Summary
Joseph Spanier is a Vendor Relations Lead and hands-on manufacturing/automation engineer with 11 years of experience building production systems across textiles, heavy equipment, and digital fabrication. He combines CAD and CAE expertise (AutoCAD, Creo, SolidWorks, Siemens NX, Fusion360) with deep practical skills in additive manufacturing, having spent the last three years beta testing commercial 3D printing and laser-cutting hardware and software. Joseph has led robotic programming projects using Fanuc robots, consulted on motion platforms and extrusion systems, and runs his own engineering consultancy focused on robotic and manufacturing solutions. Comfortable moving between shop-floor process optimization and software-driven test engineering, he brings a proven track record of turning novel hardware concepts into reliable, manufacturable products. Based in Metamora, Illinois, he blends industrial-scale manufacturing experience from Caterpillar with startup-style innovation at companies like LightBurn and Aleph Objects.
10 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
BS in Industrial Technology Industrial Technology/Technician, BS in Industrial Technology Industrial Technology/Technician at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale