He is known as author of the 1937 "Motion and Time Study," which would become standard work for industrial engineers for generations,[1][2][3] and as recipient of the 1941 Gilbreth Medal.
In 1924-25 he was Assistant Engineer at Bausch & Lomb in Rochester, New York, working in Product Development.
in 1925-26 he worked another year as Industrial Engineer at Gleason Corporation also in Rochester, New York.
In 1949 he moved to the University of California, Los Angeles, where he was Professor of Engineering and Production Management until his retirement in the late 1960s.
The Work-Factor Council summarized: His major contribution to management is the fundamental research he has conducted in industrial engineering.