Operational Optimization
Capacity planning, production scheduling, resource allocation, manpower forecasting, workflow analysis, and operational performance improvement.
Engineering Consulting • Operational Excellence • Digital Innovation
Engineering Efficiency.
Optimizing Operations.
Advancing Technology.
Tooley Engineering helps organizations improve performance through industrial engineering, Lean and 5S, continuous improvement, safety, and advanced digital technologies—from simulation and digital twins to extended reality (XR).
Discuss Your Project →Explore Services15+ YearsIndustry engineering experience
5Documented invention disclosures
Major ProgramsAerospace and defense engineering and proposal support
Graduate-LevelManufacturing and systems engineering education
What We Do
Engineering solutions built around your operations.
Practical consulting that combines factory-floor experience, systems thinking, and emerging technology to address complex operational challenges.
Lean, 5S & Continuous Improvement
Waste reduction, workplace organization, process standardization, visual management, facility layout, and measurable improvement initiatives.
Safety & Human Factors
Ergonomics, human-centered process design, safer work environments, operational risk awareness, and simulation-informed design reviews.
Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering
Production readiness, factory flow, time studies, work measurement, resource planning, and engineering support for complex programs.
Systems Engineering
Model-based engineering, operational architecture, cross-functional integration, trade studies, and lifecycle-oriented engineering analysis.
Digital Transformation
Technology adoption planning, digital workflows, predictive scheduling concepts, and integration of visualization tools into engineering processes.
Advanced Engineering
Digital XR technology with operational purpose.
Extended reality is most valuable when it solves a real engineering problem. Our approach connects immersive visualization to manufacturing performance, product development, human factors, and workforce understanding.
Applications include virtual factory walkthroughs, layout validation, assembly planning, ergonomics studies, digital twin concepts, immersive demonstrations, and simulation-supported decision-making.
Core capabilities
Virtual Reality (VR) • Augmented Reality (AR) • Extended Reality (XR) • 3D Simulation • Digital Twins • Motion Capture • Model-Based Systems Engineering • AI-Assisted Engineering Concepts
Implementation experience
Enterprise visualization initiatives, secure XR deployment coordination, software licensing, stakeholder engagement, and technical demonstrations.
Our Foundation
Experience across demanding engineering environments.
Founded on the professional experience of Joshua E. Tooley, Tooley Engineering brings more than 15 years of industrial and manufacturing engineering experience across aerospace, defense, aviation, and advanced technology environments.
Experience includes engineering roles at Boeing, Northrop Grumman, and L3Harris Aerojet Rocketdyne, spanning commercial aircraft, defense programs, manufacturing operations, capacity planning, visualization integration, and continuous improvement.
Leadership contributions have included enterprise engineering conferences, advanced visualization initiatives, and engineering demonstrations supporting major program and proposal activities.
Innovation & technical leadership
Five documented invention disclosures address manufacturing tools, foreign-object-debris organization, immersive visualization, aerospace training concepts, and aircraft systems.
Technical presentations have covered digital twins, VR and motion capture, XR across the program lifecycle, human factors, and Lean improvements.
Patent issuance and specific contract-award claims are not represented here without independent verification.
Industry experience
AerospaceDefenseAdvanced ManufacturingAviation OperationsDigital EngineeringIndustrial Operations
Academic Foundation
Engineering education backed by applied experience.
Formal education in manufacturing engineering, engineering management, and systems engineering supports a multidisciplinary consulting approach.
Missouri University of Science and Technology
M.S. Manufacturing Engineering — 2022
Graduate Certificate, Systems Engineering — 2024
Graduate Certificate, Systems Engineering – Model-Based Engineering — 2022
B.S. Engineering Management — 2010
St. Louis Community College
A.S. Engineering Science — 2009
Advanced academic work
Doctoral-level systems engineering studies and research involving digital twins, SysML modeling, and AI/neural network applications.
Resume also lists an M.S. Manufacturing Engineering dated December 2026; this future-dated entry is not presented as a completed degree pending confirmation.
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