This month's MVP is Mr. Maruyama, who accomplished "Mission Impossible" in Kamiyama!

Hello. I'm Kojima, also known as "CF Tokumitsu."
Today, we would like to introduce the winners of this month's MVP awards, along with the reasons why the CF department recommended them. Please listen to the drum roll as you read this.
This month's honorable winner of the Monthly MVP award is... Tomoyuki Maruyama, a coder in the Coding Factory Department!

This is a sudden digression, but I usually call him "Maruyama-san". However, when I write it down, it feels strange and uneasy. "Maruyama-kun" feels more natural, so I'm going to go with "Maruyama-kun" this time.

Mission Impossible? @Kamiyama

For five months from November to March last year, Monosasu was engaged in an employment-based human resources development project (training web engineers) called "Monosasu Juku" in Kamiyama Town, Tokushima Prefecture.
From November to December, the basic course was taught by Ito, the head of the CF department, and from January to March, Maruyama-kun was in charge of the applied and practical course. Seven students were successfully graduated, with the wonderful result of six of them joining Monosus.

So far, many of you may be thinking, "That's certainly amazing, but isn't calling it Mission Impossible a bit of an exaggeration?" Let me explain why I can so boldly call it "Mission Impossible."

Signs of change

Born in 1988, Maruyama-kun has had a carefree, relaxed upbringing in Yufuin, Oita Prefecture. He loves anime and the latest web technology, and has a strong sense of familiarity with the coder team, diligently sharing the latest technical information with them. However, he is also quiet and laid-back, not the type to proactively take on leadership roles, and is a bit of a wimp who gets off the train midway through his commute due to stomach aches. To be honest, as a leader (and now a mother), I was worried every day about whether he would be able to handle the speed and dryness of Tokyo.

And yet, he volunteered to be a lecturer at Kamiyama. And before they even advertised. I don't know what happened to him, but it's true that he had some kind of change in his mindset. However, at this point, the "impossible" flag was still raised in his mission.

The journey to becoming "Professor Maruyama"

Maruyama teaches coding at Kamiyama Juku

After that, he was appointed as an instructor without any problems, and Maruyama-kun was the one who planned the detailed curriculum for the applied and practical courses by the end of the year. We went on a business trip to Kamiyama together to do some preliminary research, but he was found working quietly in Tokyo behind the students, so I got him on my nerves, and he got me on his nerves because he hadn't finished planning the curriculum by the deadline, and he got me on his nerves because he didn't put enough effort into the detailed schedule... I was worried that he would quit halfway through, but I didn't let up. But he still did his best, somehow managed to hang on, think for himself, and finish preparing to be an instructor.

Then in January, he took on his first teaching role in Kamiyama. At first, he wasn't used to giving explanations in front of people, and coupled with his poor pronunciation, the students were honestly a little worried about him. However, his attitude of carefully answering questions and his sincerity in thoroughly researching any unclear points and providing a proper response later gradually made him a reliable presence. Now that I think about it, I remember that when Maruyama-kun was an on-the-job trainer, he was very well received by the junior students who taught him. (So that's what it was all about!)

The curriculum he came up with worked well for both the students and himself, and the Maruyama style was established. This was the moment when, in his fourth year at the company, he became independent as "Maruyama Sensei." (For more details, please see this article .)
His subsequent accomplishments would be too extensive to fit into the space available in this article.
We completed our mission safely and returned to Tokyo in April.

I feel like he speaks more clearly, confidently, and sharply (about five times more so than the normal person), is more caring, and has a stronger presence (about five times more so than the normal person).
This is the journey of "Maruyama-kun," who gets off the train on his way to work because of stomach pain, to become "Maruyama-sensei." What else can you call this but "Mission Impossible"? He successfully completed the mission that seemed impossible.
It must have been really tough. I want to give my biggest round of applause to Maruyama-kun for seeing it through to the end, and I want to say from the bottom of my heart, "You did a great job. Thank you so much for all your hard work."

The journey to becoming a front-end engineer who will lead the future of Cloud CF

I never thought I would be able to have such an impact and influence on my students! I was so happy that my personality and work resonated with them. (Tokumitsu bursts into tears)

Kojima gets teary as he explains why he recommended Maruyama as this month's MVP.

Finally, Maruyama-kun, you have a long way to go before you become a front-end engineer who will lead the future of CF. Please continue to work hard every day so that your juniors will always say that you are a great staff member like Maruyama-san.

I am really looking forward to his future success and the future of CF.