Industrial depth
Hands-on understanding of machine tools, manufacturing constraints, process logic and equipment language.
01 / Profile
Fluent in both the shop floor and the boardroom
From machine tools to automotive manufacturing, from Germany to Hong Kong — now focused on bringing AI into real industrial operations.
I have spent many years in the machine-tool industry, studied in Germany, worked at Volkswagen in Germany, and later served as General Manager at Leeport Hong Kong. This combination of engineering exposure and executive responsibility enables me to understand equipment, processes and production cadence — as well as management concerns around ROI, organizational alignment and delivery risk.
Today, I focus on applied Industrial AI and advise smart-manufacturing companies on high-value AI use cases. I start with real business and operational problems: identifying promising opportunities, assessing data and engineering readiness, designing executable roadmaps, and aligning business, operations and technology teams.
Cross-functional translation
Connecting business needs, manufacturing knowledge and AI capabilities to measurable value.
Execution focused
From use-case selection to pilot design, with attention to usability, scalability and adoption.
02 / Journey
Experience shapes sound judgment
Machine-tool industry
Years in industrial equipment, building a systematic understanding of production, applications and the manufacturing ecosystem.
Education in Germany
Immersion in German engineering education and industrial culture, developing a rigorous and validation-led mindset.
Volkswagen Germany
Experience within a global automotive manufacturing system, including scale, quality and process coordination.
Leeport Hong Kong · GM
Executive responsibility and a decision-maker’s perspective on technology investment, customer value and organizational execution.
03 / Advisory Focus
Start with the use case. Finish with value.
AI use-case discovery and prioritization
Finding valuable, testable entry points across quality, equipment, process, production and knowledge management.
Smart-manufacturing AI roadmap
Defining the path across data, models, system integration and organizational collaboration.
Pilot design and implementation support
Turning concepts into focused validation projects with clear metrics and controlled risk.
Executive and team alignment
Clarifying opportunity boundaries and building a shared language across business, operations and technology.
Enterprise AI Visibility Advisory (GEO)
Optimizing corporate knowledge and brand semantics for generative AI search and answer engines, so the company is discovered and cited more accurately and credibly in AI-generated responses.
04 / Digital Card
Connect with Zhao Wei
Industrial experience is the frame of reference for applied AI. Let’s talk about smart-manufacturing use cases, AI roadmaps and implementation.
INDUSTRIAL AISMART MANUFACTURING
Zhao Wei
INDUSTRIAL AI ADVISOR
Smart Manufacturing Application AdvisoryIndustry insight × AI capability × Business valueM +86 137 0139 9819WECHAT Alexzhao28