DCH Technology Consulting
Independent Audiovisual, Control, and Smart Technology Consulting

Technology decisions
should begin with
how people work.

DCH Technology Consulting provides independent audiovisual consulting and design for owners and project teams. Led by Douglas Hoag, the practice helps define requirements, evaluate decisions, and protect design intent through delivery.

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Confidential client experience center · Washington, D.C.

Owner-firstWorkflow-ledIndependent consulting

Owner-first and independent

Guidance is grounded in owner priorities, project constraints, and long-term operational needs.

Workflow before equipment

Define what people need to accomplish before selecting the systems that support it.

Perspective across the process

Owner-side perspective and integration experience reveal gaps between intent, documentation, installation, and operation.

What better design changes

Clearer decisions early. Fewer gaps in delivery. Technology that supports the work people need to do.

1Ways to engage

The right level of involvement for the decision in front of you.

DCHTC can advise from the owner side, focus on a bounded problem, collaborate within a contractor-led delivery model, or lead a complete technology design from requirements through verification.

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2From definition through delivery

The path remains consistent.
DCHTC’s role adapts.

The delivery model can change who develops each detail. The essential questions remain, along with the responsibility to keep them connected.

2.1Define

What must work

  • Needs + workflows
  • Priorities + constraints
  • Success criteria

2.2Develop

How it should work

  • Performance criteria
  • System concepts
  • Appropriate documentation

2.3Coordinate

How it fits

  • Room + infrastructure
  • IT + operations
  • Scope boundaries

2.4Support

Protect the intent

  • Reviews + submittals
  • Questions + changes
  • Issue resolution

2.5Verify

Prove it works

  • Field observation
  • Performance checks
  • Corrective action

DCHTC can lead audiovisual design for a design-bid-build project, support design-assist or delegated design, or provide independent review at a defined stage.

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3Environments

Understand the environment before designing the system.

Each environment has its own participants, protocols, pressures, and definition of success.

Auditorium viewed from a production position with a Yamaha mixing console and touch panels

Performing arts

Performance, production, and audience experience working as one environment.

Explore performing arts Courtroom with integrated presentation and conferencing technology

Judicial

Technology shaped around proceedings and protocol.

Explore courtroom consulting Minneapolis civic chamber with delegate microphones and integrated displays

Civic + public meeting

Clear participation in the room and beyond it.

Explore civic environments City of Minneapolis broadcast control room with production controls and equipment racks

Production + operations

The operational layer behind dependable communication.

Explore production + operations Microsoft Silicon Valley event theater with a large presentation wall, stage, lighting, and production systems

Corporate theaters

Live production and large-format content, designed in context.

Explore corporate theaters Confidential client experience center with a large interactive video wall

Experience centers

Large-format technology that shapes the first impression.

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Where does the project stand?

Share the decision, concern, or project phase that needs attention. DCHTC can help at one focused point or across the full project.

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