Gigliotti is a 50-year member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICHE) and a former representative to the American Standards Association where he participated on the development of standards for plastic pipe.  He remains a registered professional engineer in Texas and Massachusetts.  He has been a member of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) since 1968 and, in addition to being active in his local chapter, served as a Director of the Blow Molding Division and the first editor of the Blow Molding Division's newsletter, which received a 'best'� award.

Today Michael lives in Gloucester, Massachusetts with his wife Miriam.  He has five children, seven grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.

His oldest son, Michael, Jr., with a doctorate from Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, is a Coolidge Fellow (one of 13) Senior Scientist at General Electric's worldwide research laboratories, like his father, working on leading edge projects.  He has received The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society's (TMS) Application to Practice Award.  At GE he has worked on the analysis and design of jet engines, and his employer placed him on loan to Italian luxury carmaker Ferrari where Michael, Jr., helped solve engine metallurgical problems.  He is a world authority on titanium metals. 

Chalice Eileen is an LPN whose special practice is the care of terminally ill children.  One of her sons, Brett, following in his grandfather's footsteps into the world of polymers, is the Director of New Business Development, Europe, for the Bulk Molding Company, stationed in Hamburg, Germany.

Daughter Valerie is a graduate of Emmanuel College; after working in retail and publishing, she became the Office Manager for MGA.

Edward, a business management graduate of University of New Hampshire, is a senior employee of a local, major building supply company.  Edward's oldest son, Joshua, served honorably with the 101st Airborne Infantry Division in Iraq, and is now home in Gloucester.

Anne Elizabeth holds a Merchant Captain license from the U.S. Coast Guard.  After three years of captaining fishing boats and acting as First Officer on local commercial vessels, she now works in a major ship-building and repair wharf, and teaches navigation in a USCG-approved program.

Michael Gigliotti, Sr., maintains an office in his home and still performs pro bono consulting work for old clients and friends.  He has a wealth of stories to tell, and enjoys spending time with his family and friends.  His distinguished career in the plastics and packaging industries has set a high bar for anyone to follow and certainly a respectful one for any professional to emulate.