About

Damien Soukhavong is a SAP Architect and Data Science Consultant at Planeum, where he combines his skills in data science and design with business intelligence. With over 7 years of relevant experience, Damien has expertise in SAP technologies such as SAP BW, SAP IP, SAP HANA, SAP HANA XS Engine, SAP PAL, SAP Fiori, SAPUI5, OpenUI5, SAP Web IDE, SAP Cloud Platform, BUILD, Design Studio, Lumira, Lumira Discovery, Lumira Designer, Predictive Analytics, and Analysis for Office. He is also proficient in programming languages such as R, Rcpp (C++ in R), Rscript, Rserve, Python, Java, Scala, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, VBA, Fox, and SQLScript. Damien has worked on numerous projects, including Veolia Research & Innovation, BNP Paribas, Expedia, Bosch, Kaggle, and Two Sigma. He has also participated in several research and innovation projects such as LightGBM (Light Gradient Boosted Machines), xgboost (eXtreme Gradient Boosted Machines), and High Performance Computing (for single computers) for R. In addition to his work at Planeum, Damien has also worked as a Data Scientist, Consultant, and Trainer at Laurae Education. He has given courses on Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, and Statistics to provide special insights in the domains, and has helped newcomers land a job. He has worked on consulting projects for Business Intelligence, Reporting, Data Mining, and Machine Learning-related topics. He has also worked as a Trainer for IT Professionals, Office Workers, and Data Scientists. Damien holds a Master’s Degree in Accounting and Business/Management from Skema Business School, and a Diploma in Chartered Accounting from Enoes. He has also received a Certification in Education from Harvard University Graduate School of Education. Damien is proficient in various technologies such as XGBoost, Javascript, Keras, Tensorflow, NodeJS, Python, Scala, Java, PHP, MySQL, and UI. Damien's specialties and likes include data science, data visualization, optimization tasks, machine learning, integrated business intelligence, task automation, high-performance computing, and reverse engineering. He was ranked 1st at SAP Fiori UX Training of May-July 2017. Damien is a highly skilled and experienced professional who is passionate about leveraging technology to drive business growth and innovation.