Prior to The Data School, Ollie studied Ancient History at Exeter University and, during his 3rd year, chose to study Mandarin in Beijing, China. After graduating, Ollie spent some time back in China teaching English before coming back to the UK to work for a tech start-up as a product manager.
Having long regarded data as the key to solving problems and making decisions, he decided to make it the new focus of his career and taught himself Python, SQL and Tableau. At the company, he has had an Alteryx-focused stint over in Germany which included using character recognition technology to automatically write PDF invoices to an accounting platform. Following this was 6 months at NatWest, where he took a leading Tableau role in a giant company-wide project to bring all data onto the cloud alongside gleaming new dashboards. This was a managerial experience that involved working with senior stakeholders on a day-to-day basis from concept to implementation.
In his spare time, Ollie enjoys creative pursuits such as photography and filmmaking, hiking over mountains and along coasts, and will happily try his hand at most sports.
Certifications: Tableau Data Analyst, Alteryx Advanced, Snowflake SnowPro Advanced Architect