Daiji Serra Hanaoka was employed as Head of Sales of Cartesis Japan K.K. from 2002 to 2005, reporting directly to the author. The author recruited Daiji for his sales skills, experience in business intelligence solutions, bilingualism, and motivation. In the role, Daiji helped build the Japanese sales operations by developing an entry strategy, securing relationships with their main client Nissan, identifying and managing partners, and developing marketing activities. The results under Daiji were positive, including partner deals signed, a balanced sales pipeline with hot opportunities, additional Nissan revenue, and two major deals secured. The author considers Daiji skilled, communicative, team-oriented, and committed,