Daniel Wolters

Background

About Daniel Wolters

Born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Dan prepared himself for the furniture and woodworking industry by completing a furniture manufacturing training program. In 1977 he joined the John Widdicomb high end, residential furniture company, started at the bottom, worked all manufacturing shifts, and gained an impressive variety of hands-on experiences from true furniture Masters. During that time, he also worked at night for an internationally renowned custom instrument manufacturer, hand making pianos and stringed instruments. After eight years, he decided with a partner to establish his own company which he operated successfully for ten years. In 1994, Dan was asked by Industrias Riviera, a Mexican-owned office furniture manufacturer, to help design a new wood case goods product line and setup a production plant to produce this new line. The project's success led him to stay with the company a few years longer than originally planned until he accepted a challenging offer from Alexander & Mary SA, a US furniture manufacturer with a Mexico City plant. His very positive results led to becoming their Vice President of Operations- After 10 years in Mexico, Dan chose to return to Michigan and continue his woodworking industry career in the US. Working for EX-FACTORY Dan's position as Sales Manager and Operations Manager for the Zeeland Michigan operation put him into countless customer driven manufacturing and product development and "Issue resolution" projects all over the world. In November 2015 Dan was asked to return to Mexico City to work with the the RIVIERA GROUP to develop product and plant operations for the GM VIALDI division that specializes in the hospitality market under the brand name DIESCO Hospitality and Contract. Dan returned to Grand Rapids in 2017 and is continuing in the Wood Manufacturing Machinery and consulting business.