Data Analyst

Jeffrey Shaffer Portfolio

Tableau Visionary Hall of Fame inductee (1 of 36 worldwide) and co-author of "The Big Book of Dashboards"; now Director of an Applied AI Lab, his site and Kaggle profile bridge classic BI dashboard craft with newer AI-assisted analytics.

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What makes it work

A breakdown of the choices that make this portfolio stand out.

1

Co-authoring a widely-used dashboard design reference book

"The Big Book of Dashboards" required distilling years of dashboard critique into a teachable, generalizable framework, not personal preference.

2

Hall of Fame induction as rare, capped peer recognition

One of only 36 worldwide inducted is an explicitly limited, vendor/peer-nominated honor, harder to dismiss than a self-description.

3

Bridging classic BI craft into current AI-assisted analytics

Moving into directing an Applied AI Lab while maintaining a Kaggle presence shows the portfolio adapting to where analytics work is heading.

What Data Analysts can take from this

Specific, actionable tips to apply to your own portfolio — no generic advice.

  • Turn repeated design critique into a written framework.

  • Pursue platform-specific vendor recognition where genuinely earned.

  • Keep learning adjacent skills as the field shifts and show that evolution in your portfolio.

  • Publish critiques of others' dashboards to show evaluative rigor, not just your own output.

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