Rob has been researching, writing about and publishing on cut glass topics for three decades. The H. C. Fry Catalog 10 is Rob's second cut glass eBook. He and wife Val have previously published the Quaker City 1910 Catalog eBook, and have edited or authored more than four dozen glass-related paper books. Rob developed the Cut Glass Pattern Identification Flash Card concept, and has so far created eleven different 100-card sets. A long-time collector and student of Brilliant Era cut glass, Rob writes frequently for the ACGA Hobstar, and has published hundreds of cut glass photographs.

Rob was Co-Chair of the 2015 (Tulsa) and 2016 (St. Louis) ACGA National Conventions, and has served as Executive Vice President and Director of the ACGA. Over the years, Rob has made several presentations and Workshop demonstrations at ACGA Conventions, Brilliant Weekends and Chapter meetings.