1. Eli Rodríguez Casillas
Industrial & System Engineer
Cellphone: 844 122 7661
Personnel 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 Certification
Spanish 100% (Native Language)
PROFESSIONAL EXPIRIENCE
John Deere (IJD)
2013 – Current
John Deere Industries. Ramos Components Operation, Ramos Arizpe Coah. Mex.
Position: Weld Manufacturing Engineer Sr. & Factory Master Plan Coordinator
Department: Manufacturing & SAP Area
Leader for SAP Implementation for Ramos Arizpe John Deere.
o Expert on Production Planning & Manufacturing Execution System modules for SAP.
Capacitation
Parts Setup & Parameters
Project Coordinator
SAP stabilization
o SAP Flow Material Specialist
Warehouse management
Serialized Frames Production Control
Material Replenishment Strategy
Factory Master Plan Coordinator
o Long term planning (5 years) for factory
New products, CI´s, Labor, Machine resource calculation, Infrastructure Factory
Growth & Well Being
Material Flow Expert: Increased from 75% to 95% of reliability of material
o Plan for every part defined per station, working with Kanban pull system
o SAP set up for parts in working process and warehouse
o Point of use material presentation
o Define of kanbans based on history and demand products
o Systematic Layout Planning
Welding Manufacturing Engineer Senior
o 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 and
routes administrator

2. Manufacturing Line Design
o Labor Calculation
o Flow Material (kanban & material presentation)
o Kanban System (Triggering System)
o Mix Model Lines
Cost Reduction Leader at Components Ramos Arizpe
o Cost Reduction Strategy
Farm-in
Make vs Buy Analysis
Design for Manufacturing
Material Yield
New Product Projects
o Layout, OMS, SOES, CI Projects, Tool Design, Quality and delivery’s achievement ,
Ergonomics, safety, imbalances, process improvement, products structure and routes
administrator. Projects implemented:
Rolling Baskets Miami & Valley City Program
Merit Mounting Frames Loaders Factory – Beta Factory
Hood Guards X40 & X25
CI´s for Cotton Picker Frames Weldment
Continuous Improvement
o Kaizen Material Replenishment (Primaries, Welding & Assembly Area) (Material flow)
Trigger material at point of use with Kanban concept, elimination of shutdowns for material
availability 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 Control
Special tag with e-coat resistance implementation for Cab Frames identification, increase of
material inventory accuracy of 40%
Savings of 700K USD for low accuracy inventory
o Kanban calculator
Tool for calculation of Kanban based on customer requirements
Reduction of replenishment material times, increased of resource utilization
Real time Control & Analysis from SAP
o Support of Continuous Improvement Board for Welding Area
Around 500 projects attended at year
John Deere (IJD)
2012 – 2013
John Deere Industries. Saltillo Components Operation, Saltillo Coah. Mex.
Position: Weld Manufacturing Engineer
Department: Manufacturing
Welding Manufacturing Engineer
o Blades & Main Frame Weldments
Layout, OMS, SOES, CI Projects, Tool Design, Quality and delivery’s achievement,
Ergonomics, safety, imbalances, process improvement, products structure and
routes administrator
New Product Projects
o Main Frame for Crawlers 750 & 850 FT4
o FT4 Blades

3. Weld Process Tracking (GMAW)
o Automation of manual welding
o Tracking of sequence of events for welding operations
o Mistake proofing for omission welds
Capacity Increase
o Design for Manufacturing
Reduction of 20% of labor for new design propose
1ton tooling weight eliminated.
Reduction of 10% of NVA
Savings of 250K USD
Coordinator of Engineering Changes for Saltillo Components(Benchmark)
o ECM´s control
o Obsolete parts control
o Physical builds control
Continuous Improvement
o 20% of NVA reduction from blades welding process (Project Winner in CI Expo John Deere,
Innovation)
Savings of 250K USD
Design for manufacturing, LEGO Concept
Productivity increased from 75% to 90%
o Support of Continuous Improvement Board for Welding Area
Around 500 projects attended
John Deere (IJD)
2011 – 2012
John Deere Industries. Saltillo Components Operation, Saltillo Coah. Mex.
Position: Thermal Treatment Manufacturing Engineer
Department: 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 and
routes administrator
o SMED Project (Single-Minute Exchange of Die)
5% Direct Productivity Increased
15% Reduction of Setup Time
New Product Projects
o VTech
Continuous Improvement (Project presented at CI Expo John Deere, 4th place)
o SMED Project,
5% Direct Productivity Increased
15% Reduction of Setup Time

4. SPECIAL TRAINING
Certified on SAP Production Planning & Manufacturing Execution System modules
Certified on Welding & Materials at COMIMSA
Material Mechanical Properties
GMAW, FCAW, Brazing, SMAW
Welding Process Quality Control
o Visual Inspection
o Liquid Penetrant
o Magnetic Particle
o Ultrasonic
Formats for Control Welding Process
o WPS
o PQR
GMAW Engineer Welding Certification (MetWeld)
GMAW Robot Welding Certification (Motoman)
GD&T Certification for Manufacturing Process
IT & Skills
High Knowledge Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point y Projects
High Knowledge SAP (Module: Manufacturing Engineer, production control & PDM)
High Knowledge on Manual Welding Process (GMAW)
High Knowledge Auto CAD 2D y 3D
High Knowledge Pro-Engineer
Medium Knowledge on Statistical Process
PERSONAL SKILLS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Pushing for Sustainable Results
Rigorous Analysis
Made Tough Decisions
Leadership
Responsible
Teamwork
Honest
Achievements
CI Expo, Best Innovate Project: LEGO Blades Concept
CI Expo, SMED
3 times winner of Achievement Exceptional
Leadership Gold Lamb at Tecnologico de Monterrey
References
Luis 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)