The machinist your shop can't hire — working for you anyway.
Twenty years of CNC application engineering — running the machines and controls small shops depend on but struggle to staff — Fanuc, Haas, and Siemens, micro Swiss lathes to twenty-foot floor horizontals. I work alongside your team, on your floor, to cut cycle time, fix programs, and train the people you already have — with a plan built around how your shop actually runs, not a one-size-fits-all package.
- 20 years of hands-on CNC machining & programming
- Fanuc, Haas & Siemens controls
- Based in Flat Rock, MI — serving Michigan & the Midwest
Skilled people are the bottleneck, not the machines.
Most small shops don't have a runtime problem because their equipment is bad — they have one because the person who could fix a slow program, tighten a setup, or train an operator right isn't on staff, and hiring one is slow, expensive, or nearly impossible right now.
I fill that gap directly. No recruiting, no ramp-up, no full-time commitment — just twenty years of programming and floor leadership applied to your parts, your machines, and your team.
Built around your shop, not a script.
This is CNC application engineering, not a one-size-fits-all package: matching process, program, and tooling to the part in front of you. Every engagement starts with a conversation about your parts, your team, and your goals — the services below get combined and scaled to fit what your shop actually needs.
Cycle time & setup reduction
Line-by-line review of existing G-code and Mastercam programs, fixture and setup audits, and rework of anything that's bleeding time — often cutting cycle and setup time by as much as 60%.
Operator training & mentorship
Hands-on training that builds real skill and urgency on the floor, not a checklist. Shifts I've supervised have consistently outperformed on quality and output.
Process & workflow improvement
Tightening how work actually moves — ERP workflow in JobBoss, quality control checkpoints, and production planning that matches your floor's real capacity.
Fractional CNC application engineer
Project-based or ongoing part-time coverage, scoped around your schedule and workload — senior-level programming and floor leadership when you need it, without adding a full-time head.
Whether big mill or small lathe — and the automation running around them.
Controls
- Fanuc
- Haas
- Siemens
Machine types
- Mill-turn lathes
- Swiss lathes
- 5-axis mills
- Vertical & horizontal mills
- Large-format boring mills
Work & systems
- Prototype & production
- Manual G-code programming
- Mastercam
- JobBoss ERP
- GD&T, first article inspection
Automation
- Gantry robots
- End-of-arm tooling (EOAT)
- Pallet pool systems
- Probing & in-process checks
Twenty years, built across shops like these.
Three steps, no long contracts.
Floor walkthrough
I come to your shop, look at the programs, setups, and workflow, and talk to your operators — no charge for the initial conversation.
A plan you help shape
We go through what's leaking time and money together, and build a plan around what fits your shop — costs and timeline included, nothing generic.
Execution & training
I fix the programs, tighten the setups, and train your people to hold the gains after I'm gone — on a schedule that fits your shop.
Let's look at your floor.
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