Chris is an independent software consultant focused on web, mobile, and machine learning. He primarily uses React.js with Node.js or Ruby on Rails for web applications, React Native for mobile applications, and Python for machine learning and data science. He's written an ebook about React, and is excited about teaching software development to others. Recently, he's been experimenting with generative AI models and other advanced AI techniques.
David LaFontaine is an author, journalist, digital media consultant, and adjunct professor at the University of Southern California.
David specializes in content strategy, user interface design (UX & UI), and digital media production. His clients include: The Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, U.S. State Department, Lynda.com, KelbyOne Media, CreativeLive, Wiley Publishing, B3Communications, AssetShield, and Roundabout Entertainment.
His expertise in media and technology have earned him invitat
... moreions to lecture at universities in the U.S., Latin America, and Europe, including at the Institute for the Digital Future of Journalism at the Mohyla University in Kiev, Ukraine, the Nelson Mandala School of Journalism in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and at the University Mayor in Santiago, Chile. In 2012, he traveled to Ethiopia as a Fulbright Specialist to training journalists, NGOs and pro-democracy groups in digital media communication skills.
David has written or co-authored five books, including Social Media Design For Dummies, Mobile Web Design For Dummies, and the Poison Pen. He has also produced more than 20 hours of online training videos for KelbyOne.
His curiosity and willingness to use himself as a human lab rat help him keep up with technology trends, test the latest digital tools, and produce the Sips from the Firehose blog.
He is also a freelance writer whose work includes case studies on newspapers and multimedia for the Newspaper Association of America (NAA.org), the World Association of Newspapers (WAN), Advanced Interactive Media (AIM Group), Innovation International Consulting Group, Unity Journalists of Color, the Online News Association (ONA).
As a data analyst enthusiast, Mihaela has special interests in translating vision into action using end-to-end data analysis. She is very passionate about teaching and resolving real-world business problems. Her greatest joy is learning new data exploration techniques and pushing the boundaries of data analytics. Mihaela has a bachelor’s degree in economic cybernetics and in her spare time she loves to travel and dance.
Dan Appleman is a well known author, software developer, and speaker. He is the author of numerous books, ebooks, and online courses on various topics (technology and other). His latest book is "Advanced Apex Programming" - advancedapex.com.
Passionate about Business Intelligence and delivering knowledge and insight to support better decisions. An advocate of Self-Service Reporting and Analytics and a Data Visualisation evangelist.
Andi has delivered face to face Business Intelligence training to many industries, covering topics such as Report Design, Semantic Layer, Dimensional modeling and Data Visualisation.
Andi has led many Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence development projects and is well versed in taking complex an
... mored chaotic data and turning it into something simple and easy to understand.
Andi is a keen cyclist and amateur cook and lives with his wife in Southern Spain.
Tiffany France is a designer and front end developer focused primarily on data visualization. She resides in Virginia where she works as a freelancer on web projects for companies such as Google, Indeed, and Capital One. Tiffany also moonlights as an adjunct professor at a local college teaching Digital Art. Her three goals are: make it beautiful, make it usable, but above all, make it smart.
Troy Kranendonk is a Principal Data Author with extensive experience in data analysis, business intelligence, and the art of data visualization. With a background in Digital Media Education, Troy has a passion for innovation and leveraging technology to push boundaries. He has taught a variety of subjects including motion graphics, film, graphic design, 3D animation, Action Script, HTML, and CSS. Currently, Troy focuses on data education, excelling in content creation and sharing his expertise t
... moreo help others understand and visualize data effectively.