Daniel Payne (Principal Consultant) 

Operations Leader | Change Agent | People Developer | Performance Improver

Daniel’s operations management background spans 25 years of manufacturing, engineering, quality, IT, and administrative leadership in automotive, solar, glass, automation, and IT across 20 countries.

From co-founder and consultant roles at startups to site and global leadership with multi-billion-dollar Fortune 500 companies, Daniel has led operations of well over 300 people / $130M in production, and built and led global automation operations that enabled rapid 6x growth across 36 production lines to over $3.5B in output.

Expertise developing people, building cultures, and leveraging Lean methodology systems and processes that continously improve cost, quality, efficiency, productivity, on-time delivery, and financial performance, plus leading change, innovating solutions, and turning around commoditized environments are some of Daniel’s specialties for adding value.

Globally Experienced | Lean Principles | Proven Results

Based out of Charleston, South Carolina, Daniel consults globally with clientele in automotive, solar, general manufacturing, startups, IT, heavy truck, construction, forestry, agriculture, private equity, market research, hospitality, and real estate.

Contact Daniel Payne for a complimentary 30 minute performance improvement consultation.