Senior Airport Noise Specialist
Representative Projects & Services
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Ms. Baumaister is part of the current on-call environmental services team and has worked on Hartsfield’s environmental on-call contract prior to joining KBE. Ms. Baumaister has provided technical support for a number of noise assessments at the airport including the FAR Part 150 Study, Area Navigation (RNAV) Implementation, INM Aircraft Profile Analysis, DNL Grid Point Analysis, Noise Abatement Departure Profile (NADP) Analysis, and the Alternate Departure Headings Analysis. More recently, she has assisted in the development of the update to the airport’s Noise
Exposure Maps.
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport FAR Part 150 Noise and Land Use Compatibility Study. This project included preparation of the Noise Exposure Maps and a Noise Compatibility Program. Ms. Baumaister assisted with the noise modeling effort utilizing the INM and also presented and analyzed INM results with GIS software.
Orlando Executive Airport FAR Part 150 Noise and Land Use Compatibility Study. Ms. Baumaister served as the Deputy Project Manager for this project. Her responsibilities included the compilation of existing and future aircraft operations, fleet mixes, flight tracks and the development of noise contours in the INM. This analysis included the processing of several months of flight strips received from the control tower. Ms. Baumaister was also involved in preparing extensive land use documentation and public involvement.
Ohio State University Airport FAR Part 150 Noise and Land Use Compatibility Study. Ms. Baumaister’s duties associated with this project included the compilation of existing and future
Expertise
Noise assessments for transportation facilities including airports and highways.
Years of Experience
13 years Years with KBE 3
10 years with other private consulting firms
Education
BS, 2000
Environmental and Science Policy University of South Florida
Ms. Baumaister has been involved in numerous airport-related noise assessments throughout the United States. She is highly experienced in the development of aircraft noise contours and noise exposure maps. She is also proficient in both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA’s) Integrated Noise Model (INM) and Emissions and Dispersion Modeling System (EDMS) and the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) Traffic Noise Model (TNM).
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aircraft operations, fleet mixes, flight tracks and the development of noise contours in the INM. Ms. Baumaister also participated in extensive on-site noise monitoring conducted at the Airport during the course of the Study.
Chandler Municipal Airport FAR Part 150 Noise and Land Use Compatibility Study. This Study was an update to the Airport’s earlier FAR Part 150 Study completed in 1999. Ms. Baumaister assisted in the collection of noise measurement, aircraft operations, and flight track data and developed and analyzed the noise contours based.
Dubai International Airport Noise Impact Analysis. KBE was tasked with evaluating the effect of the existing noise level of operations at DXB and the impact of potential future operations on the noise environment in the vicinity of the airport. Ms. Baumaister’s role on this project was in the development of the existing and future noise contours and the subsequent documentation. Specific tasks include the compilation and development of the existing and future aircraft operations and fleet mix, flight tracks, and the development of the noise contours in the INM.
Bayelsa Airport (Nigeria) Noise Impact Analysis. This project evaluated the potential noise impacts that would result from the proposed development of the Bayelsa Airport that is forecast to operate as a domestic commercial airport serving both passengers and cargo. The proposed airport includes construction of one runway, 3,000 meters in length and 45 meters wide. Ms. Baumaister’s role in this project included the development and analysis of the DNL noise contours.
Dallas Love Field Noise Assessment Services. Ms. Baumaister conducted a detailed noise analysis to quantify the change in aircraft noise exposure that would result from the repeal of the Wright Amendment, which restricts the airport’s operations. This study included forecasting the changes in aircraft fleet mix and operations that would occur, developing noise contours, and analyzing the anticipated change in noise exposure.
Oakland International Airport Runway 27L Instrument Landing System Environmental Assessment. This project involved assisting the FAA in the preparation of an Environmental Assessment on the installation of a new ILS and MALSR at Oakland International Airport. Ms. Baumaister was responsible for the noise analysis portion of the EA which included development and analysis of existing and future CNEL noise contours.
Pratt & Whitney, Aircraft Noise Analysis Services. Ms. Baumaister provided airport noise modeling and geospatial analysis in support of Pratt & Whitney. She conducted noise modeling using INM to evaluate the reduction in noise contour levels due to the use of low-noise aircraft engine technology. She then designed noise exposure maps to illustrate the potential reduction of aircraft noise exposure at airports in Germany, Amsterdam, and Hong Kong.
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LaGuardia Airport Runway Safety Area Enhancements EA, Queens, NY
Ms. Doon was task leader for state and local land use analyses associated with the preparation of an Environmental Assessment for the construction of Runway Safety Area improvements at LaGuardia Airport in accordance with the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act and National Environmental Policy Act. The Environmental Assessment addressed the airport’s unique environmental conditions along the Flushing Bay and Bowery Bay waterfronts in Queens. Ms. Doon also coordinated among the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and other local, state, and federal agencies regarding regulatory and permitting issues.
Randolph Houses Redevelopment EA, New York, NY
Ms. Doon prepared an Environmental Assessment for redevelopment of the Randolph Houses in Central Harlem, a collaborative project
between the New York City Housing Authority and New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development to create public housing and affordable rental housing on the project site. The proposed project was subject to environmental review in accordance with both the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act and National Environmental Policy Act. Ms. Doon managed the detailed analysis of community facilities, air quality, noise, transportation, construction, environmental justice, and other conditions, as well as screening analysis of select technical areas. She also coordinated with the client, public agencies, and other project consultants.
No. 7 Subway Extension and Hudson Yards Rezoning, New York, NY
Ms. Doon conducted technical analyses for the Generic Environmental Impact Statement prior to joining VHB, including land use, zoning, and public policy; community facilities; open space; and alternatives. Subsequent to publication of the Final GEIS, the City Planning Commission and City Council separately proposed additional
amendments to the Special Hudson Yards District and related actions. Ms. Doon prepared technical memoranda that described these amendments and assessed their potential for creating significant adverse environmental impacts not already identified in the FGEIS.