Eugene Mazin (1964-2023)

I knew Eugene since 1989 when our common friend introduced us and Eugene invited me to work together in the Dr. Dombrovsky's laboratory, and participate in the development of the code which eventually evolved into QuickField. Eugene was always a driving force behind the QuickField project. His mathematical and algorithmic skills were impeccable, he was always focused and never gave up on any complicated task. We had very challenging plans – it is so unfortunate Eugene left us….

I have seen Eugene in good and bad times, and I never met a person with faster and smarter reaction to all life situations than he had. He was always positive, and often surprised everybody with “out of the box" solutions for the problems which looked like a dead end.

He was a very devoted family man, protective – but not restrictive father of his kids, he wanted to show them the beauty of the world and teach them to live life to the fullest. I remember how at vacation in the mountains near the Black Sea he walked on the narrow mountain trail, high above the sea, with his young son sitting on his shoulders, and his daughter (few years older) going in front of him. It was long ago, when Eugene was in his 30-es. But he did not change in this.

Losing Eugene is a huge tragedy for all of us – his friends, colleagues and partners. I wish his wife, kids and grandkids be strong and keep living to the fullest, as Eugene taught. And we will keep trying to make QuickField a product Eugene would be proud of.

Vladimir Podnos,
Director of Sales, Marketing and Technical support
Tera Analysis Ltd.

A good person, an excellent teacher. Eugene taught me a lot, and I'm very grateful for the opportunity to work with him. He has passed away, but his impact on us will persist long, like a constant value in memory.

Aleksey Svejentsev,
QuickField developer

Having worked together with Zhenya for 30 years, it was always clear to me that Zhenya was a kind person who sympathized with people even though he knew their worth.

We argued often, but each outburst ended with the tone becoming kinder and everyone being reminded again that they were good people. Over the last year, our weekly meetings have gotten kinder, warmer, and more welcoming. And the last meeting on Thursday, September 7, was brief and kind. Zhenya's voice was a little hoarse, it was audible even through the noise. I asked if he had a cold. No, was the reply, it's OK, just didn't get enough sleep. We suggested moving the meetings an hour later. We'll see, replied Zhenya, we'll leave it as it is for now - next time on Thursday at 5 pm (7 am at Zhenya's place). That was the last meeting.

I constantly catch myself mentally discussing something with Zhenya, consulting with him, telling him something, not only technical. In a professional sense, Zhenya has created many of us, certainly me. I owe him not only my technical skills, but also my views on business, on life, on people. We continue Zhenya's weekly meetings on Thursdays, at each of which we are always mentally figuring out what Zhenya would say, what he would want from us in this or that context.

I don't know how we will survive Zhenya's departure. A lot of things will be gone forever.

God willing, that something new will grow on the emptied place, that our work will not lose its meaning. I hope we can all move on with our lives, keeping Zhenya in our hearts.

Simon Dubitsky,
St.Petersburg, Russia