Since the installation of the first Compact C-14 Accelerator Mass Spectrometer at UGA in 2000, the goal has been to provide radiocarbon analyses in a production mode with high reliability, acceptable cost and prompt turnaround time.  The CAIS has been successful in optimizing sample throughput for a broad range of samples including archeological, geological, natural product, biomass, marine and environmental.  Operational characteristics and analytical performance are reviewed, and the current status and future application of the compact C-14 AMS are outlined.