Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Timeline
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Joshua Dubois

Joshua Dubois

Columbia City,IN

Summary

Driven by a passion for technological excellence and team leadership, I've honed my skills in machinery setup and troubleshooting at Sparc Engineers, building on a foundation laid at Paragon Medical. My career is marked by fostering team collaboration and driving process improvements, showcasing my problem-solving abilities and motivational leadership.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
12
12
Certification

Work History

Technical Solutions Leader

Sparc Engineers
07.2024 - Current

At Sparc Engineers, the team and I focus on advancing process improvements, leveraging my expertise in high-tech machinery setup and troubleshooting. My role encompasses refining operations and ensuring product excellence, building on a solid foundation in machinery interfaces honed through a six-year tenure at Paragon Medical. Led in Mill Fixture Design, Tool Selection, Program Generation, and production of Prototype Launches.

Level 4 Setup Technician

Paragon Medical, Inc.
06.2018 - 08.2024
  • Collaborated with team members to ensure smooth workflow and timely completion of tasks.
  • Maintained clean and organized tool sets for production runs.
  • Enhanced workplace safety by performing equipment inspections and adhering to proper procedures.
  • Improved production efficiency by setting up and maintaining machinery for optimal performance.
  • Process improvement initiatives leader
  • New Product Development Machine Operation/Setup/FAL/FIL
  • Shift Leader
  • Process Change Request entry
  • Identified program issues utilizing CAM
  • Tool Life Management Tracking
  • Lead Mill Trainer

Machine Types Mastery- Haas VF1-VF5 new and old interface, Doosan, Daewoo, Mori SV500, SV 403, Mori NV 4000, Mori Horizonatal 2 Station Tombstone Pallet Changing, Makino DA300, all FANUC control.


Lathe- Mori DMG NLX Celios touch screen, Doosan, Puma


Wire- Charmilles- PM and general Maintance certified


GD&T Print Reading Instructor


Starret Digital Comparator Instructor HDV 300


CMM Interpretation Instructor Hexagon


Tool Crib Tool Distribution


Kardex Operation and data entry


Machine Metrics Utilization and Monitoring


Work Instruction Creation


First Piece Imspection


Daily Utilization and Issues Reports


Machine Crash Recovery and Investigation


Leader of 30+ Machinists and secondary employees on Shift

CNC Setup Technician

Micropulse
08.2012 - 08.2017
  • Mill Setup- Haas 3 axis, Micron (Palet Loaded), Okuma 5 axis, Haas 5 Axis, Haas 3+1 Rotary
  • Wire setup - Charmilles
  • Lathe Setup- Mori Seiki OD ID Chuck Setups

Section Leader

United States Marine Corps
06.2005 - 06.2013
  • 5 years Active Service
  • 2 years Stationed In Washington DC Marine Corps Barracks 8th and I Honor Guard/Dover Dignified Transfer Units (CAT 3 Secret Clearance Requirement)
  • 3 Years Marine Corps Infantry Section Leader
  • Iraq War Veteran Task Force 1st Battalion 2nd Marine Division 2008-2009
  • Meritorious Promotion Corporal
  • Honorable Discharge DD214

Education

Associates - AART

Ivy Tech
Fort Wayne, IN
04.2022

Associates - Machine Tool Technology

Ivy Tech Community College
Fort Wayne, IN
04.2013

Skills

  • Customer Relations
  • Team Management
  • Motivational Leadership
  • Staff Development
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Problem-Solving
  • Time Management
  • Attention to Detail
  • Multitasking
  • Reliability
  • Excellent Communication
  • Decision-Making
  • Relationship Building

Accomplishments

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt course completion with a $50k minimum cost savings.


Project scored 900+ hours machine time savings


Trained youngest Setup Technician in company history


Helped train and promote dozens of machinists


Drove automation innovation (CNC to automation interfacing)


Partnered with Paragon Medicals Engineering Department in Kaizen events with a focus on setup time and scrap reduction initiatives.

Submitted hundreds of process change requests that resulted in time and cost savings

Featured on Gemba Academy Paragon Medical case study (located in Gemba Academy website library). My team was interviewed by Ron Pereira on site at Paragon Medical.




Certification

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt


Lean Six Sigma.Green Belt


Mechatronics


Advanced Autoamtion Robotics


Mastercam 2D


Fanuc Robotics Level 1


Industrial Mechanical


Continuous Improvement and Control


A3 Thinking


Workplace Communication


Marine Corps Leadership Non Commisined Officers Course


Timeline

Technical Solutions Leader

Sparc Engineers
07.2024 - Current

Level 4 Setup Technician

Paragon Medical, Inc.
06.2018 - 08.2024

CNC Setup Technician

Micropulse
08.2012 - 08.2017

Section Leader

United States Marine Corps
06.2005 - 06.2013

Associates - AART

Ivy Tech

Associates - Machine Tool Technology

Ivy Tech Community College
Joshua Dubois