Josh Hardesty
Global Engineering Project Manager
- Role
- Engineering Project Manager at BD
- Location
- Sumter, SC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Josh Hardesty
30 years of fielding and managing large scale automation projects. Have managed as many as 200 hourly employees and 23 engineers in roles including Operations Manager, Controls and Maintenance Manager, and Engineering Manager. I thrive on projects that people consider challenging and love being busy.
Experience
Engineering Project Manager
Aug 2025 — Present · Sumter, SC, US
Education
Austin Peay State University
BS, Public Management with Electronics Technology
1998 — 2001
University of Phoenix
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Technology Management
Dixell PLC training
Advance programming techniques, PLCs
2010 — 2010
University of Phoenix
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Technology Management
2002 — 2004
Community College of the Air Force
Test measurement and diagnostic equipment certification, Calibrations PMEL TMDE
1994 — 1995
Yaskawa Motoman training center
Advance programming robots, Robotics Technology/Technician
2013 — 2013
FANUC training center
Advance Programmer Certified, Robotics Technology/Technician
2014 — 2014
Siemens training center
Step 7 programming, PLC
2012 — 2012
Emerson controls training
Advance PLC programming, PLCs
2006 — 2006
University of Phoenix
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Technology Management
2003 — 2005
Allen Bradley training center
Advance PLC programming
2005 — 2005
Austin Peay State University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Technology Management
Skills
- Project Management
- Solidworks
- Fmea
- Management
- Team Building
- Engineering Management
- Process Improvement
- Engineering
- Troubleshooting
- Testing
- Autocad
- Automation
- Business Process Improvement
- Machine Tools
- Process Engineering
- Kaizen
- Mechanical Engineering
- Programmable Logic Controller (Plc)
- Six Sigma
- Electronics
- Industrial Engineering
- Product Development
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Continuous Improvement
- Root Cause Analysis
- Spc
- Plc
- 5s
- Manufacturing
- Lean Manufacturing
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