Snowflake announced on the 6th that it has selected Lee Jae-myeon, Head of Team at Nexon Korea, and Choi Kyung-jin, Head of Team at Megazone Cloud, as the 2025 'Snowflake Data Superheroes.'
The Data Superhero program is Snowflake's global developer support initiative, which currently involves 105 data professionals around the world. These individuals can enhance their capabilities while communicating with global data experts and also participate in the development of Snowflake services. Data professionals who have been selected as Data Superheroes for two consecutive years have been recognized by headquarters for their contributions to expanding the Snowflake Data Cloud Platform ecosystem and active involvement in mentoring activities.
Lee Jae-myeon, Head of Team at Nexon Korea, has been developing and operating a high-quality data pipeline by integrating petabyte-scale user data collected in real time on a single platform. Currently, he leads the technical strategy for Nexon's data integration platform 'Monolake,' which has adopted modern data architecture. Choi Kyung-jin, Head of Team at Snowflake's domestic partner Megazone Cloud, is designing and building a customer-friendly data architecture to provide data cloud platforms to clients in various industries, including gaming, finance, and retail.
Data Superheroes are selected based on four criteria: 'Content Creation,' 'Lead Discussions,' 'Snowflake Expertise,' and 'Supporting Others.' Major evaluation factors include regularly sharing content related to the data cloud platform through channels such as blogs, podcasts, and YouTube, and leading discussions at forums, user groups, and community events. They have acted as mentors for community members by sharing the latest data cloud trends and providing feedback on Snowflake services, sharing usage tips and answering questions.
The 'Chapter Leader' award, given to leaders who have connected and operated regional Snowflake user groups while promoting community activation in Korea, was awarded for the first time this year. Hyun Lee, Head of Team at Megazone Cloud, is the recipient, recognized as a key figure in enhancing community engagement that aids Snowflake users' growth. About 70 'Chapter Leaders' worldwide can host meetings and knowledge-sharing sessions to share use cases and technical knowledge of Snowflake.
Snowflake operates the 'Snowflake Korea Community' to nurture domestic data professionals and strives to expand its user and developer ecosystem. Developers and data professionals who join the Snowflake community can freely create networking meetings to study or build practical skills across the data cloud, completing the company's expert program. All members of the Snowflake community are classified as 'Data Heroes,' and members who actively contribute to community engagement by sharing use cases, responding to users' questions and help requests can be selected as 'Data Superheroes' after an evaluation.
Choi Kyung-jin, Head of Team at Megazone Cloud, noted, "I was able to build a data integration environment by directly experiencing Snowflake's user-friendly features," and added, "As a Data Superhero, I will continue various activities to help other users discuss problem-solving through the Snowflake community and easily utilize complex data, aiming to grow into the number one community in the field of data."
Lee Soo-hyun, Snowflake Evangelist, said, "Since last year, Data Superheroes have emerged domestically, and the ecosystem of data professionals in Korea is becoming even more solid," and added, "Snowflake will actively support the developer community led by Data Superheroes to become a proactive network where corporations can discuss and find solutions to industry-specific data utilization challenges."