Eric Lecoutre
Owner at Université catholique de Louvain
Brussels Metropolitan Area Belgium
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Top SchoolEric Lecoutre is a data-focused founder and consultant based in Brussels with over two decades of applied experience and eight years formally documented in industry roles, combining deep statistical training (DEA in Statistics) with hands-on data science practice. As owner of WeLoveDataScience he coaches analysts, defines projects and drives R&D and prototyping to help organizations extract actionable value from data, while also lecturing on analytical CRM and text-mining at UCLouvain. His background spans fraud analytics, pre-sales and innovation consulting, and leading R&D teams to productize social media and marketing intelligence solutions for clients across banking, retail and public sectors. Known for recovering significant value through analytics, he mixes academic rigor with practical delivery—building tools, managing teams and translating complex methods into business impact. An often-overlooked strength is his long-standing experience in managing statistical computing environments, which underpins his pragmatic approach to technology choices and training.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Maîtrise, Applied Mathematics, Maîtrise, Applied Mathematics at Université de RouenDEA (Master), Statistics, DEA (Master), Statistics at Université catholique de Louvain
French, English
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Github Skills (38)
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Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
welovedatascience/targeter
Sep 2023 - Mar 2025
The Another Report Generation Engine for Target Exploration in R
Contributions:6 PRs, 128 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 6 months
welovedatascience/stranger
Dec 2017 - Oct 2022
Contributions:53 commits, 11 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 10 months
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