Originally from Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, our Dundas Champion of this month is a husband, father, son and brother. Before shifting careers to working in BI, he obtained a Master’s degree in social work. He later on obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and Business Analytics. @derek.sell confesses to be a bit of an overthinker but he’s also someone who likes to listen twice as much as he speaks. Here’s getting to know him some more:
@tejas.shah (T): Tell us a little about what you do at Communicare Health Centers?
@derek.sell (D): CommuniCare has multiple community health centers offering Medical, Dental, Behavioral Health, and other Specialty clinic services located in and around San Antonio, Texas. I work on the Business Intelligence team using Dundas to create Dashboards and tools that improve performance and efficiency at CommuniCare.
(T): What is your typical workday like?
(D): Spend a lot of time meeting with dashboard stakeholders to understand project needs, writing SQL queries, doing some quick Q/A in the electronic medical record before bringing that information into Dundas BI for dashboard building purposes.
(T): What advice would you give to your 18 years old self?
(D): Be open to new experiences. If you practice your Spanish daily, you will get better it just takes a lot of time and practice. Don’t multi-task, it hinders your performance.
(T): Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
(D): I’ll have learned more than I know now and feel like I know less than I know now. I want to buy a house, know a new country, and get a side job as a soccer referee. I want to spend time giving back to refugees who are being resettled in San Antonio, Texas. I’ll be a proud father and supporting husband.
(T): Any hobbies or passions you would like to share with The Dundas Community?
(D): I love spending time with my wife and newborn daughter. I like to travel. When I was 18 years old, I went to Mendoza, Argentina on a gap year volunteer program and ever since then I’ve had the urge to experience new places and things. I like to play golf, and soccer. Before moving to Texas, we lived in Colorado and really enjoyed hiking and camping in the mountains. I love coffee from my Chemex and drinking Yerba Mate. Finally, I’m a fan of Arsenal a soccer team in the English Premier League.
(T): Finally, what’s your favorite feature in Dundas BI?
(D): I love how easy it is to setup different interactions and how flexible Dundas BI is.
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