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Commit to Your Career: Getting Started in Open Source

Location Chernihiv Polytechnic National University, Chernihiv, Ukraine
Dates Jun 22, 2026 – Jun 25, 2026
Presentation Jun 22, 2026
Speaker
Evgeniy Patlan
Evgeniy Patlan

Manager, Build & Release Engineering, Percona

Abstract

A practical session for students starting out in tech. Evgeniy Patlan walked through where to find a first open source project, what counts as a useful contribution, and how that work reads on a resume when you are beginning your career. He drew on his own path from build engineering to leading a release team while staying active in Chernihiv — local conferences, course updates with the university, and student events.

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Evgeniy Patlan with students at ProsvITa 2026

Evgeniy Patlan at ProsvITa 2026

Presented at ProsvITa 2026, an educational intensive by Chernihiv IT Cluster for students at Chernihiv Polytechnic National University.

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Commit to Your Career: Getting Started in Open Source

Speaker Bios

Evgeniy Patlan

Manager, Build & Release Engineering, Percona

Evgeniy Patlan is Manager, Build & Release Engineering Team at Percona. He is experienced Build And Release Engineer, Software Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in Perl, JavaScript, Python, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), SOAP, and Linux System Administration. Strong engineering professional with a specialist focused in Computer systems, Programming, System Administrating, Network Technologies.

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