Wow, that was fun! I am so proud of Gary. He was so happy at the grand opening for UBM he was practically dancing. It was an amazingly complicated process to make sure that Russian protocol was observed correctly and the Moscow office could tap into the program via live feed. While we were cutting the ribbon here in Salda they were cutting another ribbon in Moscow. Then later in the day the Moscow office met with Putin and brought some completed Titanium parts to his office for him to handle. The venture was presented to Obama as a model that the Russians would like to see duplicated elsewhere in the country. The media were everywhere and it has been covered in all the russian newspapers and on the News. I am sure it will be the highlight of Gary's career. Today was his birthday and the team had a party for him at the office. They gave him a beautiful hand painted russian plate and thanked him for his service. They are all very proud to have been part of such a successful opening and have been floating on air ever since. Now the hard part comes, he actually has to start the business of machining the parts and shipping them out of here. It is completely different process but maybe now that the company is better known they will have fewer problems with shipping agents and customs. Such fun!
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