Our first customer conference featured great speakers on a variety of topics. For information or interest in speaking at the 2009 Customer Conference, please contact us.
Stephen Few
Perceptual Edge
Stephen Few has over 20 years of experience as an innovator, consultant, and educator in the fields of business intelligence (a.k.a. data warehousing and decision support) and information design. Through his company, Perceptual Edge, he focuses on the effective analysis and presentation quantitative business information. Stephen is recognized as a world leader in the field of data visualization. He teaches regularly at conferences such as those presented by The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI) and DCI, and also in the MBA program at the Haas School of Business at U. C. Berkeley. He is also the author of the book "Show Me the Numbers: Designing Tables and Graphs to Enlighten" (Analytics Press). |
Cindy Sedlacek
Director of Data Administration & Reporting for the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University
Cindy Sedlacek is a recognized leader of BI adoption in higher education with over 20 years of experience in BI. Cindy was chosen to lead the Key Performance Indicators Project (KPI), the colleges' highest priority IT project delivering metrics to college and university decision makers, based on her ability to combine her knowledge of data and business processes, technical and leadership skills, and her vision of business intelligence. She has led the KPI project to a very successful deployment using Tableau Desktop and Tableau Server. Cindy holds a B.A. from Cornell University and an M.A. from City University of New York at Brooklyn College. |
Andy Kriebel
Manager of Forecasting and Planning at Coca-Cola Enterprises
Andy Kriebel has more than 10 years of experience as a project manager. Currently, he is the manager of forecasting and planning with Coca-Cola Enterprises, a Fortune 100 company. Andy’s areas of expertise include process implementation, performance measurement, project management and offshore outsourcing. He received his BS in Mathematics from Eckerd College and studied graduate courses in Mathematical Sciences at Clemson University with a focus on statistical analysis.
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George Smirnoff
Managing Director at Trexin Consulting
George Smirnoff is a Managing Director at Trexin Consulting focusing on creating competitive advantage leveraging data analytics. Previously, George led Ernst & Young’s Information Management & Analysis practice for Financial Services. He was the VP of Product Strategy and Application Development at PRG-Schultz and began his career at Diamond Management and Technology Consultants. George holds a J.D. and M.B.A. from Cleveland State, completed the Goizueta Executive Program at Emory, and is a CISSP and member of the Ohio Bar. |
Jun Kim
User Research Engineer at Microsoft Games Studios
Jun Kim is a leader of Games User Research at Microsoft Game Studios and has been a member of the User Research group since 2000. He has worked on numerous games in the group and is currently working on creating innovative tools, data analysis, and methods to collect user behavior and attitudinal data. Before joining Microsoft, Jun received three years of postgraduate study in Developmental and Neurobiology at the University of Washington, studying primate models of human developmental disabilities. Jun is a technology geek who has to have all the new “toys”. |
Dan Murray
VP & CIO at Blastrac NA, Inc
Dan has a diverse background in accounting/finance, operations, sales and information technology having worked in a variety of roles the last 15+years for a mid-sized manufacturer operating in North America, Europe and Asia. He has a keen interest in developing user-friendly and cost-effective ways to distribute information at Blastrac. Dan has a BS in Business from Purdue University, Krannert School of Management. |
Jon Nakamoto, M.D.
Managing Director at Quest Diagnostic
Dr. Nakamoto (M.D., Yale; Ph.D., UCLA) is Managing Director of the Nichols Institute, the specialty testing center for Quest Diagnostics. A board-certified pediatric endocrinologist, he was on faculty at UCLA for 13 years, joining Quest Diagnostics in 2002. He has general management responsibility for the 15 subspecialty testing divisions and all non-laboratory functions at the Nichols Institute and also serves as Associate Clinical Professor (Voluntary) of Pediatrics/Endocrinology at the University of California, San Diego. |
Steve Wexler
Director of Research at The eLearning Guild
As director of research for The eLearning Guild, Steve manages the world’s largest and most comprehensive e-Learning data collection and analysis laboratory. Previously, Steve was founder and president of WexTech Systems, where he pioneered the development and use of single-source publishing software and embedded help systems. Steve was also instrumental in the creation of AnswerWorks®, a natural-language search engine embedded in scores of commercial products that are used by millions of people every day. Steve attended Princeton University, and was awarded a fellowship from the University of Miami. |
Marcia Schels
Director of Enterprise Systems for the Office of Development & Office of the Secretary at Yale University
Marcia Schels provides IT leadership for Yale University’s fundraising operations, alumni relations, public safety, international affairs, and public relations. At Yale for fifteen years, she was the primary architect for the business intelligence application that is widely used across the campus to support Yale’s alumni and fundraising activities (featured in ComputerWorld, CIO, and Information Week publications). Marcia also has prior experience with business intelligence in the manufacturing, military, and software industries. She has a BS in Computer Engineering from Boston University and an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. |
Matt Jones
Senior Consultant at IBM
Matt Jones is senior consultant at IBM specializing in business process improvement for government agencies in the Intelligence Community. Since 2006, he has been at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) integrated with a research team focused on knowledge management for the next generation of the analytical environment. These tools, techniques, processes, and systems will enable NGA's analysts to more effectively discover, utilize, and share large quantities of information. Mr. Jones has demonstrated Tableau as a desktop tool providing a vital function to assist the analyst to find answers and formulate new questions, thereby elevating individual analytical capabilities. |
Jaron Waldman
CEO at Placebase
Jaron Waldman has worked as a developer, software designer, and entrepreneur in the web-based geospatial field since 1998. His company, Placebase (www.placebase.com), uses web technology to take spatial tools and approaches out of the realm of experts and make them accessible to mass audiences. Placebase’s flagship product is the Pushpin hosted web mapping
platform (www.pushpin.com). |
Alex Blakemore
VP at Apogee
Alex Blakemore has been using Tableau extensively since version 1.0, and has over 25 years experience developing software and analyzing data. He is Vice-President of Apogee Integration LLC, an engineering firm serving defense, aerospace and government customers. Much of his work has involved the design and analysis of complex systems with modeling and simulation. He is also co-founder of Virginia Verified Voting, a non-partisan group advocating for verifiable election technology. Dr. Blakemore holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Maryland. |
Richard LaValley
Director of Operations Evaluation & Analysis at SAIC
Richard W. La Valley is the director of Operations Evaluation and Analysis in the Advanced Concepts & Integrated Systems Division of SAIC. He has more than thirty years experience as a statistician and operations analyst working in the areas of sample survey design, decision support, command and control, trouble tracking and monitoring systems in both commercial and government market segments. He has also directed and designed real-time development fraud detection tools for telephony and has developed numerous highly effective decision support systems which have been fielded in commercial telephony. He holds a Masters degree in Statistics from Pennsylvania State University. |
Pat Hanrahan
CTO & co-founder of Tableau Software
Pat Hanrahan is Tableau Software's CTO. He is also the CANON USA Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. Pat's research has included visualization, image synthesis, and graphics systems and architectures. He was also a founding employee of Pixar (NASDAQ: PIXR), where he was the chief architect of the RenderMan™ Interface - a protocol that has revolutionized the modern graphics and entertainment industries. Prior to Pixar, Pat directed the 3D computer graphics group in the Computer Graphics Laboratory at New York Institute of Technology. Pat is the winner of two Academy Awards, the Spirit of America Creativity Award, the SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics Achievement Award and the SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics Lifetime Achievement Award. He is also a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. |
Christian Chabot
CEO & Co-founder of Tableau Software
Christian Chabot is CEO of Tableau Software. Prior to Tableau, Christian was an Associate Partner at Mobius Venture Capital, a $2.5 billion venture capital fund, where he specialized in enterprise applications. Before Mobius, Christian was CEO and co-founder of BeeLine Systems, a pioneer of next-generation digital route mapping technology. BeeLine was acquired by Vicinity Corporation (NASDAQ: VCNT) in 2000. Christian also brings ten years of analytical software experience from his work at Cornerstone Research and Siemens AG to Tableau. He is the author of "Understanding the Euro: The Clear and Concise Guide to the Trans-European Currency" (McGraw-Hill, 1998) - a business bestseller. He holds an M.B.A. from Stanford University, an M.Sc. from the University of Sussex, England, and a B.S. in Engineering with Honors from Stanford University. |
Chris Stolte
VP, Engineering & co-founder of Tableau Software
Chris Stolte is Tableau Software's Vice President of Engineering. Prior to co-founding Tableau, Chris spent six years researching the analysis and exploration of large, complex databases at Stanford University. This research resulted in twelve landmark research publications and two large-scale visualization systems. Chris was also CTO and co-founder of BeeLine Systems, a visualization software company that developed a revolutionary map rendering system. BeeLine was purchased by Vicinity Corporation (NASDAQ: VCNT), and its products are currently used to generate over a million maps a day. Before joining Stanford, Chris worked as an engineer for several prominent software companies. Chris is a co-inventor on five software patents related to information visualization. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford University, and a B.S. in Computer Science from Simon Fraser University. |
Jock Mackinlay
Director of Visual Analysis of Tableau Software
Jock Mackinlay is Tableau Software's Director of Visual Analysis. At Stanford University he pioneered the automatic design of graphical presentations of relational information. He joined Xerox PARC in 1986, where he collaborated with the User Interface Research Group to develop many novel applications of computer graphics for information access, coining the term "Information Visualization." Much of the fruits of this research can be seen in his book, "Readings in Information Visualization: Using Vision to Think." Jock has a Ph.D. in computer science from Stanford University. |
Kevin Brown
VP, Alliances and Partnerships of Tableau Software
Kevin Brown is Tableau Software's Vice President of Alliances and Partnerships. Kevin has held executive leadership positions in several prominent software companies for nearly 25 years. Prior to Tableau, Kevin was VP Sales and Marketing and Managing Director at Visio Corporation. Kevin helped grow Visio's international revenues from $0 to $80M and established its presence in over 30 markets. Kevin was a Professor of Computer Science at Boston College and has authored four books on Lotus Notes. He holds a B.A. from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A. from Boston College. |
Marc Rueter
Sales Consulting Director of Tableau Software
Marc Rueter is Tableau Software’s Director of Sales Consulting. Prior to Tableau, he held positions at MicroStrategy and Siebel Systems. At Siebel, he led a team that developed successful applications for retailers. Marc also plays an instrumental role in Tableau’s product development, providing critical input based on his experience helping clients with large projects. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer for SQLServer. Marc holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from Virginia Tech and an MBA from the University of Washington. |
Dan Jewett
VP, Product Management of Tableau Software
Dan Jewett is Tableau Software’s Vice President of Product Management. Prior to Tableau, Dan served in numerous senior roles including VP, Business Intelligence and VP, System Architecture at Brio Software. Dan helped build Brio and assisted in its IPO and eventual acquisition by Hyperion Solution. At Hyperion, he played a key role in market positioning, strategy decisions, and the overall product strategy. Dan holds a master’s degree in business administration from California State University, Long Beach, and a Bachelor’s degree in Business from California State University, Sacramento. |
Ross Bunker
Senior Software Engineer at Tableau Software
Ross Bunker is a Senior Software Engineer for Tableau Software. Ross has been building software for 14 years. At Tableau since 2005, Ross has contributed multiple features including the calculation engine, hyperlinks and Tableau Server’s server and web client components. Prior to Tableau, Ross spent 6 years at Microsoft leading the development of the query execution engine for SQL Server 7.0 and SQL Server 2000 before moving on to roles at Westside.com and BEA Systems. Ross graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University with a B.S.E. in Computer Science. |
Erin Easter
Lead Technical Writer at Tableau Software
Erin Easter is the Lead Technical Writer for Tableau Software. Erin joined Tableau in October 2005 after graduating from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Science in Technical Communication. At Tableau Erin writes the online and offline product manuals, manages the support forums, and creates a variety of other product guides. In her spare time, she enjoys mountain biking, backpacking, and hanging out with her rabbit. |
Michael Drumheller
Senior Software Engineer at Tableau Software
Michael Drumheller is a Senior Software Engineer for Tableau Software. Michael joined in 2007 and brought with him 20 years of experience in software development. Prior to Tableau, Michael was an Associate Technical Fellow with the Boeing Company, and before that, a Senior Software Engineer at Thinking Machines Corporation. He holds a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering and a Master’s in Brain and Cognitive Sciences, both from MIT, as well as a Master’s in Vocal Performance from Boston University. In his spare time, he performs as a vocal soloist. |
Wade Tibke
Marketing Systems Manager at Tableau Software
Wade Tibke is Tableau’s Marketing Systems Manager and is responsible for all of Tableau Software’s marketing systems and data, including its CRM systems, web analytics, and customer database. He has introduced several new marketing technologies to Tableau, including automation and website optimization. With deep knowledge of databases and nearly 10 years in high tech marketing, Wade is able to comfortably travel the gap between executing marketing programs and leveraging information technology. |
Ty Alevizos
Senior Sales Consultant at Tableau Software
Ty Alevizos is a Senior Sales Consultant for Tableau Software. Ty joined Tableau in April of 2008 and brought with him 15 years experience in software sales, design, and release management. Prior to coming to Tableau, Ty held several positions at I-many Inc., WindRiver Systems and Netopia Inc. Ty graduated from U.C. Berkeley with a degree in music composition. In his spare time, he plays clarinet, saxophone, piano, guitar, bass guitar, and drums, but not simultaneously. |
Jeff Solomon
Software Engineer, Tableau Software
Jeff Solomon is a Software Engineer for Tableau Software. Jeff joined Tableau in 2008 and brought with him over 10 years of experience in large data visualization. Prior to coming to Tableau, Jeff worked for Synopsys Inc. Jeff earned his doctorate in electrical engineering from Stanford University where he patented a novel approach to visualizing the massive amount of data contained in a VLSI design. |
Scott Sherman
Senior Software Engineer at Tableau Software
Scott Sherman is a Senior Software Engineer for Tableau Software, joining Tableau in 2006. Prior to coming to Tableau, Scott built the layout engine for SmartArt™ in Microsoft Office, designed a browser for handheld computers, and served as chief architect for a CAD system called Vdraft. In his spare time, Scott enjoys playing ice hockey, backpacking and skiing. |
Nurud Mohamed
Senior Sales Consultant at Tableau Software
Nurud Mohamed is Sr. Sales Consultant for Tableau Software. Nurud joined Tableau in July 2007 and brought with him 13 years experience in Technical Pre-sales & Consulting. Prior to coming to Tableau, Nurud held several positions at Hyperion Solutions, Oracle and Clarify CRM as well as owned his own SAP Consulting Practice . Nurud attended Simon Fraser University in Canada. In his spare time, Nurud enjoys playing Golf, is an avid Ice Hockey fan and spends time with his 2 kids and wife exploring Seattle and visiting his hometown of Vancouver, Canada. |
Andrew Beers
Director of Engineering at Tableau Software
Andrew Beers is the Director of Engineering for Tableau Software and is currently responsible for the development of the Tableau Server product. Andrew joined Tableau in October 2004 and brought with him seven years of hands-on and leadership experience in software engineering. Prior to coming to Tableau, he held leadership positions in the engineering groups at Align Technology, a medical device company in Silicon Valley, CA. He holds an MS in Computer Science from Stanford University. In his spare time, he enjoys cooking and photography. |
Tom Walker
VP, Finance & Operations at Tableau Software
Tom Walker is Tableau Software's Vice President of Finance & Operations. He is responsible for finance, operations, administration, human resources, and IT functions at Tableau. Tom brings over 17 years of experience in finance, operations, strategic planning, and acquisitions. Prior to joining Tableau in 2004, he held finance positions at private and public companies including Time Warner and IDG Books (since acquired by John Wiley and Sons). He holds a bachelor's degree in finance from Arizona State University, and a master's degree in business administration from Baruch College. |
Austin Dahl
Senior Software Engineer at Tableau Software
Austin Dahl is a Senior Software Engineer for Tableau Software and leader of the Special Projects development team. This team customizes Tableau software for customers and other 3rd parties, including Oracle/Hyperion. Austin joined Tableau in the 2006 with over 15 years of industry experience, spanning diverse application areas such as audio-video search, in-silico biological modeling and analysis and interactive 3D graphics for design and manufacturing. He has degrees in computer science from the University of Washington and mathematics from Carleton College. |
Dav Lion
Senior Software Engineer, Tableau Software
Dav Lion is a Senior Software Engineer at Tableau, and a proud member of the Server team. Before coming to Tableau in the fall of 2006, Dav worked at Teranode, Trusted Media Networks, and Electric Fish. Dav holds an Interdisciplinary MSE from the University of Washington in Virtual Reality, and an AB from Brown University where he dual majored in Computer Science and Studio Art. |
Ian Heath
Senior Software Engineer, Tableau Software
Iain Heath, Senior Software Engineer and joined the Tableau Desktop team in 2005. He brings over 20 years of user interface experience, including senior development positions with Visio and Microsoft. A native of the UK, Iain earned his degree in Brontë country. In his spare time he dabbles in the card magic and Lego building. |
Dirk Karis
Software Engineer, Tableau Software
just passed his 1 year anniversary with Tableau. A member of the Special Projects team, he worked primarily on mapping for this release. He previously worked for Microsoft for 8 years following its acquisition of Intrinsa Corporation. He graduated with a BS in Mathematics from MIT in 1991. |
