Thiago Santos

Thiago Santos, known as Ti, is a lifelong learner dedicated to empowering others and making a positive impact. With a diverse career spanning over 15 years, he has gained experience across multiple industries, from hospitality to graphic design and fitness.

Ti began his professional journey in hospitality, working in coffee shops, restaurants, and hotels. His passion for creativity led him to study Graphic Design and Communication at UAL, where he developed a robust portfolio over five years as a Graphic Designer, specialising in website design, branding, campaigns, and print materials.

Driven by a desire to help others, Ti transitioned into the fitness industry, becoming a certified Exercise on Referral specialist and leading impactful projects like Chair Based Exercise for Blackfriars Settlement, ESCAPE Pain, and Alive and Kickin. As Coordinator of the Walking for Health scheme in Southwark, London, he doubled participant numbers in just one year.

Committed to personal growth and overcoming challenges related to Neurodivergence, Ti earned a degree in Computing Systems in 2019, covering software development, AI, data analytics, and cloud computing. He is proficient in R, Python, and SQL and has applied these skills to various innovative projects.

Now a Data Analyst Consultant at The Data School, Ti has found his ideal role, where he helps people make informed decisions across sectors like Sports Analysis and HR, remaining committed to his mission of spreading knowledge and happiness in an ever-evolving world.

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Thu 03 Oct 2024 | Thiago Santos
How to Create Dynamic Unit Charts in Tableau Desktop: A Step-by-Step Guide
Unit charts, also known as Pictogram Charts, use icons to represent quantities of a total broken down by a dimension. While they might not be as clear as the industry-standard bar charts, they can effectively highlight specific information and add a creative flair to your visualisations
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Fri 27 Sep 2024 | Thiago Santos
Dashboard Week Finale: Data + TV - Exploring Breaking Bad’s World
The final challenge of Dashboard Week brought a thrilling opportunity: diving into the world of TV series using IMDb data. Our task was to uncover stories about the TV shows we love, using the Data + TV’s dashboard template filled with a vast range of series information
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Wed 25 Sep 2024 | Thiago Santos
Game on:
Day 3 of Dashboard Week arrived, and the task at hand was diving into the #GamesNightViz community project, focusing on Street Fighter V. Like any project, it all starts with data discovery, and that’s exactly where I began
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Tue 24 Sep 2024 | Thiago Santos
We're All Equally Different: Designing for Inclusivity
Dashboard Week, Day 2 - A Sales Dashboard for People with Dyscalculia Today’s project was both important and personally meaningful for me, as I belong to the neurodivergent community. The focus was on inclusivity—re-designing a sales performance dashboard specifically for users with Dyscalculia
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Mon 23 Sep 2024 | Thiago Santos
Dashboard week: Day 1
Play with your strengths: Today marks the start of Dashboard Week for DS45, and it’s already been a dive into the full cycle of data analysis and dashboard creation
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Fri 16 Aug 2024 | Thiago Santos
Zoom In - on Tableau Desktop: Mastering the Scatterplot
Scatterplots are a powerful tool for visualising the relationship between two variables. They’re particularly useful when you want to compare measures and uncover patterns or correlations
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Fri 09 Aug 2024 | Thiago Santos
Why Do We Prep Data?
What is Data Prep and Why Do We Prep Data? Imagine walking into a bedroom that’s completely cluttered. Clothes are strewn all over the floor, shoes are scattered under the bed, and you can’t quite remember where you left that one favourite shirt
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Thu 06 Jun 2024 | Thiago Santos
Data is (a piece of) cake
On the first day at The Data School London, the team was asked: What is data? The formal answer is: “According to The Oxford Learner’s Dictionary (2021), data are facts or information, especially when examined and used to find out things or to make decisions
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