David Collins is the Consulting Director at China Manufacturing Consultants. David has more than 30 years of manufacturing experience in the automobile, electronics, aerospace, furniture, and chemical industries. David has held increasingly responsible positions with international assignments for General Motors, Chrysler, as well as Foxconn (in the United States, Mexico, Canada, Germany, and China). Before devoting his time to consulting, David returned Foxconn’s Mexico factory to profitability, improved morale greatly and achieved best quality in the division. Other notable assignments included managing a $4.1 billion car plant, building and launching 3 manufacturing facilities in different countries, and applying the world’s first waterborne paint process in a car plant.