Sunwise Project Solutions provides leadership for manufacturing, infrastructure, and energy programs. Led by Dan Zirbes, PMP, the firm brings decades of experience supporting greenfield startups, facility expansions, PMO implementation, contractor coordination, and large-scale project execution.
Sunwise Project Solutions provides consulting and program leadership for manufacturing, industrial infrastructure, and energy initiatives. Led by Dan Zirbes, PMP, the firm brings decades of experience helping organizations launch new facilities, expand operations, implement governance frameworks, and execute complex programs.
Dan's career includes leadership roles supporting the startup and expansion of major organizations and facilities including Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, ThyssenKrupp Steel USA, Airbus North America, SMP Automotive Systems, Distributed Asset Solutions, and Catalyze. His experience spans manufacturing, supply chain, information technology, construction, and energy program delivery.
Whether supporting a greenfield manufacturing facility, a major infrastructure program, or a portfolio of energy projects, Dan helps organizations navigate startup, expansion, and transformation initiatives through disciplined execution, stakeholder alignment, and practical leadership.
If you're building something significant from the ground up, call me.
Startup planning, governance, stakeholder alignment, and execution strategies for new facilities and major initiatives.
Facility startup, contractor coordination, commissioning support, and operational readiness for complex programs.
Governance frameworks, reporting systems, dashboards, project controls, and executive visibility.
Schedule recovery, risk mitigation, stakeholder alignment, and practical leadership when projects need a path forward.
Over the past three decades, I have supported manufacturing startups, industrial infrastructure programs, enterprise technology transformations, and renewable energy portfolios. The organizations below represent a cross-section of the programs and facilities that have shaped my experience.
