{"id":7585,"date":"2017-11-24T17:42:27","date_gmt":"2017-11-24T16:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ie.edu\/exponential-learning\/blog\/?p=7585"},"modified":"2018-11-06T15:26:35","modified_gmt":"2018-11-06T14:26:35","slug":"bootcamp-diary-vii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ie.edu\/lifelong-learning\/blog\/data-science\/bootcamp-diary-vii\/","title":{"rendered":"Bootcamp Diary VII"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meet Filipe<\/a>
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Ol\u00e1! My name is Filipe Neves, I’m 35, and I come from Lisbon, Portugal<\/b>. I have an almost 2-year-old baby named Afonso, and I’m expecting a second son, yet to be named :). My background is Computer Engineering, and I have been working mostly as a Web Developer. I’ve been freelancing for over a year now, after roughly seven years in a Portuguese Marketing Agency. I’ve always been very keen on working with data, and that’s something I want to deal with in the short-term.<\/b>
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What was your favorite part of this week at Bootcamp?<\/h4>\n

We’re finally getting deep into Machine Learning, after some time establishing some solid foundations, so things are getting more and more interesting.<\/b>\u00a0During the Bootcamp, we’ve been in close contact with quite a few top companies in the field of data science. That’s been\u00a0really helpful to understand how relevant this field actually is, and how the data science departments are typically organized.<\/b>\u00a0That’s something that we couldn’t grasp easily otherwise.<\/b>\u00a0With regards to company visits, it was an especially fruitful week: we had Indra<\/b><\/a>\u00a0on Tuesday, McKinsey\u00a0<\/b><\/a>on Wednesday, and EY<\/b><\/a>\u00a0on Friday. I have to say that the McKinsey one was particularly appealing, showcasing a really interesting set of projects, having a highly motivated and skillful team, and a cool office too.\"Bootcamp<\/a><\/p>\n

What was the hardest part of this week at Bootcamp?<\/h4>\n

It’s been a busy week all around. The Demo Day is getting closer, and there’s still a ton of stuff to do in our capstone projects.\u00a0 \u00a0We’re integrating new techniques as we learn, or even before learning<\/b>! So that’s tricky to manage, considering our crazy schedule. But overall, it’s been really rewarding.<\/b><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

What do you like to do outside Bootcamp?<\/h4>\n

I’m not exactly a newcomer in Madrid. This is actually the second time I’m living here. I had a scholarship to work here back in 2009, so I learned how to love la Movida back then \ud83d\ude42 It’s been really good to be back. There are even a couple of old buddies from college living in Madrid; one of them is actually hosting me for the time being, so it all adds up to a home away from home feeling.<\/b><\/p>\n

“This week, some other Bootcampers and I got the chance get in the mix in something really vibrant in Madrid – Football<\/b>! We got to watch a Champions League game, Atletico vs. Roma. Great game, the vibe was crazy! And we got really lucky; the first goal was a crazy bicycle kick \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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I’m quite an active person, and one thing that I missed in the first days of the Bootcamp, besides family, was sports practice. I’m really into surfing, which obviously I can’t do here… Anyway, there’s a ton of things to compensate for that! I’m attending the yoga classes<\/b>\u00a0(even with the crazy schedule) my goal is to make a perfect headstand until the end of the Bootcamp<\/b>\u00a0I got a bike for commuting, and I was lucky enough to have another Bootcamper inviting me to play for his football team, thanks, Eric!<\/p>\n

Filipe\u2019s also the winner of the Data Science Bootcamp Summer Challenge. Hear more from Filipe about his project.<\/a><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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