Daniel Wueringer

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My first startup experience. Left after only a few months to found another startup. Built the ERP system and laid the foundation for the company's operational improvement.

Project management in corporate turnaround. Upon the financier's demands my team embedded within the client for 5-24 months and delivered hands-on operational turnaround, process optimization, cost-cutting, corporate financing and financial engineering. Became an industry expert for renewable energy turnaround projects.

★ Optimized current and future production plants using 3P-workshops, value stream mapping, Kanban and various other lean methods resulting in reduced investment and processing time and increased worker and machine productivity ★ Successfully reworked capacity expansion plans for South America’s largest automotive transmission plant, resulting in savings of EUR 19M ★ SELECTED SKILLS: ✓ Production Optimization ✓ Lean Manufacturing ✓ Risk Mitigation & Management ✓ Business Transformation ✓ Cost Savings

★ Oversaw and managed all aspects of production optimization, driving productivity, efficiency, and profitability ★ Led team of 4 KVP instructors and 43 KVP coaches region-wide regarding 7 car plants and 9 power train plants ★ Directed 350+ workshops and analyzed 30,000 workplaces: average productivity increase of 10% ★ SELECTED SKILLS: ✓ Production Optimization ✓ Lean Manufacturing ✓ Operational Alignment ✓ Kanban ✓Stakeholder Management ✓ Manpower Task Optimization ✓ Executive Coaching

★ Built the production optimization office for VW Group China, including full operating management responsibility for the start-up, strategic planning, development, and management ★ Organized production optimization kick-off workshops for all 7 car plants and 9 power train plants ★ SELECTED SKILLS: ✓ Production Optimization ✓ Lean Manufacturing ✓ Operational Alignment ✓ Kanban ✓Stakeholder Management ✓ Manpower Task Optimization ✓ Executive Coaching

★ Contributed toward shareholder restructuring (both joint ventures), planning of new powertrain projects in China, oversight for capacity/investment planning, department overhaul/restructuring, and management of crisis teams which mitigated need for plant shutdown ★ Oversaw pre-kickoff planning and project management support of new automatic transmission plant in China ★ Orchestrated supplier negotiation in China and Japan, resulting in annual sales increase (100,000 transmissions)

★ Oversaw production planning and scheduling, materials management, inventory, manufacturing, assembly, and test procedures for polymer bumper systems for Audi, BMW, DaimlerChrysler, and Volkswagen ★ Managed monthly production volume of 100 tons and managed an 80 employee production team ★ Coordinated and organized production starts for DaimlerChrysler, Audi, and Volkswagen ★ Catalyzed process improvements (Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen) and provided technical instruction/guidance to production staff

Best Business School in Asia, Top Ten worldwide (Financial Times Ranking 2010-2013). Exchange to School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Specialization on Biomedical Engineering; 1996-2000 studied at Vienna Technical University and transferred all credits to Graz

Merit-based scholarships for two university programs in China.