Terry has been involved in illuminating engineering/lighting design, lighting education and lighting research. His professional career of 50+ years includes GE Lighting where he retired as Manager of the GE Lighting Institute. In 1998, he started his own consulting company, Lighting Ideas, Inc. and became involved in lighting research as Director of the Lighting Research Office for the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). More recently and as part of his ALA work, Terry serves on several UL and CSA lighting standards technical panels as well as the Residential Lighting Committee of the IES.  
 
He is a Fellow of the Illuminating Engineering Society and the 2009 recipient of the IES Medal Award in recognition of his work as a lighting educator, researcher and author.