John Paananen

Swiss Machinist/Prototype Specialist

Role
Machinist at Houck Machine Company
Location
Minneapolis, MN, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
Manufacturing & ProductionView LinkedIn profile

About John Paananen

A talented Prototype Specialist with accumulated years of experience in machine shop practices, extensive experience in setup and operation of various types of CNC and conventional machines, able to hold specified tolerances and finishes.

Experience

  1. Machinist

    Houck Machine Company

    Dec 2025 — Present

Education

  • Dunwoody College of Technology

    Machine Tool Technology/Machinist

    2013 — 2014

Skills

  • 5s
  • 3d Rendering
  • Manufacturing
  • 3d Modeling
  • Design for Manufacturing
  • Iso Standards
  • 3d Printing
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Manufacturing Operations Management
  • Kaizen
  • Value Stream Mapping
  • Process Improvement
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Machining
  • Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
  • Machine Tools
  • Computer Numerical Control (Cnc)
  • Six Sigma
  • Solidworks
  • Engineering
  • Statistical Process Control (Spc)
  • 3d Prototyping
  • 3d Design
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Manufacturing Engineering

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