I build web platforms, Python tools and Windows desktop apps that run in production — from understanding the process to shipping and supporting the solution.
Industrial Design Engineer and software developer focused on automating manufacturing processes. I come from industrial and operations environments, where time and quality matter — that gave me the judgment to spot real bottlenecks: manual reports, inconsistent data, repetitive tasks and systems nobody wants to use.
Today I build web platforms, Python tools and desktop applications that are actually used in operations, currently as an external developer for American Axle projects through Comunicación Global. I get involved from understanding the process and detecting the problem all the way to implementing and supporting the solution.
My job is to connect business and technology to deliver something people actually use.
Web
Automation & Data
Applied AI
Hardware & Embedded
Industrial & CAD
Desktop & VR
Production tools built for manufacturing operations — the code stays with the client.
Comunicación Global — American Axle
I designed, developed and deployed a full-stack platform that manages the entire operational recruitment process. It includes an AI chatbot that interviews and pre-screens candidates automatically based on each opening's requirements, plus stage tracking, document validation, automations and traceability.
+400 candidates managed per month
Comunicación Global — American Axle
Windows desktop app that processes photos with Grok through its API, validates the information and generates files ready to load into the internal platform. Manually capturing one form can take several minutes; the application processes more than 30 images per minute.
+30 images processed per minute
Comunicación Global — American Axle
More than 20 Excel files that four people used to consolidate by hand every year, taking over three weeks to finish. Now a Python/pandas script validates and unifies them in less than ten minutes.
<10 min processing time
Full-Stack Developer & AI Automation Engineer — Comunicación Global · Guanajuato, MX (Hybrid)
Dec 2025 — Present
- External developer for American Axle projects: software and automation tools for operations and HR processes
- Enterprise recruitment platform (openings, candidates, interviews, documents and full hiring flow) — Next.js, TypeScript, React and Supabase on PostgreSQL, with Gemini API, WaSender and Resend integrations
- Authentication, access control and Row Level Security; automated testing and CI/CD with GitHub Actions and Vercel
- ETL automation with Python/pandas: 20+ Excel files, from three weeks to under ten minutes
- OCR desktop app for training records: Python, Django, Electron and Grok API
Intern — Innovation Center — American Axle & Manufacturing · Silao, MX (On-site)
Feb 2025 — Dec 2025
- Immersive virtual reality training for Meta Quest 3 with Unreal Engine and C++
- Time & motion studies and OEE calculation on production lines
- Tooling and mechanical 3D part design with Autodesk Inventor and SolidWorks
Ambassador in Training — Flux.ai · Remote / SF
Aug 2023 — 2024
- Design and review of footprints and electronic libraries with an international team
- ECAD software testing, bug reporting and UX/UI improvement proposals
- B.Eng. in Industrial Design — Universidad Politécnica del Bicentenario · Silao, GTO — Degree completed, graduation in progress (2023 — 2025)
- Robotics Engineering — Universidad Politécnica del Bicentenario · 2019 — 2023 · 80% of credits completed
- SolidWorks Surfacing & Sustainability — SolidWorks certification
- Portfolio — rafalozano.me
- LinkedIn — linkedin.com/in/rafalozan0
- CV — Rafael_Lozano_CV_Latest.pdf
- Email — [email protected]
Available for projects.
If you have a slow process, a manual report or a product idea, tell me the context and I'll propose a plan.
[email protected] · rafalozano.me
My debugging supervisor — reviews every commit with her eyes closed.