Hey legendboy,
Thank you for the compliment! Teknic takes customer service very seriously and I'm glad you've enjoyed working with us so far. I've also enjoyed working with you.
Personally, I’m an Applications Engineer at Teknic, where I work in a number of different fields including mechanical, electrical, software, controls, etc... My degree itself is in Mechanical Engineering, but I've had the pleasure of working with engineers in all disciplines.
I have yet to take on a retrofitting project of my own (I live in an apartment and my dog would likely chew all the machine components), but I have gotten to work on a lot of very interesting and unique machines (some with more than 20 axes of coordinated motion) hands-on to integrate our products and other suggested machine components.
Once I move into a larger space, I'd love to take on a retrofitting project. I've actually come across a few threads on CNCzone and other forums that I've bookmarked for later... and yes, to answer your follow-up question, I will be using ClearPaths!
Best,
Ian R.