Workshop-Days 2025

Mandes Schönherr

Dr. Mandes Schönherr is a data engineering specialist with years of experience in designing and implementing modern data solutions in various cloud environments. Originally from Germany, now based in Bern, he works as a cloud expert and architect at ELCA, one of Switzerland’s largest and most respected IT consulting company. With a strong background in high-performance computing as an application developer, analyst and performance optimization consultant, he holds a PhD in natural sciences, focusing on computational physics and chemistry. Dr. Mandes Schönherr combines deep technical expertise with hands-on experience across cloud platforms, data architecture, and advanced analytics to deliver robust, scalable solutions for clients in diverse industries.


Session

09-11
09:00
480min
Smart Data Lake Builder Hands-On
Mandes Schönherr

This interactive workshop introduces participants to Smart Data Lake Builder (SDLB), an open-source, metadata-driven Scala/Spark framework designed to help Data Engineers efficiently define, orchestrate, and optimize complex data pipelines. Through a combination of theory and hands-on exercises, attendees will learn how to design multi-layered data lake architectures, define data objects, actions, and connections, and implement transformations using SQL, Scala, or Python—all within a metadata-driven, configuration-first approach.

Participants will get practical experience by building a real-world data pipeline, leveraging SDLB’s features such as automated DAG generation, fail-fast and checkpoint/restart mechanisms, schema validation, data quality enforcement, and performance optimizations like partitioning and parallelization.

Room 7