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Art Not Code

You may be questioning the origin of our motto, “Art Not Code”. It’s something that makes deep, fundamental sense, yet you cannot put your finger on where you’ve heard it before. It came to us via Matt W, in a moment of deep clarity, but it’s self-evident that he’s not the first person—and certainly won’t be the last—through whom the universe will share this wisdom. This project has seen us role-playing as data engineers, moving data from a normalised database into a warehouse with a star schema. And we’re proud of it too; our python is pukka, our CICD is superb and our terraform is stellar. Yet there’s ten other teams on this bootcamp who can say exactly that. So, what you should be questioning is this: What sets Team Laurentia apart? What makes this project great? Well, reader, the answer has been there all along. Only our code is art. Other teams made an ETL pipeline. Fine. But we sculpted our ETL pipeline, just as Michaelangelo sculpted David. And it is he with whom we are connected through art, 520 years apart.

The Team

Matt Clough

Matt Clough

Maths graduate with strong Python and SQL skills, who

enjoys running and cycling, speaking German, and solving cryptic crosswords.

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Chris Bannister

Chris Bannister

I am an analytical, target driven individual with

substantial experience in the IT sector, as a developer and 3rd line technical support. I am looking to transition to a data engineering role, using my previous skills to work in a team which benefits the wider community.

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Aidan Mooney

Aidan Mooney

A maths graduate with a keen interest in data engineering.

Looking to utilise my problem-solving skills, database manipulation and mathematical modelling techniques in a competitive work environment.

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Matt Woodhull

Matt Woodhull

With over 5 years of diverse experience within the Energy

industry, I am transitioning to a career in Data Engineering, to utilise my strong analytical skills, problem solving expertise, and passion for data-driven innovation.

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Anthony Tran

Anthony Tran

I spent the past four years as a secondary school teacher,

specialising in teaching Computer Science and Mathematics from KS3 until A-Level. Prior to my teaching career, I worked in Vietnam as an English teacher. Currently, I am transitioning into the field of data engineering, bringing with me a unique blend of technical expertise and a passion for problem-solving.

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Tech Stack

Tech Stack for this group

We used: Python (with pg800, Pandas and Pytest), Terraform, GitHub Actions, Makefile, AWS (Lambda, EventBridge, Step Functions, IAM, s3, SecretsManager, SSM Parameter Store, CloudWatch, SNS), SuperSet This is a selection of the tools we were taught to use during the bootcamp and they allowed us to complete the project flexibly and effectively.

Challenges Faced

We learned the importance of planning our python functions, and the power of splitting them into individual modules with defined inputs and outputs so that different members of the team can work on different functionality at the same time. Check out the finished project at https://github.com/Aidan-Mooney/ToteSys-project!

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