Barry Ashby is a Washington Editor, and can be reached at 202.255.0197 and askbarry@industrialheating.com.

Dan Herring is president of THE HERRING GROUP Inc., which specializes in consulting services (heat treatment and metallurgy) and technical services (industrial education/training and process/equipment assistance). He is also a research associate professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology/Thermal Processing Technology Center. tel: 630-834-3017; e-mail: dherring@heat-treat-doctor.com; web: www.heat-treat-doctor.com

Thomas Joseph is a patent attorney in Pittsburgh, Pa. He maintains a solo practice in all areas of intellectual-property law. He has been practicing since 2001. Before starting his solo practice, Joseph was the General Counsel of Grant Street Group, a financial software firm. At Grant Street Group, he managed the company’s patent litigation against its primary competitors in the online-auction markets for tax certificates, foreclosures, tax deeds and municipal bonds. Joseph received a Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science from Carnegie Mellon University, a Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Florida and a Juris Doctorate from George Washington University.

You can contact him at www.joseph-iplaw.com.

Dan Kay operates his own brazing consulting practice in Connecticut (since 1996) and has been involved in brazing for almost 45 years. He received his BS in Metallurgical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1966 and his MBA from Michigan State University in 1982.

Bill brings more than 15 years journalistic experience to his position as managing editor at Industrial Heating, as well as a BA in journalism. He has plied his skills at Industrial Heating for more than nine years.

He can be reached at 412-306-4350 and bill@industrialheating.com.

With a masters in metallurgical engineering, Reed's industrial career experiences range from steel melting to finishing; bearing manufacture, testing and heat treatment; and forged mill-roll manufacture and heat treatment. With more than 15 years as an Industrial Heating editor, he brings more than 40 years of experience to his position.

He can be reached at 412-225-9472 and reed@industrialheating.com.

Tom Morrison is with CEO MTI Management. He can be reached at tom@heattreat.net or 904-249-0448.

David Pye is the owner and operator of Pye Metallurgical International Consulting, Saint Anne's on Sea, Lancashire, U.K. He has 25 years of practical experience in captive and commercial heat treatment, metallurgical laboratory operation and industrial furnace sales. He also has teaching experience on a very wide range of heat-treatment and metallurgical subjects.

He can be reached at pye_d@ymail.com.