PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT & DESIGN ENGINEER

JULIOMONTANO

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Converting potential into reality — thermal · mechanical · digital

SIGNAL

Engineering Summary

ID_0001LIVEJULIO MONTANO

HERMOSILLO, MX

ORIGIN

Mechatronics engineer, Tecnologico de Monterrey. Built things before it was a career.

INDUSTRY

Ford Motor Company — thermal systems across 5 vehicle lines. ~$1M saved. 8 patents filed. On-site at the 2025 Hermosillo launch.

VENTURES

Horizon Technologies → manned aerial vehicle, YC global top 10%. CrystalMarkets.io → AI product platform, 1,000+ users, 12 countries.

APPROACH

Mechanical foundations. Digital fluency. I convert energy, data, and ideas into things that exist.

SYSTEMS

SYSTEMS ONLINE

SYSTEM ONLINE · SELECT A MODE TO FILTER SKILLS · CORE: THERMAL

SELECT OPERATING MODE

Thermal Systems Design & Analysis

CORE COMPETENCY · 5+ YEARS

SolidWorks

CATIA

Fusion 360

FreeCAD

Ansys

Thermal Simulations

GD&T

FMEA

DFMA

Mathematical Modeling

Python

JavaScript

HTML

React

OpenAI API Integration

N8N

Zapier

Make

Codex

Cursor

ClaudeCode

Arduino

Microcontrollers

Raspberry Pi

IoT

Automation Systems

MATLAB

Simulink

Data Analysis

LaTeX

Overleaf

Six Sigma

Warranty Analysis

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

THERMAL SIGNATURE

Experience Track

Ford Motor Company

MECHANICAL DESIGN & RELEASE ENGINEER — THERMAL

2023 — 2025

Designed and released 100+ thermal components across Bronco Sport, Maverick, Escape, Edge, and Lincoln Corsair. Full ownership from concept to production.
Sole thermal engineer on-site at Hermosillo Assembly Plant during the entire 2025 vehicle launch. Supplier coordination, design verification, live issue resolution.
Led warranty analytics for the cooling team — structured root-cause workflows and a real-time dashboard that drove a 20% reduction in warranty claims over two years.

CrystalMarkets.io

FOUNDER & LEAD PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER

2025 — PRESENT

Built an AI pipeline that validates a business idea — market fit, supplier sourcing, product brief — in minutes, not months.
Architected the full N8N automation stack and backend from zero: workflows, data logic, and distribution infrastructure, solo.
Scaled to 1,000+ users across 13 countries with no funding, no team, and no playbook.

Horizon Technologies

FOUNDER & LEAD MECHANICAL DESIGNER

2021 — PRESENT

Designed the full electromechanical architecture of a manned aerial vehicle — airframe, propulsion, power distribution, and onboard electronics — from a blank page.
Ran mechanical and thermal simulations to validate structural feasibility and component behavior under real flight conditions.
Selected by Y Combinator as a global top 10% startup in the S21 batch on the strength of the technical design alone.

Diseño de Proyectos & Ingeniería

AUTOCAD DESIGNER & PROJECT ENGINEER

2021 — 2022

Designed complete HVAC systems for two healthcare facilities — a 300+ unit hospital and a 100+ unit clinic — from electrical schematics to control panel layouts.
Performed thermal and liquid cooling calculations to meet strict temperature targets across both facilities.
Managed full project delivery: BOM, budget planning, workflow design, and timeline coordination on contracts exceeding $2M.

OUTPUT

Projects / Build

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Thermal Analysis Website

Thermolabs is a thermal analysis online toolbox with calculators for diverse thermal needs, including 2D and 3D plotting depending on the amount of inputs provided.

Thermal AnalysisThermal EngineeringWeb DevelopmentMathematical Modeling

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CrystalMarkets

CrystalMarkets is an online product validation tool that uses LLMs and semantic similarity reasoning to simulate consumer behaviour and validate the market capacity of a business idea.

Artificial IntelligenceWeb DevelopmentAutomated WorkflowsProduct Development

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Automatic Licence Plate Reader

Designed both the hardware and the software of an automatic licence plate reader, using YOLO for image processing and a Raspberry Pi with a camera for the hardware.

Artificial IntelligenceMechanical DesignComputer Vision

RESEARCH

Published Research in Thermal, Dynamics & Energy Systems

Featured papers across thermoelectrics, suspension control, and solar optimization

RP-001

Estimation of the Availability of Electrical Energy from the Thermal Energy Extracted by Thermoelectric Modules

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RP-002

Passenger-Oriented Intelligent Suspension with a Biodynamic Model and Skyhook Control

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RP-003

Computing and Assessment of Discrete Angle Positions for Optimizing the Solar Energy Harvesting for Urban Sustainable Development

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CONNECT

LET'S BUILD

montano.julio@hotmail.com linkedin.com/in/juliomontano juliocesarmontano.com