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Eugene Chepil

Data Scientist at Data Science Retreat

London, England

Overview 

Eugene Chepil is an AI Technical Product Owner and Data Scientist based in London, England, with a background in launching startups and global e-commerce. He has held leadership roles at companies like Menulike as CEO and Founder, and has experience in product marketing, entrepreneurship, and AI solutions. With a career spanning roles such as Senior Production Manager at Shutterstock and Head of Media Production at Fotolia, Eugene has a strong track record in digital media content management. Currently, he leverages his expertise in AI, data science, and entrepreneurship to drive product development and go-to-market strategies as an AI Technical Product Owner.

Work Experience 

  • Data Scientist

    2023 - Current

    - Built AI-driven video analytics application - Built AI Chatbot cloud-hosted application - AI/ML Product Development - Trained AI model for video detection - Trained AI image generation model - Prepared and labeled the dataset

  • Entrepreneur, Co-founder

    2022 - 2023

    - Go-To-Market activities of building a digital ecosystem to transition from Diesel and Gasoline to electric vehicles, working with the biggest last mile logistic companies in the South East Asia Region, Singapore and Thailand. - Building MVP in a co-innovation approach with local companies - Software as a service product development

  • Senior Manager Ecommerce

    2017 - 2022

    - Created 20+ consumer products and built brands in categories: Beauty and skincare products, sports and outdoor products, Home and kitchen products, and Consumer electronics products and sell them on Amazon and Shopify. - Managed product development from an idea to a market launch. - Developed prototypes in China and Hong Kong negotiated with factories and plants. - Organized production, quality assurance, supply chain, and logistics from China to the USA. - Conducted in-depth user interviews and research for the customers' needs. - Built brand awareness by using different social media platforms such as Instagram (Reels), Facebook Page, Pinterest, and Shopify. - Managed Facebook Business accounts: coordinated and optimized ads, created campaigns, groups, and creatives. - Brands website development and SEO optimization. - Amazon Seller Central Manager. - Facebook Instagram Ads Manager. - Google Ads Manager. - Products listing optimization, product ranking, and brand growth.

  • CEO, Founder, Product Owner, Product Marketing Manager

    2019 - 2022

    Menulike Startup - digital cloud web application with a mobile-first ideology with AWS cloud platforms and technologies. I've built my first innovative startup from the idea to the market launch. - Hired and managed a team of 5 developers, engineers, and designers to build the product MVP. Optimized the cost of the development process by 90%. - Executed all aspects of business development from market research and creating roadmaps to managing product development with go-to-market strategies. - Developed lead generation and sales funnels to reduce the lead cost by 70%. - Supervised the user interface and user experience UI/UX design. - Conducted in-depth interviews with customers to build a consumer-facing product. - Continuously work on the product with fast real-live adapting to client's needs. - Launched new features and tested performance based on user feedback.

  • Senior Production Manager Digital Media Content

    2016 - 2022

    - Built the media content production studio from an idea to a business with a professional team. - Created the recruiting and training process of new staff from the zero-knowledge people to the industry-standard professionals' digital vector graphic creators, models, etc. - Built a team - hired, trained, and managed a team of more than 30 people for video content creation, and digital artists for digital graphic content production. - Created more than 90,000 digital media assets and sold worldwide online and used for advertisements. - Achieved top 20 positions in the world's ranking rating among production studios.

Shutterstock offers an online platform that enables its users to find and buy images, vectors, videos, and music.

  • Head of Media Production

    2018 - 2021

  • Senior Production Manager

    2016 - 2018

Adobe Fund for Design,a $10m fund that supports emerging companies to build products and services

  • Head of Media Production

    2009 - 2017

Fotolia is an image bank that offers a crowdsourced library, which includes royalty-free images, vectors, illustrations and video clips.

Raised $225,000,000.00 from Mosaic Ventures, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, TA Associates and TA Associates.

  • Media Production Specialist

    2014 - 2015

Getty Images is a visual media company that captures, creates, and preserves content to elevate visual communications.

Raised $825,000,000.00 from Multiply Group.

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    2003 - 2015

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    2010 - 2011

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    2009 - 2010

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    2008 - 2009

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    2007 - 2008

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    2006 - 2007

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    2004 - 2006

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