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Eugene gave a very inspirational keynote at the OLX Group Product and Tech 2019 conference in Amsterdam and absolutely nailed it! Given his hands-on experience as a data scientist, he was able to share the nitty gritty details with a technical audience. On the other hand, he was able to take a helicopter view explaining trends and developments. Thanks once again!

Merlin De Graaf, Strategy at Vinted

We were having a project review and Eugene shared that he had resolved an unforeseen issue by writing a Python program. I noted that I didn’t know he could code Python. He said he didn’t, but that was before he’d run into the issue. He found that Python was the best way to solve the problem, so he taught himself Python. I share this story because this captures the essence of Eugene. When a barrier is placed in front of him, he doesn’t stop, he pushes through.

Karen Midkiff, Manager Workforce Analytics at IBM

Eugene is an excellent leader whom I admire, respect, and am grateful to work with. Though he delivered creative and high-impact projects, he remains open-minded and humble. His philosophies of hiring and leadership played a crucial role in building Lazada's Data Science team as one of the strongest in SEA. He is the effective leader I’d choose to follow because he supports, protects, promotes the team's efforts, inspires, challenges, and encourages the team to think bigger.

Quy Nguyen, Principal Data Scientist at NE Digital

Eugene is a data scientist who finds the best way to solve business problems simply. He is leader who socialized data science throughout Lazada and enabled BUs to incorporate data products throughout Lazada. He is a mentor who cares deeply about his team on a personal and professional level, especially about the team's growth and well-being. I was lucky to work with Eugene, learn by observing his conduct and work ethics, and by being mentored by him.

Michal Polanowski, Data Science Head at GoJek

Eugene impressed me since the POC where he understood the requirements well and could articulate the solution clearly to us. During the production phase, Eugene directly observed users in day to day ops, and was open to our feedback and that resulted in an elegant solution which benefit our organization. Eugene is a very rare breed of high caliber data scientists which have deep/complex technical skill and yet able to communicate clearly to users and business level.

Harry Chan, AVP at Parkway Pantai Healthcare Group

Despite being in a technical role, Eugene is an excellent communicator, which is an important skill as a manager. He can distill the essence our technical work to convince stakeholders of its value. He also places strong emphasis on setting out a clear road map and prioritisation so everyone can work at their best. Eugene takes a long term view when designing engineering systems to ensure that complexity and maintenance efforts are minimised when in production.

YuXuan Tay, Machine Learning Engineer at Meta

Eugene quickly grew into the Lead Data Scientist position through his consistent delivery of results (e.g., successful POCs and production systems), and communication and leadership abilities. With his business acumen and ability to empathize with clients, he solved their business needs and delivered practical solutions. He proactively improved himself via constant learning and seeking feedback, and mentored the team effectively into full-fledged data scientists.

Zhao Chuxin, Engineering Director at Minden.AI

It was my privilege to work with Eugene; he showed what a 10x Data Scientist can do, ranging from understanding the data and business problem, applying the right techniques, to writing production code. Eugene played an important role in hiring and fostering our team culture by hosting knowledge sharing sessions and team bonding activities. With his contribution, we delivered 4 cost predictor models for the second-largest hospital chain in the world within 3 months.

Nguyen Lam Phuc, Lead Site Reliability Engineer at Vortexa

Eugene embodies the spirit of servant leadership. He leads by example and is always supportive in guiding me to achieve my goals, often going the extra mile to ensure my learning needs are met. He provided timely and constructive feedback which helped improve the quality and efficiency of my workflow. He gives genuine advice, impacting the decisions I made in the first year of my career. His enthusiasm and deep understanding of data science is contagious and will always be an inspiration to me in my pursuit of knowledge.

Lim Wen Qing, Data Scientist at Twitter