Alexander Trejo Berrones

Tool Designer/ Project Management

Ingeniería / Arquitectura

Monterrey, Nuevo León

Acerca de Alexander Trejo Berrones:

Empower industries by delivering high-impact engineering solutions that blend technical precision with strategic project leadership. From custom tooling and mechanical systems to full-scale production support. Ensuring alignment with performance goals, timelines, and budgets.

Experienced Mechanical and Tool Design Engineer with 10 years of expertise in mechanical design, custom tooling, and cross-functional project management. Skilled in delivering innovative, cost-effective solutions from concept through production, with a strong foundation in CAD modeling, simulation, and manufacturing processes. Proficient in leading design initiatives, optimizing tooling for manufacturability, and aligning engineering efforts with business objectives. Adept at managing timelines, resources, and stakeholder expectations in fast-paced environments.

Experiencia

John Deere, Ankeny, Iowa, USA.

Tool Designer / Project Management 07/2023 - Present

Create and deliver high quality tool designs that meet stakeholders’ requirements are fulfilled (dates, budget)
Lead technical discussions with customers (manufacturing engineers) looking to improve their manufacturing process.
Implementation of small, medium and large-scale tool design projects.
Manage multicultural team of 10 tool designers (India & Mexico).
Mechanical design application into agricultural and construction machinery processes.
Support Tool Room during build and try out portion.
On-site support to production lines (weld, assembly, gauges, material handling) to solve fixture issues.
Implementation of automated fixtures using pneumatic, hydraulic and electrical technologies.
Perform work with internal teams: Factory Automation | Manufacturing Engineering | Material Flow | Experimental
Tool Room Team Leader expertise, leading +25 people (tool makers & machinist)

John Deere, San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

Senior Tooling Engineer 06/2021 - 06/2023

Responsible for delivering engineering activities with quality and on time.
International Support as a Liaison Engineer on plans, coordinates, develops new concepts and designs for tooling to facilitate the implementation of new and revised products into the core manufacturing processes working with multicultural teams.
Design and manage weld & assembly fixtures, carts, racks, gauges, presses and fabrication tooling while keeping safety/ergonomics & design for manufacturability principals.
Performed virtual analysis (FEA) to specific fixtures. Analysis delivery in terms of stress/strain & fatigue
Effectively lead and communicate with cross-functional teams (Mexico, USA, India & Brazil)
Design and execute strategies to reduce the learning curve and improve engineering deliverables quality.
Understanding engineering deliveries to select appropriate talent.
Provide technical input and manage engineering activities.
Provide initial training for new Tool Designer members (+8)

John Deere, San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

Tooling Engineer 06/2018 - 05/2021

Planned, coordinated, developed new concepts and designs for tooling (weld, assembly, hand tools, racks, carts & gauges) to facilitate the implementation of new and revised products into the core manufacturing processes.
Managed project implementation on different John Deere world wild locations (Argentina, Brazil & United States)
Served as a primary contact with additive manufacturing suppliers ensuring their meet John Deere quality and standard.
Helped to implement the Design, Management and Procurement system under Local Tool Design Team.
Trained new joints under the tool design principles for Mexico side.
Coordinate the tool design try out for John Deere Mexico Facilities.
Budget estimation for additive manufacturing machinery acquisition.

John Deere, San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

Tool Designer 01/2018 - 05/2018

Implementation and design of weld and assembly fixtures to local operations
Implement feasibility testing of proposed engineering solutions, under supervision, to provide feedback and contribute to validation of the design.
Creation of engineering drawings to support communication, evaluation, and implementation of fixtures.
Development Tool Design Mexico team capabilities
Provided operation support on tool design terms on production troubleshooting

PRIOR EXPERIENCE

Tool Designer-Inter, John Deere, San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon, Mexico | 12/2016 - 12/2017

Product Design-Intern, Caterpillar, Santa Catarina, Nuevo Leon, Mexico | 02/2016 - 11/2016