Mastering engineer at Capitol Studios, New York City until 1975 when he moved to Capitol Mastering, Hollywood, California. He worked there until he passed in 1984. He usually worked with the G Neumann solid-state lathe while in California.

His lacquer cuts can be identified by a cursive gene or the initials ERT etched in the runouts. Please credit with the appropriate ANV and do not use Unicode to render cursive.