worked. After some additional tuning of the code, the WhatsApp bot went into production and is now used by the Operations team as a useful tool in their continuous management of the battery assets. The second project I undertook was again for asset management, this time providing a tool to use for diagnosing why a battery was not fully operational. The aim was to be able to run this over historical data to group and categorise reasons for battery unavailability and to provide useful metrics for measuring battery performance. In this task I was able to develop my coding skills further, by developing a neat and flexible code structure that could be used as a framework for future projects. I also explored the functionality of Python software that is used for testing to ensure each new section of code that was added was robust and worked in isolation before adding it to the flowchart of diagnosis decisions. Here presentation of results was in the form of plots rather than messages allowing me to develop another area of data analysis skills in a professional environment. Daily Life The internship with Zenobe was conducted remotely. Over the course of the internship I was both in my student house in Oxford and at my family home. My student home was more compact, meaning working and eating was very easy to combine into a routine. The house was quiet, and I was not disturbed which helped productivity. However, this was a negative outside of work as there was no private space to walk around in or take a break in and living on my own for weeks at a time lead to periods of loneliness. I made the effort to meet up with friends who were still in Oxford in the evenings, but due to the restrictions and it being the Long Vacation, these opportunities were limited. At my family home, the opposite of the above was true. It was harder to find somewhere quiet to work and not be disturbed, but I grew used to this atmosphere quickly and it was not a problem apart from the occasional disruption during a virtual meeting. It was nice to have a garden to get some fresh air, and to have constant company if I wanted it during the evenings to help me switch off from work. The data analysis team at Zenobe had an excellent system set up for remote working. We would have a daily meeting every evening to summarise our day's work and importantly our plan for the next day. This allowed everyone to stay aware of each other's workload and to establish times to organise meetings to discuss specific issues. It also kept my focus and
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