MARIA BROCK

Founder

Maria started learning Tableau during college. She quickly realized that it was a powerful tool and that many business are desperate for well-formed Tableau developers. After a summer internship where she used Tableau every day, she became a Tableau Student Ambassador for the 2019-20 academic year at George Mason University. During her last year, Maria devoted her time to running workshops and coaching students on using Tableau. She decided to create the Tableau Student Guide after interacting with newcomers to the Tableau community. This Tableau Student Guide is meant to be a one stop shop to everything that a Tableau newbie needs to know to start with Tableau and jump into the community. Maria has spoken at several TUGs and panels across the globe and currently works at ServiceNow as a Senior BI Designer for their CoE and Data Analytics teams.

ERIC BALASH

Current Owner & Contributor

Eric manages the Data Visualization Team at Lovelytics, Tableau Software’s 2021 Rising Star Partner of the Year. He focuses on delivering front-end, interactive dashboarding solutions to a variety of clients across a multitude of industries. Outside of work, Eric is an active member of the Tableau Community. He is a 3x Tableau Public Ambassador, Tableau Public Featured Author, and has a couple of Viz of the Days. Eric has spoken at several TUGs across the globe, attended a handful a Tableau Conferences (both in-person and virtual), and has his Tableau Desktop Certifications. He is also a trainer for Millennials & Data (MAD), a non-profit that aims to bridge data-literacy gap among students and professionals. Eric is an avid traveler and foodie and is always searching for the next adventure in life.