{"id":24914,"date":"2021-08-27T07:31:03","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T07:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transfergo.wpengine.com\/meet-the-team-audrius-galinskis\/"},"modified":"2024-10-29T20:45:27","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T20:45:27","slug":"meet-the-team-audrius-galinskis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.wpvip.tgalpha.com\/gb\/meet-the-team-audrius-galinskis","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Team: Audrius Galinskis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Meet Audrius Galinskis, our Chief Data & Analytics Officer. Born and raised in Lithuania, Audrius joined Team TransferGo to create and manage our analytical teams and to shift the TransferGo culture into one that\u2019s more data-driven.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here, Audrius Galinskis discusses his love for numbers, the importance of data, what he\u2019s learned during lockdown and the many interesting things that keep him busy when he\u2019s not doing his day job.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen I first entered into analytics, it was completely new. A lot of people didn\u2019t believe in it, but we built it and it worked\u2026<\/i><\/b><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I moved to Vilnius for university when I was 18. I was really interested in numbers at the time and so I decided to study a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Mathematics. After that, I did a Masters. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While studying, I worked at a Lithuanian telecommunications company owned by the government. They were looking for some bright students to do some nice and fancy stuff related to predictive modelling. That was 15 years ago. At the time, nobody was really studying this type of stuff. It was totally new. The only way to get knowledge on the subject was through articles published in the previous year or so. I was invited to do it, and it was a brand new experience for both the company and myself. A lot of people didn\u2019t believe in it, but I went, we built it and it worked. That\u2019s how my analytical career started.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After that, I worked at another telecommunications company and then a bank. I then started working for Western Union. Everything I did in these roles related to analytics, data and numbers. I haven\u2019t veered too far from this field. I\u2019m still working in it today.”<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI love my job. For me, data and analytics are just like art. In order to be successful in this field, you need to be creative\u2026<\/i><\/b><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I really enjoy my work. A lot of people who aren’t familiar with this area of work think that numbers and data are dry and lack creativity. Some people really aren\u2019t interested in it. But for me, it\u2019s the contrary. It provides space for creation. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to be successful in analytics, you need to be creative. You should be able to spot the dangers that aren\u2019t visible to anyone else. This is when you get the chance to create things that have never been done before. Or that nobody has thought about. It\u2019s a type of art for me. I see this area as a really creative one. When I\u2019m asked why I chose this data and analytics, I say it\u2019s because for me, it relates to art and creativity. It\u2019s not just dry numbers.”<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy team is creating tools that give great analytical data support. It\u2019s bringing huge value to the company\u2026<\/i><\/b><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I really like TransferGo as a company. Everything about it\u2014the organisation, the structure and the people\u2014excites me. I joined the company to create a team of analysts with the goal of shifting the company culture into becoming more data-driven when it comes to making decisions. That\u2019s why I\u2019m here. And we\u2019re achieving this by doing many things.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our analytical data support and projects create tools that will later be used by businesses. So, in that way, we\u2019re helping and supporting many businesses in the industry. We\u2019re creating predictive models\u2014not just to tick boxes, but to bring real value to the company.”<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLockdowns have taught me that it\u2019s possible to be successful while working from home. It was a completely new thing for me\u2026<\/i><\/b><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Covid-19 lockdowns have taught me many things. I\u2019ve learned that it\u2019s possible to work and manage a team from home effectively. Now we\u2019re seeing that TransferGo and many other companies are shifting towards the working from home model. But at first, this was a completely new thing for me.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking at the company\u2019s perspective, TransferGo has seen a boost in business performance during this time. And it\u2019s all been done while people have been working remotely. This proves that even larger organisations can adapt while remaining successful. Business didn\u2019t just stop. We didn\u2019t just wait for the bad situation to pass. We innovated, we changed and we introduced something new. Everything kept going.”<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m proud that TransferGo understands the importance of data. Many companies don\u2019t employ people to do what I do…<\/i><\/b><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m really proud that TransferGo has introduced a role like mine into the company. Many companies of all different sizes don\u2019t have positions like mine. It\u2019s one of the first companies in Lithuania to introduce such a role, anyway. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This proves that companies\u2014and in particular, TransferGo\u2014understand the importance of data and how much value it can bring to the company. I\u2019m very proud of this.”<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOutside of work, I run my own men\u2019s grooming business and food blog. I also love astrophotography, cooking and chemistry\u2026<\/i><\/b><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

As well as working for TransferGo, I run my own business called Hipster.lt<\/a>. It\u2019s a shop designed for hipsters but it\u2019s for everyone really. I\u2019m just a consultant but my wife spends all of her time working on it. We sell all kinds of grooming products for men to help them maintain their hair, beards, moustaches etc. It\u2019s been 5 years now and the shop runs entirely online.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In my spare time, I like to take photographs of galaxies, nebulas and all kinds of things that you can\u2019t see in the sky at night without a telescope. I also like to go to shooting ranges to shoot targets. Oh, and I have a food blog too. It\u2019s called <\/span>www.kasuvalgyti.lt<\/span><\/a>. Unfortunately, I don\u2019t get to write much for it at the moment, but for a while, I was the only guy with a food blog like it. I was invited to many events, where companies would present their new foods and drinks. I\u2019m really passionate about food. I love to cook.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was also pretty good at Chemistry when I was younger. In my last grade at school, I came in the Top Three at Lithuania\u2019s Chemistry Olympics. Even though Mathematics was my thing, Chemistry was also a major interest. Even today, I still love it.”<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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