Tableau Next 401: Meet the Team

Esther Schenau is Director of Strategic Customer Engagement at Salesforce, bringing a strong background in analytics with an M.S. in Business Analytics from the University of Washington and a B.S. in Computational Biology. In her current role, she focuses on the future applications of analytics and how the technology drives change and decision making. She also shares her expertise as a guest industry speaker on analytics and business intelligence for the UW MSBA program. Based in Seattle, her solution engineering, coaching, and change management experience informs her belief that data and analytics is ultimately a human endeavor. In her spare time, Esther is equally at home camping in the mountains with family and friends or scouting the city for prime photography locations.

Tyler Weldon (Ph.D.) is the Tableau Community Learning Program Manager at Salesforce. Previously, Tyler spent over a decade in higher education where he worked in the areas of adult education, web development, and data analytics. Prior to joining Tableau, Tyler managed a university-wide learning management system, created detailed analytical reports using big data and Tableau, and developed faculty training/webinars. Tyler also was an adjunct instructor for the UAB Computer Science department and Graduate School. Tyler previously served as an instructional designer and web application developer creating training material and mobile applications. Tyler’s mobile application, SOW, can still be found in the Apple and Google Play stores. Tyler combines his technology background with education and science degrees to create new and innovative approaches to curriculum and project management.