Eli Rodríguez CasillasIndustrial & System EngineerCellphone: 844 122 7661Personnel Email: eli.rdz.c@gmail.com

EDUCATION

Industrial & System Engineer. Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey Campus Saltillo (ITESM)

LANGUAGE

English 100% (Write/Read/Speak) TOEFL CertificationSpanish 100% (Native Language)

PROFESSIONAL EXPIRIENCE

John Deere (IJD)2013 – CurrentJohn Deere Industries. Ramos Components Operation, Ramos Arizpe Coah. Mex.Position: Weld Manufacturing Engineer Sr. & Factory Master Plan CoordinatorDepartment: Manufacturing & SAP Area

Leader for SAP Implementation for Ramos Arizpe John Deere.o Expert on Production Planning & Manufacturing Execution System modules for SAP.

CapacitationParts Setup & ParametersProject CoordinatorSAP stabilization

o SAP Flow Material SpecialistWarehouse managementSerialized Frames Production ControlMaterial Replenishment Strategy

Factory Master Plan Coordinatoro Long term planning (5 years) for factory

New products, CI´s, Labor, Machine resource calculation, Infrastructure FactoryGrowth & Well Being

Material Flow Expert: Increased from 75% to 95% of reliability of materialo Plan for every part defined per station, working with Kanban pull systemo SAP set up for parts in working process and warehouseo Point of use material presentationo Define of kanbans based on history and demand productso Systematic Layout Planning

Welding Manufacturing Engineer Senioro Front & Rear Axles, Cotton Picker & Hood Guards Weldments

Layout, OMS, SOES, CI Projects, Tool Design, Quality and delivery’s achievement,Ergonomics, safety, imbalances, process improvement, products structure androutes administrator

Manufacturing Line Designo Labor Calculationo Flow Material (kanban & material presentation)o Kanban System (Triggering System)o Mix Model Lines

Cost Reduction Leader at Components Ramos Arizpeo Cost Reduction Strategy

Farm-inMake vs Buy AnalysisDesign for ManufacturingMaterial Yield

New Product Projectso Layout, OMS, SOES, CI Projects, Tool Design, Quality and delivery’s achievement ,

Ergonomics, safety, imbalances, process improvement, products structure and routesadministrator. Projects implemented:

Rolling Baskets Miami & Valley City ProgramMerit Mounting Frames Loaders Factory – Beta FactoryHood Guards X40 & X25CI´s for Cotton Picker Frames Weldment

Continuous Improvemento Kaizen Material Replenishment (Primaries, Welding & Assembly Area) (Material flow)

Trigger material at point of use with Kanban concept, elimination of shutdowns for materialavailability for welding and assembly areas (this problem was top of shutdowns at Factory)Electronic Kanban board implemented, communication between SAP & shop floor

o Serialized Frames Inventory ControlSpecial tag with e-coat resistance implementation for Cab Frames identification, increase ofmaterial inventory accuracy of 40%Savings of 700K USD for low accuracy inventory

o Kanban calculatorTool for calculation of Kanban based on customer requirementsReduction of replenishment material times, increased of resource utilizationReal time Control & Analysis from SAP

o Support of Continuous Improvement Board for Welding AreaAround 500 projects attended at year

John Deere (IJD)2012 – 2013John Deere Industries. Saltillo Components Operation, Saltillo Coah. Mex.Position: Weld Manufacturing EngineerDepartment: Manufacturing

Welding Manufacturing Engineero Blades & Main Frame Weldments

Layout, OMS, SOES, CI Projects, Tool Design, Quality and delivery’s achievement,Ergonomics, safety, imbalances, process improvement, products structure androutes administrator

New Product Projectso Main Frame for Crawlers 750 & 850 FT4o FT4 Blades

Weld Process Tracking (GMAW)o Automation of manual weldingo Tracking of sequence of events for welding operationso Mistake proofing for omission welds

Capacity Increaseo Design for Manufacturing

Reduction of 20% of labor for new design propose1ton tooling weight eliminated.Reduction of 10% of NVASavings of 250K USD

Coordinator of Engineering Changes for Saltillo Components(Benchmark)o ECM´s controlo Obsolete parts controlo Physical builds control

Continuous Improvemento 20% of NVA reduction from blades welding process (Project Winner in CI Expo John Deere,

Innovation)Savings of 250K USDDesign for manufacturing, LEGO ConceptProductivity increased from 75% to 90%

o Support of Continuous Improvement Board for Welding AreaAround 500 projects attended

John Deere (IJD)2011 – 2012John Deere Industries. Saltillo Components Operation, Saltillo Coah. Mex.Position: Thermal Treatment Manufacturing EngineerDepartment: Manufacturing

Manufacturing Engineer for Tillage Products (Foundry Process)o Sweep, Shovels & Brackets

Layout, OMS, SOES, CI Projects, Tool Design, Quality and delivery’s achievement,Ergonomics, safety, imbalances, process improvement, products structure androutes administrator

o SMED Project (Single-Minute Exchange of Die)5% Direct Productivity Increased15% Reduction of Setup Time

New Product Projectso VTech

Continuous Improvement (Project presented at CI Expo John Deere, 4th place)o SMED Project,

5% Direct Productivity Increased15% Reduction of Setup Time

SPECIAL TRAINING

Certified on SAP Production Planning & Manufacturing Execution System modulesCertified on Welding & Materials at COMIMSA

Material Mechanical PropertiesGMAW, FCAW, Brazing, SMAWWelding Process Quality Control

o Visual Inspectiono Liquid Penetranto Magnetic Particleo Ultrasonic

Formats for Control Welding Processo WPSo PQR

GMAW Engineer Welding Certification (MetWeld)GMAW Robot Welding Certification (Motoman)GD&T Certification for Manufacturing Process

IT & SkillsHigh Knowledge Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point y ProjectsHigh Knowledge SAP (Module: Manufacturing Engineer, production control & PDM)High Knowledge on Manual Welding Process (GMAW)High Knowledge Auto CAD 2D y 3DHigh Knowledge Pro-EngineerMedium Knowledge on Statistical Process

PERSONAL SKILLS & ACHIEVEMENTS

Pushing for Sustainable ResultsRigorous AnalysisMade Tough DecisionsLeadershipResponsibleTeamworkHonest

AchievementsCI Expo, Best Innovate Project: LEGO Blades ConceptCI Expo, SMED3 times winner of Achievement ExceptionalLeadership Gold Lamb at Tecnologico de Monterrey

ReferencesLuis Gabriel Colunga, Engineering Leader at John Deere Ramos Components(colungaluisgabriel@johndeere.com)Cesar Loaiza, Factory Manager at John Deere Ramos Components (loaizacesar@johndeere.com)Valentin Aguilar, Superintendent of Production at John Deere Saltillo Components(aguilarvalentingerardo@johndeere.com)