Don’t Ask How That Was Done

I don’t remember the name of the movie, but it has had a lasting effect on my life. In the movie, two characters are watching a magic trick. At the end […]

Next Day Delivery? Say Thanks to Freighter Aircraft

airplane flying in blue sky

When your online order is delivered incredibly fast, you can thank the global fleet of freighter aircraft. These workhorses of the sky crisscross airspace, delivering everything from the latest electronic […]

What Could Be Going Wrong – Part 3

In my last two messages I’ve described an event that happened when I was just beginning my career. We’d received a large order for lab table tops from a hospital […]

USC Visit

On July 18th, a group of engineering and chemistry students from USC’s M.C. Gill Composites Center embarked on an educational visit to The Gill Corporation (TGC) in El Monte, California. […]

What Could Be Going Wrong – Part 2

In my last message I mentioned a valuable lesson that I would explain in this message. We were having trouble with matching the color on a 990C laminate order. It […]

What Could Be Going Wrong – Part 1

When I began my career at The Gill Corporation my position was supervisor of Line #2. We had a huge (for us at that time) order for 990Cs. They used […]