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Masayuki Sekihara – SCN Member of the Month December 2014

Masayuki Sekihara is the SCN Member of the Month for December 2014. He is based in Tokyo, Japan, where he works as a product expert in SAP’s Customer Experience group, which is a part of SAP’s Products & Innovation development organization.

Masa embodies SCN’s spirit of sharing and engagement. Listen to our interview to hear his advice to non-native English speakers on how to get started on SCN, how he’s sharing SAP technologies with high school students, and where to find the passion that drives business.

Can you tell us a bit about yourself, where you live, what you do at SAP, and other things you would like to share with the community (hobbies, fun facts)?

I’m a product expert in the customer experience group which is a part of SAP’s Products & Innovation development organization. Our group rolls out new solutions and gets feedback from customers and provide that feedback into the development team.  I’m based in Tokyo and support customers in the world as a back office.

Outside of work, I am a basketball coach for children with autism every weekend in the Special Olympics NPO organization.  I have skills how to teach small steps to autistic children.

I was the initial SAP CSR ambassador in SAP Japan. I conducted a “Job Shadow” program and had a class at high school.

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Job shadow program
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Basketball on Saturdays

When did you become a member of SCN and which areas are you most active in?
My SCN profile says 2012 but I actually joined the initial “SDN” community many years ago. I have worked for SAP for 19 years. Previously, I was active in the Workflow and SRM spaces. More recently, I’m active in SAP for Mobile and UI Development Toolkit for HTML5 Developer Center.

As an SAP employee, you seem to contribute above and beyond your “day job.” What motivates you to share your expertise? And how do you find the time to contribute so actively on SCN?

I try to spend 30 minutes supporting SCN every morning, like an email check. I started posting on SDN to get practice writing English every day.

Your passion for Fiori comes through in your posts. What are you hearing from customers and partners about the new user experience?
We have gotten good feedback from customers, partners and also SAP internals. I have been involved in Fiori projects from version 0 about 2 years ago.  Fiori was the name for an initial set of 25 apps, but now “Fiori” is a generic term for “UX” for SAP business solutions.

What motivated you to become an expert in SAP’s products and technologies, and how did you get started?
I enjoy getting my hands dirty and trying new things by myself.  I challenge myself to embrace a new role or solution every 2 or 3 years. I did Basis consulting, technical presales, SRM procurement consulting, and product management in my 19 year SAP career.

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2013 President’s Award

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Pumped up

If a new member came to you and asked for your advice on how to be an active and respected member of SCN, what would you say?
I think there is enough advice for new members, so my advice is for consultants who work in non-English countries. SCN is a good source to find information and ask questions. Those who are not comfortable with reading and writing in English, please try to jump in on SCN. You do not need to write long English sentences. You can add screenshots and paste technical error messages. You will find how valuable SCN is.

Is there an SCN member you admire (OK… you can name a few)? And for what reason?
I would say thank you to Michael Appleby who is a SCN moderator for several areas. He does tagging activities every day and guides members to use the discussion groups correctly. Fiori is wide topic including UX, SAPUI5, Gateway, Mobile, Business Suite and more.  We mainly use the “Mobile” space for Fiori, so tagging helps to surface related information in cross areas. His tagging activities don’t result in points, so this is a good chance to say thank you.

Easy question: Mac/iOS or Windows? Or Android?
Windows in office. iPad at home.

Are you on Twitter?
No.

Note from Caroleigh: Typically we focus SCN Member of the Month recognition on SCN members who are not SAP employees  (although we have made other exceptions).  As we close 2014, we thought it was fitting to make another exception for Masayuki, who shares so generously, embodying the SCN’s spirit of sharing and engagement, above and beyond his role at SAP. Thank you Masa!

Every month, a member of the SAP Community Network is recognized for exemplary behavior: sharing knowledge with peers, being helpful and taking on additional tasks to support community engagement. See the list of previous SCN Member of The Month Hall of Fame.

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      Author's profile photo Naveen George
      Naveen George

      Congrats Masayuki Sekihara on being the member of the month.

      Author's profile photo Former Member
      Former Member

      おめでとうございます。

      Author's profile photo Former Member
      Former Member

      Congratulations Masayuki Sekihara..!!

      Author's profile photo Midhun VP
      Midhun VP

      Congrats Masa. Well deserved !!

      When I see this today morning I am excited and happy to see you as MoM.

      Welcome to the #MoM family. Hope we can meet soon.

      Regards,

      Midhun

      Author's profile photo Virinchy Panangipalli
      Virinchy Panangipalli

      Congratulations Masa,

      Your contributions to the Community are very valuable and what a good way to end this year 🙂

      Regards

      Virinchy

      Author's profile photo Ravi Sankar Venna
      Ravi Sankar Venna

      Hi Masayuki,

      Congratulations!!! Glad to know you. Welcome to MoM Club. 🙂

      Every MoM is different in their own spirit.

      However, the best thing I like from your interview is your great ability to teach autistic children. It is a great privilege to know about your ability and it is a rare gift given by god to a human. I am sure those children would see and imagine the whole world through your words. You are the best.

      Keep up your good work.

      All the best.

      Kind Regards,

      Ravi

      Author's profile photo Former Member
      Former Member

      Congrats Masayuki. All the best on Fiori and UX

      Author's profile photo Chandrashekhar Mahajan
      Chandrashekhar Mahajan

      Congrats Masayuki Sekihara ! Your contribution on Fiori is superb !

      Author's profile photo Vishnu Pankajakshan Panicker
      Vishnu Pankajakshan Panicker

      Congrats Masayuki Sekihara - SCN Member of the Month December 2014 for your unbeatable contribution towards FIORI.

      Author's profile photo SIMMACO FERRIERO
      SIMMACO FERRIERO

      Congratulations for your great job! 🙂

      Author's profile photo Basis T
      Basis T

      Congrats Masayuki..

      Author's profile photo Uday Kumar Kanike
      Uday Kumar Kanike

      Congrats..!

      Author's profile photo Jeremy Good
      Jeremy Good

      Masa - it is an honor and pleasure to work with you, and I offer you my sincere congratulations on what should be member of the year !

      Author's profile photo Bashir Ahmad
      Bashir Ahmad

      Congratulations..keep up the contributions

      Regards;

      Bashir

      Author's profile photo Luciano de Toledo Santos
      Luciano de Toledo Santos

      Contratulations! Keep working hard and being a role model to everyone around you, from students to consultants.

      Author's profile photo Former Member
      Former Member

      Congratulations.

      Trying new things every 2-3 years is a great.

      Author's profile photo R Sampath Kumar
      R Sampath Kumar

      Keiga... Masayuki Sekihara san....

      Author's profile photo Mehwish Haq
      Mehwish Haq

      Congratulations 🙂

      Author's profile photo saurabh vakil
      saurabh vakil

      Wow! So glad to see you get this honor. You truly deserve it!! 🙂

      Author's profile photo Vigneshwar DHONAPATI
      Vigneshwar DHONAPATI

      Congratulations...

      Author's profile photo Former Member
      Former Member

      Congratulations Masayuki.. you are a great help in Fiori area.. thanks

      Author's profile photo Omar Ali
      Omar Ali

      Anoo su mi ma sen, ome detou gozaimaasu, Sekihara Sensei! 😆

      Author's profile photo Gervase Auden
      Gervase Auden

      Congratulations. And thanks for all your help in the CRM Mobile space.

      Author's profile photo Mohan krishna
      Mohan krishna

      Congratulations  Masayuki .Glad to know you.

      The best thing I like from your interview is your great ability to teach autistic children.

       

      Regards,

      Mohana.

      Author's profile photo Masayuki Sekihara
      Masayuki Sekihara

      Thank you everyone. I’m glad to join the #MoM family.

      Masa

      Author's profile photo Tejas Chouhan
      Tejas Chouhan

      Congratulations Masa 🙂 Keep up the good work. Thanks for all your help and support !

      Regards,

      Tejas

      Author's profile photo R Sampath Kumar
      R Sampath Kumar

      congrats sekihara san.... you deserved it...

      Regards,

      sampath kumar

      Author's profile photo balaji bodagala
      balaji bodagala

      Congratulations Masa,

      Author's profile photo Siva kumar Devana
      Siva kumar Devana

      Hi Masa,

      Congratulations and you deserve it.


      Regards,

      Siva kumar.

      Author's profile photo muthuraman govindasamy
      muthuraman govindasamy

      Well done ! My hearty congratulations Masa.

      thanks for all you do for SDN community.

      I have enjoyed Masa answers in SRM and MDM area during 2010-11 in SDN,He helped many people in SDN forum. He was a eye-opener for us.

      I really appreciate his CSR activities and want to see you and meet you  Masa if i get any chance to travel Japan,

      thanks

      Muthu

      Author's profile photo Former Member
      Former Member

      Congrats Masa. You deserve it.

      Thank you very much for all your support and help.

      Keep it up.

      Cheers,

      Gopi Sankuratri.

      Author's profile photo Pankaj K Pathak
      Pankaj K Pathak

      congo masayuki,

      Its a big achievement from you...

      cheers...!!

      Pankaj

      Author's profile photo Former Member
      Former Member

      congo masa..

      keep it up..

      Author's profile photo Vinay Yeole
      Vinay Yeole

      Congrats Masa, you have been great help on SRM related topics.

      Author's profile photo Daisuke Matsui
      Daisuke Matsui

      Congrats Sekihara-san!

      Author's profile photo S Ramaraju
      S Ramaraju

      Congratulations....

      Author's profile photo Yeu Sheng Teo
      Yeu Sheng Teo

      Congrats Masa 🙂

      Author's profile photo Vivek Sinkar
      Vivek Sinkar

      Congrats Masa on being the member of the month 🙂

      Author's profile photo Hemendra Sabharwal
      Hemendra Sabharwal

      Congrats Masa, You deserve this, You are great help for everyone here.

      Warm Regards

      Hemendra

      Author's profile photo Ramakrishna Potluri
      Ramakrishna Potluri

      Congratulations, Masa !

      I am very happy to learn about your social activities and engaging high school students and children with austism. Very proud to have worked in your team 🙂  

      Author's profile photo Former Member
      Former Member

      Congratulations, Masa

      Author's profile photo MOHAMMED AZHARUDDIN ZARTARGAR
      MOHAMMED AZHARUDDIN ZARTARGAR

      Congratulations Masa...

      Author's profile photo Former Member
      Former Member

      Congrats Masa!! I am glad that i learnt Fiori from you 🙂