McGrory Glass welcomed several new employees, including Zach Passman as architectural sales manager, western region, working with architectural, fire-rated, and security glazing solutions; Bobby Chestnut as senior manager, architectural products, overseeing solutions in the architectural, fire-rated, and security glazing division; and Erin Bellis as senior architectural sales representative for the architectural, fire-rated, and security glazing divisions.
Zach Passman, architectural sales manager
“We’re excited to welcome Zach to McGrory,” says Tim Matthews, vice president and director of sales. “He’ll have a strategic role in the continued development of our fire-rated division, while his sales territory will encompass the Western region and cover our full product line. Zach’s extensive experience working with architects and contractors will help us provide end-to-end support for our growing client base.”
“I’m eager to bring my 15 years of architectural experience and technical knowledge in the building products industry to the team here,” Passman says. “We can offer clients working in any sector solutions fabricated right in our facilities.”
Prior to joining McGrory Glass, Passman spent 11 years with a leading fire-rated glass organization, where he was a territory account manager for clients in the Mid-Atlantic and West Coast regions.
Bobby Chestnut, senior manager
Chestnut comes to McGrory with 20 years of end-to-end experience in glass fabrication and a deep understanding of how to marry decorative and safety glazing.
“We’re thrilled that Bobby has joined McGrory Glass,” says Chris McGrory, president and CEO of McGrory Glass. “Bobby’s background in glass fabrication and his active involvement in National Glass Association committees and decorative glazing guidelines uniquely positions him to understand the manufacturing process from start to finish. He is able to recommend the solutions our clients need to build out their visions, from both aesthetic and life safety points of view.”
A long-standing member of the National Glass Association, Chestnut has served as Vice Chair of the Fabricating Committee for the last four years. He’s also the Chairman for guidelines on decorative glazing products in interior and exterior applications.
“Since I oversee both architectural and life safety solutions, I can act as a knowledgeable resource to provide glazing for our clients’ entire build. For example, take a hospital project in the Health & Wellness sector: we can provide lobby glass plus mounting systems, fire-rated glass and framing, privacy glass, x-ray glass, stair rails with custom branded interlayers, cladding with built-in wayfinding, and so much more.”
Prior to joining McGrory Glass, Chestnut spent 15 years at Standard Bent Glass where he first ran the Metal Division and then moved to an estimator position for five years. Then, he was promoted to Sales Manager for Decorative Glass, his position before he came to McGrory Glass. Before that, for five years, he was a project manager for Custom Glass Corp., overseeing projects involving detention, bomb, blast, and ballistic glass.
Erin Bellis, senior architectural sales rep
Bellis comes to McGrory with 17 years of experience in security and fire-rating glazing solutions.
“We are excited that Erin has become a leading member of the team,” says Chris McGrory, President and CEO of McGrory Glass. “Our growing client base will directly benefit from her experience with several of McGrory’s key life-safety product lines.”
Working with the best fire-rated suppliers in the industry – AGC, Forster, and SCHOTT – McGrory provides environmentally sustainable fire-rated system solutions, with superior sightlines.
“McGrory Glass is uniquely positioned as a comprehensive supplier of both architectural and life-safety products - whether the goal is protection against fire, harmful radiation, bullets, or intruders - and it’s a beautiful thing when the two worlds collide,” Bellis says. “I’m thrilled to join the team and have the opportunity to help architects, designers, and glaziers access the innovative possibilities now available to them.”
