I manage the department that develops control systems, user interfaces and data management systems for printing presses. These include quality control systems such as the PDC Series and PQA-S Series, productivity systems like KHS-AI, and KP-Connect, the company's latest innovative development. We seek to develop systems with high value for users, and achieving this with the people in my department is vital. Leading a strong team in realizing this goal is important to me. Right now we are shaping the developments for drupa 2020. I can promise the world that Komori systems at drupa 2020 will amaze the printing industry.
What I like most about my job is giving shape to my own thinking and seeing it become a Komori product. My greatest thrill is seeing a Komori customer use a system that we developed and succeed in his business. When I hear that kind of news, I feel great.
However, to tell you the truth, my dream is to lead Komori's overall technology development rather than just system development. After I entered the company, I was assigned to the web offset press design department, and I was in charge of analysis operations. However, I had no desire to do design work, and at first I was very dissatisfied with this assignment. But when I actually began working, I understood the appeal of design, and now I think it was good that I was assigned to it. In fact, that experience prepared me for the job that I'm doing today. Innovating, developing and creating new systems is cutting-edge work, and I would not trade this for anything else in the world.
My private life? Well, it is not special. I really enjoy going out drinking with my colleagues. It lets us loosen up and communicate very freely. I like music, too, particularly funk. I have a playlist full of great funk hits, and I like to get down with the beat.