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+<h1 align="center">🧪 Data Lab</h1>
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+<h4 align="center">Learning • Experimentation • Data Engineering Projects</h4>
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+> [!NOTE]
+> Code, datasets, and designs may change as I refine implementations and adopt best practices.
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+  <summary>Table of Contents</summary>
+  <ol>
+    <li><a href="#about">About</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#projects">Projects</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#tools--technologies">Tools & Technologies</a></li>
+    <li><a href="#contact">Contact Me</a></li>
+  </ol>
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+---
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+## About
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+**Data Lab** is a personal sandbox for building and iterating on **data engineering projects**.
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+The focus is on:
+- Designing reliable data pipelines
+- Applying analytics engineering principles
+- Working with batch data, lakehouse patterns, and validation
+- Learning by building realistic systems rather than just toys
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+Projects range from small experiments to end-to-end pipelines using production-style tools.
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+# Projects
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+*Each project will be in its own Repo.*
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+## [Banking Transaction Pipeline](https://git.camcodes.dev/Cameron/Banking_Data_Pipeline)
+- Spark-based ETL pipeline
+- Bronze → Silver → Gold lakehouse design
+- Data quality enforcement and validation
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+---
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+## Tools & Technologies
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+- **Languages:** Python, SQL, Java
+- **Processing:** Apache Spark (PySpark)
+- **Storage:** S3 storage
+- **Data Formats:** Parquet, Delta-style layouts
+- **Databases:** PostgreSQL, SQLite (project-dependent)
+- **Visualization:** Tableau / Power BI
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+*Tools may expand as new projects are added.*
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+--- 
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+## 💬 Connect With Me
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+<span>[![LinkedIn](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d1d2f882-0bda-46cb-9b7c-9f01eff81da9)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameron-css/) [![Portfolio](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/eb2e9672-e765-442f-89d7-149c7e7db0a8)](https://CamDoesData.com) [![Kaggle](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ef5fbcf3-067a-4bb1-b5cd-fd4e369df980)](https://www.kaggle.com/cameronseamons) [![Email](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/12af3cba-137e-498f-abe1-c66108e5e57a)](mailto:CameronSeamons@gmail.com)  [![Resume](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1ee4d4d1-22cd-42ff-b2e4-be7185269306)](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YaM4hDtt2-79ShBVTN06Y3BU79LvFw6J/view?usp=sharing)</span>
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