I have been working in the Audio Visual industry for over 20 years now. I am currently an AV System Design Engineer. I have experience with system integration, installation, service and system design of A/V VTC systems mostly for conference rooms, higher education classrooms, operations centers, command centers, auditoriums, team rooms, huddle spaces and executive offices. Most of my experience has been with military and US federal agency customers in the Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia areas. Have done a lot of design work with secure teleconferencing systems, presentation and collaboration systems.

I’m Douglas Hoag, Principal Consultant and owner of DCH Technology Consulting, based in Chicago, IL. With more than 15 years in the audiovisual industry, I specialize in consulting, design, and owner’s representative services for complex built environments. My work spans courtrooms, council chambers, emergency operations centers, police stations, and corporate experience spaces, where technology must seamlessly support both in-person and hybrid collaboration. At DCH Technology Consulting, I take a human-centered design approach—balancing AVIXA, SMPTE, AES, ANSI, and AIA best practices with real-world workflows. My background includes global technology standardization efforts with Fortune 500 clients as well as civic projects requiring coordination between state and county stakeholders. I focus on creating cohesive, intuitive systems that support transparency, equitable conferencing, and future-ready infrastructure through solutions like AVoverIP, broadcast integration, and smart workflow design. I’m passionate about helping architects, owners, and technology teams bring their vision to life with audiovisual systems that feel intentional, intuitive, and built to last.