In high school, I thought 3D pie charts were the coolest thing ever, but I’ve changed a lot since then… I moved across the world, started a family, became an engineer, became a manager, left engineering for data analytics, went back to school, found joy in my career, and found out what was wrong with those pie charts all along. Today I get to play with data on a daily basis, helping people reach those elusive aha moments. In addition, I promote data visualization best practices by talking, explaining, presenting, and providing examples to anyone who’s willing to listen. Everything is data, but data is not everything. Tableau over Power BI Excel over gSheets Emails over meetings Coffee over beer