Featured Authors July 2021

Ali Tehrani is a recent graduate from the University of California, Riverside, and a data visualization consultant at Lovelytics. He discovered Tableau when he came across Kirk Goldsberry’s works on ESPN and was so fascinated that he looked for a way to recreate them. He started using Tableau last November, instantly falling in love with data visualization. He has been working to learn and enhance his Tableau and data visualization skills ever since. He attributes finding a job right after college to the continuous support and constant inspiration of the #DataFam community. Ali’s main interests include basketball, football, music, movies, and cooking. His favorite food to cook is lasagna. Connect with Ali on Twitter and LLinkedIn

Andrea Machado is a physicist with a PhD in Molecular Physics and creates daily dashboards for research in social sciences and economics at the University of São Paulo. She always loved working with data and had a secret passion for design. Two years ago, she discovered the world of data visualization, the possibility of combining data and design—and the power of communication and storytelling. The help of the active and extremely friendly community plays an important role in her data skills development. Her inspiration comes from the numerous vizzes published on Tableau Public and Twitter. Her future interests are collaborating with social data projects and experimenting with combining Tableau with prototyping tools. Connect with Andrea on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Bold Batdorj is a freelance marketing analyst in Sydney, Australia. He began his Tableau Public journey in December 2020 and was excited by the generous support of the #DataFam community on Twitter for his first, public data visualization. He enjoys creating artistic vizzes and participates in community initiatives such as #MakeoverMonday, #Viz5, and more. He is interested in highlighting social issues worldwide. His favorite part of Tableau Public is combining his design and programming skills. Connect with Bold on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Emily De Padua is a data analyst at Disney Streaming. She was a classical flute performance major at Rowan University and loves people, learning, and Tableau. Introduced to Tableau in 2016 in her first data analytics role. She credits her Tableau skills to downloading, dissecting, and reverse engineering the inspirational works she discovers on Tableau Public. She loves following the work of other #DataFam authors for design inspiration. A fan of community-led projects like #MakeoverMonday and #WorkoutWednesday. She vizzes about topics related to her personal life and interests such as music, mental health, pop culture, and embroidery. Connect with Emily on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Etido Ekwere is passionate about unlocking the voice of data in public institutions across his home country for social and sustainable development. For this reason, he recently launched his data analytics and management consulting company, Nimaj Consults. He was introduced to Tableau in March 2020 while completing his MBA at Durham University. Etido later found the very immersive and inspiring #DataFam community which has enriched his development and credits his learning and growth to the community. Connect with him on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Faris Ghunaim started his Tableau Public journey in 2020 by participating in #MakeoverMonday and other community-led projects. He was astonished by the artistic visualizations and the amazing support the community offers, which inspired him to start creating visualizations based on his interests, like music and sports! He loves how Tableau Public allows him to create, build, and share creative and engaging visualizations that may not be possible in his day-to-day work. It allowed him to escape his typical work routine and dive into a world of creativity and fun through his passion for data. Connect with Faris on LinkedIn.

Gandes Goldestan is a business intelligence analyst at Jabar Digital Service. She discovered Tableau in 2020 and started using it for projects last March. She's in love with how people analyze and visualize data in a creative way. Gandes loves scrolling through the Tableau Public Gallery and #DataFam vizzes to find inspiration and learn tips and techniques. She participates in #MakeoverMonday and #TheSDGVizProject which have grown her data skills and career tremendously: building a portfolio in Tableau Public and connecting with the Tableau Community helped her to land her current job. She is interested in vizzing about social issues, but also enjoys vizzing about other subjects like music and environmental topics. Connect with Gandes on Twitter and LinkedIn.