diff --git a/src/llmcompressor/core/events/event.py b/src/llmcompressor/core/events/event.py
index 89eb780c85..215828b560 100644
--- a/src/llmcompressor/core/events/event.py
+++ b/src/llmcompressor/core/events/event.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class EventType(Enum):
     BATCH_START = "batch_start"
     LOSS_CALCULATED = "loss_calculated"
     BATCH_END = "batch_end"
+    SEQUENTIAL_EPOCH_END = "sequential_epoch_end"
 
     # step lifecycle
     OPTIM_PRE_STEP = "optim_pre_step"
diff --git a/src/llmcompressor/core/session_functions.py b/src/llmcompressor/core/session_functions.py
index 4d12f22ff4..5d5f6163b0 100644
--- a/src/llmcompressor/core/session_functions.py
+++ b/src/llmcompressor/core/session_functions.py
@@ -212,5 +212,16 @@ def batch_end(cls, **kwargs) -> ModifiedState:
         active_session()._log_model_info()
         return cls.event(EventType.BATCH_END, **kwargs)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def sequential_epoch_end(cls, **kwargs) -> ModifiedState:
+        """
+        Invoke a sequential epoch end event for the active session. This event should be
+        called after one sequential layer has been calibrated/trained for one epoch
+
+        This is called after a sequential layer has been calibrated with one batch, see
+        `src/llmcompressor/pipelines/sequential/pipeline.py` for usage example
+        """
+        return cls.event(EventType.SEQUENTIAL_EPOCH_END, **kwargs)
+
 
 callbacks = LifecycleCallbacks
diff --git a/src/llmcompressor/modifiers/obcq/base.py b/src/llmcompressor/modifiers/obcq/base.py
index bcbd610fe7..7c85bd61a6 100644
--- a/src/llmcompressor/modifiers/obcq/base.py
+++ b/src/llmcompressor/modifiers/obcq/base.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from loguru import logger
 from pydantic import PrivateAttr
 
-from llmcompressor.core import State
+from llmcompressor.core import Event, EventType, State
 from llmcompressor.modifiers import Modifier
 from llmcompressor.modifiers.obcq.sgpt_mixin import SparsityModifierMixin
 from llmcompressor.modifiers.obcq.sgpt_sparsify import (
@@ -90,6 +90,14 @@ def calibrate_module(
         args: Tuple[torch.Tensor, ...],
         _output: torch.Tensor,
     ):
+        """
+        Calibration hook used to accumulate the hessian of the input to the module
+
+        :param module: module being calibrated
+        :param args: inputs to the module, the first element of which is the
+            cannonical input
+        :param _output: uncompressed module output, unused
+        """
         # Assume that the first argument is the input
         inp = args[0]
 
@@ -108,10 +116,13 @@ def calibrate_module(
                 self._num_samples[module],
             )
 
-    def on_sequential_batch_end(self):
+    def on_event(self, state: State, event: Event, **kwargs):
+        if event.type_ == EventType.SEQUENTIAL_EPOCH_END:
+            self.compress_modules()
+
+    def compress_modules(self):
         """
-        Sparsify modules
-        TODO: implement with event callback
+        Sparsify modules which have been calibrated
         """
         for module in list(self._num_samples.keys()):
             name = self._module_names[module]
@@ -154,6 +165,8 @@ def _maybe_onload_hessian(self, module: torch.nn.Module):
                 self._hessians[module] = self._hessians[module].to(device="cpu")
 
     def on_finalize(self, state: State, **kwargs) -> bool:
+        self.compress_modules()  # compress any remaining modules
+
         self.remove_hooks()
         self._hessians = dict()
         self._num_samples = dict()
diff --git a/src/llmcompressor/modifiers/obcq/sgpt_mixin.py b/src/llmcompressor/modifiers/obcq/sgpt_mixin.py
index 6cdf5fda80..7dfc3da57d 100644
--- a/src/llmcompressor/modifiers/obcq/sgpt_mixin.py
+++ b/src/llmcompressor/modifiers/obcq/sgpt_mixin.py
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ def on_initialize(self, state: "State", **kwargs) -> bool:
                 state.data.calib,
                 self.sequential_targets,
                 self.ignore,
-                self,
             )
             return True
 
@@ -186,7 +185,6 @@ def on_initialize(self, state: "State", **kwargs) -> bool:
                     state.model,
                     state.data.calib,
                     self.sequential_targets,
-                    self,
                 )
                 return True
 
diff --git a/src/llmcompressor/modifiers/pruning/wanda/base.py b/src/llmcompressor/modifiers/pruning/wanda/base.py
index 3b0eb9f584..93828e22ea 100644
--- a/src/llmcompressor/modifiers/pruning/wanda/base.py
+++ b/src/llmcompressor/modifiers/pruning/wanda/base.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from loguru import logger
 from pydantic import PrivateAttr
 
-from llmcompressor.core import State
+from llmcompressor.core import Event, EventType, State
 from llmcompressor.modifiers import Modifier
 from llmcompressor.modifiers.obcq.sgpt_mixin import SparsityModifierMixin
 from llmcompressor.modifiers.pruning.wanda.wanda_sparsify import (
@@ -74,6 +74,14 @@ def calibrate_module(
         args: Tuple[torch.Tensor, ...],
         _output: torch.Tensor,
     ):
+        """
+        Calibration hook used to accumulate the row scalars of the input to the module
+
+        :param module: module being calibrated
+        :param args: inputs to the module, the first element of which is the
+            cannonical input
+        :param _output: uncompressed module output, unused
+        """
         # Assume that the first argument is the input
         inp = args[0]
 
@@ -91,12 +99,14 @@ def calibrate_module(
             self._num_samples[module],
         )
 
-    def on_sequential_batch_end(self):
+    def on_event(self, state: State, event: Event, **kwargs):
+        if event.type_ == EventType.SEQUENTIAL_EPOCH_END:
+            self.compress_modules()
+
+    def compress_modules(self):
         """
-        Sparsify modules
-        TODO: implement with event callback
+        Sparsify modules which have been calibrated
         """
-
         for module in list(self._num_samples.keys()):
             name = self._module_names[module]
             sparsity = self._module_sparsities[module]
@@ -122,6 +132,8 @@ def on_sequential_batch_end(self):
             del self._num_samples[module]
 
     def on_finalize(self, state: State, **kwargs) -> bool:
+        self.compress_modules()  # compress any remaining modules
+
         self.remove_hooks()
         self._row_scalars = dict()
         self._num_samples = dict()
diff --git a/src/llmcompressor/modifiers/quantization/gptq/base.py b/src/llmcompressor/modifiers/quantization/gptq/base.py
index 525ba1301b..8a3d672a6b 100644
--- a/src/llmcompressor/modifiers/quantization/gptq/base.py
+++ b/src/llmcompressor/modifiers/quantization/gptq/base.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 from loguru import logger
 from pydantic import Field, PrivateAttr, field_validator
 
-from llmcompressor.core import State
+from llmcompressor.core import Event, EventType, State
 from llmcompressor.modifiers import Modifier, ModifierFactory
 from llmcompressor.modifiers.quantization.calibration import freeze_module_quantization
 from llmcompressor.modifiers.quantization.gptq.gptq_quantize import (
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@ def on_initialize(self, state: State, **kwargs) -> bool:
                 state.data.calib,
                 self.sequential_targets,
                 self.ignore,
-                self,
             )
             return True
 
@@ -257,7 +256,6 @@ def on_initialize(self, state: State, **kwargs) -> bool:
                     state.model,
                     state.data.calib,
                     self.sequential_targets,
-                    self,
                 )
                 return True
 
@@ -281,6 +279,8 @@ def on_finalize(self, state: State, **kwargs) -> bool:
 
         :param state: session state storing input model and calibration data
         """
+        self.compress_modules()  # compress any remaining modules
+
         if self._quantization_modifier:
             self._quantization_modifier.finalize(state, **kwargs)
 
@@ -298,13 +298,12 @@ def calibrate_module(
         _output: torch.Tensor,
     ):
         """
-        Quantize a module's weight according to the GPTQ algorithm
-
-        :param name: name of module being quantized
-        :param module: module being quantized
-        :param args: input arguments for module forward pass
+        Calibration hook used to accumulate the hessian of the input to the module
 
-        :return: total loss from applying weight quantization to this module
+        :param module: module being calibrated
+        :param args: inputs to the module, the first element of which is the
+            cannonical input
+        :param _output: uncompressed module output, unused
         """
         # Assume that first argument is the input
         inp = args[0]
@@ -326,10 +325,13 @@ def calibrate_module(
                 self._num_samples[module],
             )
 
-    def on_sequential_batch_end(self):
+    def on_event(self, state: State, event: Event, **kwargs):
+        if event.type_ == EventType.SEQUENTIAL_EPOCH_END:
+            self.compress_modules()
+
+    def compress_modules(self):
         """
-        Quantize modules.
-        TODO: implement with event callback
+        Quantize modules which have been calibrated
         """
         for module in list(self._num_samples.keys()):
             name = self._module_names[module]
diff --git a/src/llmcompressor/modifiers/smoothquant/base.py b/src/llmcompressor/modifiers/smoothquant/base.py
index aa33171982..c3e9ef009e 100644
--- a/src/llmcompressor/modifiers/smoothquant/base.py
+++ b/src/llmcompressor/modifiers/smoothquant/base.py
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 from typing import Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Union
 
 import torch
-from compressed_tensors.utils.offload import is_module_offloaded
+from compressed_tensors.utils.offload import align_module_device
 from loguru import logger
+from pydantic import ConfigDict
 from torch.nn import Module
 
-from llmcompressor.core import State
+from llmcompressor.core import Event, EventType, State
 from llmcompressor.modifiers import Modifier
 from llmcompressor.modifiers.smoothquant.utils import (
     get_layer_mappings_from_architecture,
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ class SmoothQuantModifier(Modifier):
     num_calibration_steps: Optional[int] = None
     calibration_function: Optional[Callable] = None
 
-    resolved_mappings_: Optional[List] = None
+    resolved_mappings_: Optional[List[SmoothQuantMapping]] = None
     scales_: Optional[Dict] = None
 
     def on_initialize(self, state: State, **kwargs) -> bool:
@@ -139,6 +140,13 @@ def on_initialize(self, state: State, **kwargs) -> bool:
 
         return True
 
+    def on_event(self, state: State, event: Event, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Sparsify modules which have been calibrated with samples
+        """
+        if event.type_ == EventType.SEQUENTIAL_EPOCH_END:
+            self._apply_smoothing(state.model)
+
     def on_finalize(self, state: State, **kwargs) -> bool:
         """
         Clean up by clearing the scale and mapping data
@@ -146,6 +154,9 @@ def on_finalize(self, state: State, **kwargs) -> bool:
         :param state: unused
         :return: True
         """
+        self.remove_hooks()
+        self._apply_smoothing(state.model)
+
         if self.scales_ is not None:
             self.scales_.clear()
         if self.resolved_mappings_ is not None:
@@ -166,7 +177,7 @@ def _infer_mappings_from_model(
         )
 
     @handle_mapping_resolution_errors
-    def _resolve_mappings(self, model: Module) -> List:
+    def _resolve_mappings(self, model: Module) -> List[SmoothQuantMapping]:
         """
         Transforms the list of activations to smooth and their corresponding weights
         into SmoothQuantMapping objects, resolving regular expressions.
@@ -259,9 +270,6 @@ def _calibrate(self, model: Module, calibration_dataloader: List):
                 self.calibration_function,
             )
 
-        # remove the hooks now that we are done calibrating
-        self.remove_hooks()
-
     @torch.no_grad()
     def _apply_smoothing(self, model: Module):
         """
@@ -273,8 +281,11 @@ def _apply_smoothing(self, model: Module):
 
         This modifies the weights of the model in-place.
         """
-        logger.info("Smoothing activation scales...")
         for mapping in self.resolved_mappings_:
+            if mapping.smooth_name not in self.scales_:
+                continue
+            logger.info(f"Smoothing with {mapping.smooth_name}")
+
             activation_scales = (  # get dynamic range for each activation channel
                 self.scales_[mapping.smooth_name].max_channel_vals
                 - self.scales_[mapping.smooth_name].min_channel_vals
@@ -289,22 +300,16 @@ def _apply_smoothing(self, model: Module):
 
             @torch.no_grad()
             def smooth(module):
-                offloaded = is_module_offloaded(module)
-                if offloaded:
-                    module._hf_hook.pre_forward(module)
-
-                if module in balance_layers:
-                    module.weight.mul_(scales.view(1, -1))
-                elif module == smooth_layer:
-                    if module.weight.ndim == 1:
-                        module.weight.div_(scales)
-                    else:
-                        module.weight.div_(scales.view(-1, 1))
-                    if hasattr(module, "bias") and module.bias is not None:
-                        module.bias.div_(scales)
-
-                if offloaded:
-                    module._hf_hook.post_forward(module, None)
+                with align_module_device(module):
+                    if module in balance_layers:
+                        module.weight.mul_(scales.view(1, -1))
+                    elif module == smooth_layer:
+                        if module.weight.ndim == 1:
+                            module.weight.div_(scales)
+                        else:
+                            module.weight.div_(scales.view(-1, 1))
+                        if hasattr(module, "bias") and module.bias is not None:
+                            module.bias.div_(scales)
 
             parent = get_fsdp_parent(mapping.smooth_name, model)
             if parent is not None:
@@ -315,6 +320,9 @@ def smooth(module):
                     smooth(layer)
                 smooth(smooth_layer)
 
+            # clear calibration data
+            del self.scales_[mapping.smooth_name]
+
     def _calculate_smoothing_scales(
         self, balance_layers: List[Module], activation_scales: torch.Tensor
     ) -> List[float]:
@@ -329,15 +337,9 @@ def _calculate_smoothing_scales(
         # get the channel-wise dynamic range for each layer to be balanced
         weight_scales = []
         for layer in balance_layers:
-            offloaded = is_module_offloaded(layer)
-            if offloaded:
-                layer._hf_hook.pre_forward(layer)
-
-            scale = layer.weight.abs().max(dim=0, keepdim=True)[0]
-            weight_scales.append(scale)
-
-            if offloaded:
-                layer._hf_hook.post_forward(layer, None)
+            with align_module_device(layer):
+                scale = layer.weight.abs().max(dim=0, keepdim=True)[0]
+                weight_scales.append(scale)
 
         weight_scales = 2.0 * torch.cat(weight_scales, dim=0).max(dim=0)[0]
 
@@ -350,3 +352,5 @@ def _calculate_smoothing_scales(
         scales = torch.where(weight_scales > 0.0, scales, activation_scales)
 
         return scales
+
+    model_config = ConfigDict(arbitrary_types_allowed=True)
diff --git a/src/llmcompressor/pipelines/basic/pipeline.py b/src/llmcompressor/pipelines/basic/pipeline.py
index 13a1c9454c..98d9d7bdf5 100644
--- a/src/llmcompressor/pipelines/basic/pipeline.py
+++ b/src/llmcompressor/pipelines/basic/pipeline.py
@@ -39,7 +39,3 @@ def run_pipeline(
             batch = apply_pad_mask_to_batch(batch)
             batch = tensors_to_device(batch, model_device)
             model(**batch)
-
-        # TODO: replace with a lifecycle event
-        if callback_modifier:
-            callback_modifier.on_sequential_batch_end()
diff --git a/src/llmcompressor/pipelines/layer_sequential/pipeline.py b/src/llmcompressor/pipelines/layer_sequential/pipeline.py
index 9f8adbce4f..9973c589c9 100644
--- a/src/llmcompressor/pipelines/layer_sequential/pipeline.py
+++ b/src/llmcompressor/pipelines/layer_sequential/pipeline.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, List, Optional
+from typing import List
 
 import torch
 import torch.utils.data.dataloader
 import tqdm
 
+from llmcompressor.core import LifecycleCallbacks
 from llmcompressor.modifiers.utils.hooks import HooksMixin
 from llmcompressor.pipelines.cache import IntermediatesCache
 from llmcompressor.pipelines.layer_sequential.helpers import (
@@ -14,9 +15,6 @@
 )
 from llmcompressor.utils.helpers import calibration_forward_context
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from llmcompressor.modifiers import Modifier
-
 __all__ = ["run_pipeline"]
 
 
@@ -24,7 +22,6 @@ def run_pipeline(
     model: torch.nn.Module,
     dataloader: torch.utils.data.DataLoader,
     sequential_targets: List[str],
-    callback_modifier: Optional["Modifier"] = None,
 ):
     """
     Run a layer-wise sequential data pipeline according to the following steps:
@@ -68,9 +65,8 @@ def run_pipeline(
                 inputs = intermediates.fetch(batch_index)
                 layer(**inputs)
 
-            # TODO: replace with a lifecycle event
-            if callback_modifier:
-                callback_modifier.on_sequential_batch_end()
+            # trigger compression
+            LifecycleCallbacks.sequential_epoch_end()
 
             # this pass does not trigger modifier hooks
             # and is only used for capturing outputs from the newly compressed modules
diff --git a/src/llmcompressor/pipelines/sequential/pipeline.py b/src/llmcompressor/pipelines/sequential/pipeline.py
index c26205e3b4..927cbed332 100644
--- a/src/llmcompressor/pipelines/sequential/pipeline.py
+++ b/src/llmcompressor/pipelines/sequential/pipeline.py
@@ -1,18 +1,16 @@
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, List, Optional
+from typing import List
 
 import torch
 import torch.utils.data.dataloader
 import tqdm
 from compressed_tensors.utils import get_execution_device
 
+from llmcompressor.core import LifecycleCallbacks
 from llmcompressor.modifiers.utils.hooks import HooksMixin
 from llmcompressor.pipelines.cache import IntermediatesCache
 from llmcompressor.pipelines.sequential.helpers import trace_subgraphs
 from llmcompressor.utils.helpers import calibration_forward_context
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from llmcompressor.modifiers import Modifier
-
 __all__ = ["run_pipeline"]
 
 
@@ -21,7 +19,6 @@ def run_pipeline(
     dataloader: torch.utils.data.DataLoader,
     sequential_targets: List[str],
     ignore: List[str],
-    callback_modifier: Optional["Modifier"] = None,
 ):
     """
     Run a sequential data pipeline according to the following steps:
@@ -69,9 +66,8 @@ def run_pipeline(
                 inputs = intermediates.fetch(batch_index, subgraph.input_names)
                 forward_function(model, **inputs)
 
-            # TODO: replace with a lifecycle event
-            if callback_modifier:
-                callback_modifier.on_sequential_batch_end()
+            # trigger compression
+            LifecycleCallbacks.sequential_epoch_end()
 
             # this pass does not trigger modifier hooks
             # and is only used for capturing outputs from the newly compressed modules