38 years of hands-on machining experience. Contract programming, prototyping, and tooling consultation for job shops that need capacity — without the overhead of another full-time hire.
CNC Programming That Keeps Your Shop Running
What I Do
Contract programming for milling and turning. Fanuc and Heidenhain controls. Fusion 360 and Mastercam. Programs written by someone who has stood at the machine for four decades — conservative, proven toolpaths that protect your equipment, your tooling, and your delivery dates.
CNC Programming
Rapid prototyping and fixture concepts using in-house 3D printing. Prove out a design, check a fit, or mock up a fixture before you commit spindle time and material to it.
Prototyping
Cutting tool selection, speeds and feeds, insert and consumable cost control. Decades of purchasing and tooling management experience that shows up as real savings on your bottom line.
Tooling & Process Consultation
Experience You Can’t Hire Off the Street
I started in machine shops at sixteen. Thirty-eight years later, I’ve machined everything from one-off repairs to aerospace production for Collins Aerospace, Howmet Aerospace, and Wyman-Gordon — parts where the tolerances are tight and failure is not an option.
I know Fanuc and Heidenhain controls inside and out. I program in Fusion 360 and Mastercam. And because I’ve spent my career on the shop floor — not just behind a desk — my programs reflect how machines, tooling, and materials actually behave when the coolant is flowing.
Pauli CNC Solutions is based in Northeast Ohio and works with shops locally and remotely.
Overflow Capacity, On Demand
Every job shop knows the squeeze: work comes in waves, your programmer is buried, and the customer wants it yesterday. Hiring another full-time programmer for peak loads doesn’t make sense — but missing deliveries costs you customers.
That’s where I come in. Send me the part files, the machine and control details, and your tooling list. You get proven, ready-to-run programs back — without adding headcount, benefits, or a desk.
Use me for one job or a steady stream. Your shop, your standards, your post processor. My experience.
Let’s Talk About Your Shop
Whether you’re buried in work right now or just want a number in your pocket for when it happens, reach out. No pressure, no sales pitch — just two machinists talking shop.
Joe Pauli
Owner, Pauli CNC Solutions LLC
Northeast Ohio — available locally and remotely
330-604-8822