For the past 9 years Jeff has been bringing his unique blend of technical knowledge and customer experience to customer deployments of Tableau Desktop and Server. Jeff was a customer of Tableau's and one of the first Tableau Server users in the field. Prior to his work at Tableau, Jeff worked for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), where he led a large Tableau Desktop and Server deployment. Jeff nows leads the definition and execution of our enterprise strategy. Jeff holds a BS in Urban Studies from the University of Minnesota and lives in St. Paul, the prettier of the two Twin Cities.
Culture of analytics: Good for people, essential for business
February 10, 2017 • By Jeff Mills
This culture leverages an organization’s two greatest assets, its people and its data. The organization provides an environment in which employees can find answers in their data, satisfying their curiosity and driving the business forward.
A roadmap for an analytics revolution powered by IT and Tableau
November 8, 2016 • By Jeff Mills
We are committed to making Tableau the enterprise-grade analytics platform your company can rely on. Let me show you how our current and planned capabilities help you address these requirements.
How Oldcastle is empowering people with a ‘true culture of self-service analytics’
October 12, 2016 • By Jeff Mills
Oldcastle wasn’t consuming its data in the most efficient way. And as North America’s leading manufacturer of building products and materials (“masonry and hardscapes, otherwise known as sexy concrete,” says Ian), the company had a lot of data.
Data Diaries: A hiring guide for building a data-driven culture
November 4, 2015 • By Jeff Mills
We live in a world awash with data. From sensor data to website data, to fitness data, nearly every aspect of our lives is quantified. And digging into the numbers helps us better understand ourselves, our neighbors, and our world.
For organizations, this can yield a huge competitive advantage—if they can see and understand their data. And that’s why many are adopting a culture of self-service analytics.
Data diaries: Defining a culture of self-service analytics
October 9, 2015 • By Jeff Mills
Why should you adopt a culture of self-service analytics? Simply put, it makes for happier, more productive, more results-driven people.
In the modern workplace, the world’s ever-growing volume of data can provide opportunities for discovery and achievement—but only if we know how to see and understand the data. And that’s where a culture of self-service analytics comes in.