Daniel Schmitt
Senior Consultant
Wisconsin, USA
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Daniel Schmitt
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Daniel Schmitt completed his undergraduate degree in English at Marian University in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin and holds a Master’s degree in Literature from Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. Daniel gained exposure to Japan through his seven years living there teaching English in the Japanese public school system. Initially, as a member of the JET Program, he taught junior high school students in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture for three years. Upon completion of the JET Program tenure, he led a multinational team of instructors at Narita Kokusai High School in Narita, Chiba Prefecture as a member of the Wisconsin-Chiba Sister Schools Program.
After returning to the U.S., Daniel joined Sumitomo Electric Carbide, where he worked for five years in total, both at its office in Illinois and returned to Japan on a 1-year assignment to headquarters in Osaka. He was involved in supply chain management, business administration, and human resource management. He supervised a $500K project for implementation of a warehouse management system and purchased and maintained inventory worth over $100 million. Working closely with both Japanese and American colleagues, his duties included providing linguistic support for trade shows, business meetings, publications, presentations, technical training, and factory tours. In the HR area, he assisted with recruiting, hiring, job description creation, and termination of staff.
In addition to his work with Japan Intercultural Consulting, Daniel has owned and operated private businesses in both the United States and Japan for over 15 years and is regularly invited to join both state and federal trade missions to Asia. He is a certified ISO auditor and has continued to work in manufacturing with roles in operations management and sourcing focusing on procurement, global supply chain logistics, and inventory control.
Daniel has been an active participant in the sister state relationship between the State of Wisconsin and Chiba Prefecture. Currently, as the board president of Wisconsin-Chiba, Inc. he helps to coordinate regular exchange activities focusing on business, science, education, and culture often serving as a guide and interpreter for visiting delegations from Japan. Daniel has trained in Aikido for more than 25 years and is currently Dojo-cho at Aikido of Hales Corners in the suburbs of Milwaukee.