My career in the glass industry actually began in High School, when Prof. Fay Tooley recruited me in the University of Illinois’s Ceramic Engineering program. Upon graduation, I spent 27 years working in the Container & Tableware Glass Industry. This included 15 years as - VP of Batch & Furnace Engineering for Kerr Glass until their sale in 1992.For the past 30 years as an independent consultant, I have assisted over 240 clients in 33 countries in various activities. These include raw material selection, glass technology & batch formulations, Glass quality improvements, as well as glass melting furnace design, construction, operation, and their environmental compliance.Professionally, I am a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society and a past President of its Ceramic Manufacturing Council. For 11 years I served as Chairman of the Glass Packaging Institute's Glass Firing Task Group. I was a member of the Conference on Glass Problems’ Advisory Board for 25 years, and have presented 17 papers. In 2019 I became a Fellow of the Society of Glass Technology. I am also a Past Chairman of the Phoenix Award Committee. I continue to have opportunities to share my advice and experience in many aspects of glass manufacturing. This includes annual training seminars at American Glass Research, and short courses on a variety of subjects relevant to glass production – both on-site as well as over the internet.