVIXA
AVIXA

Awards

SCN Magazine 40 Under 40, 2016

Presentations & Panels

“Immersive Audio - A Primer,” Presenter, Infocomm, 2023
“Designing for the Acoustic Experience” CEU Instructor, AIA, 2022
“Setup and Verification,” Three-Day Course, Infocomm, 2019
“Intro to Acoustics,” CEU Instructor, AIA, 2019
“Setup and Verification,” Three-Day Course, Infocomm, 2018