#6 - On Being a Data Scientist working with IoT sensors, Building Jet Engines, and the Beauty of Rowing

Paths of Life by Robin Hornak

English - November 06, 2021 20:09 - 2 hours - 113 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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“Would you want to find out the true extent to how far you can push yourself? If you want to find that

out then I would say absolutely absolutely do it.” - Sam Lloyd
Introduction:

In this episode, I talk to Sam Lloyd. Sam's academic background is in electrical and electronics engineering from the university of Cambridge. Sam has over 6 years of work experience across various engineering and data science roles. Currently, Sam is working at Infogrid as a Data Scientist. Infogrid is a fast growing IoT startup focused on optimising and automating facilities and building management using IoT sensors with software, machine learning and data science.

Outline:

(00:17) - Guest introduction.

(01:43) - What do you do?

(03:34) - What is Data Science to Sam.

(06:53) - On being a Development Engineer working on jet engines.

(16:25) - How are jet engines tested.

(20:07) - Reflecting on Sam's first job after university at Rolls-Royce and on working in the field of jet engines.

(29:32) - Working on jet engines these days compared to 50 years ago.

(31:23) - Would Sam do any different if he could go back in time?

(34:42) - Career paths of electrical engineers and the beauty of automation in manufacturing.

(45:50) - The purpose of a coffee barista in the world of automation.

(58:26) - Do businesses always have to scale-up? (see Reference 1)

(01:02:32) - Talking Data Science. (see Reference 2)

(01:16:24) - Sam's career choices in Data Science.

(01:26:21) - Does one keep getting better at their job?

(01:30:13) - What is Data Science and what makes a good Data Scientist.

(01:36:33) - How did Sam decide to become a rower at the university of Cambridge and what was it like?

(01:41:04) - On socialising and the role of rowing.

(01:44:40) - A typical day of a rower.

(01:46:53) - What makes a good rower.

(01:49:03) - How to become a better rower.

(01:52:03) - Preparing for races and the importance of willpower.

(01:58:04) - Should you row?

Guest Info:

Podcast Info:

Art By Asami Iida

References:
Reference 1:

Restart was the wrong book title I tried to reference.

Instead, I meant to reference these two books:

Rework by Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson
It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work by Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson

Reference 2:

Book mentioned:

Analytical Skills for AI and Data Science: Building Skills for an AI-driven Enterprise by Daniel Vaughan