Blake Lamond

Blake Lamond has a diverse work experience in the field of data science, visualization, and Tableau consulting. Blake currently serves as a Data Science and Visualization Lead at Billigence since October 2019. Prior to this, they worked as a Tableau Consultant at Foxtel and Revenue NSW from June 2019 to October 2019.

Blake also worked at Commonwealth Bank as a Senior Tech Business Analyst from November 2017 to April 2019. Before that, Blake worked as a Senior Reporting Consultant at Woolworths Group, where they developed Tableau dashboards and Alteryx workflows for tracking the impacts of category reviews and generating sales reports. Blake also worked as a Tableau Consultant at Dan Murphy's, where they developed prototype Tableau dashboards and provided ongoing development support.

Earlier in their career, Blake worked as a Senior Tableau Developer at Lonsec, providing technical support, developing wire-frame dashboards, and assisting in financial data visualization. Blake also worked as a Tableau Lead and Business Solutions Consultant at Acquum Consulting, where they created critical Tableau reports, transitioned clients' reporting processes to a cloud BI solution, and provided consulting services.

In addition, Blake served as a Senior Tableau Developer at the Department of Education and Training, Victoria, where they developed a comprehensive Performance and Accountability Framework using Tableau. Blake acted as a Tableau subject matter expert for the entire State Education Department.

Prior to this, Blake worked as a Tableau Consultant at FleetPartners Leasing Ltd.

Overall, Blake Lamond has a strong background in data science, visualization, and Tableau consulting, with experience in developing complex dashboards, providing technical support, and working with diverse clients in both the public and private sectors.

Blake Lamond has a diverse educational background. In 1999, they enrolled at The Australian National University, where they pursued a Bachelor's degree in Economics. Concurrently, they also studied Information Technology at the same institution. Blake Lamond completed these degrees in 2003. In 2009, they attended the University of Sydney and obtained a Graduate Certificate in Interaction Design.

Additionally, Blake Lamond has obtained several certifications in various fields. In 2019 and 2020, they achieved the Tableau Desktop Certified Associate and Tableau Server Certified Associate certifications from Tableau Software. They also obtained certifications in Google Cloud Platform, including "Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure," "Google Cloud Platform Big Data and Machine Learning Fundamentals," and "Leveraging Unstructured Data with Cloud Dataproc on Google Cloud Platform." Moreover, they completed several data engineering specializations on Coursera, such as "Data Engineering with Google Cloud Specialization," "Data Engineering, Big Data, and Machine Learning on GCP Specialization," and "Smart Analytics, Machine Learning, and AI on GCP." Most recently, in 2021, they obtained certifications in "Hands On Essentials - Data Sharing" and "Hands On Essentials - Data Warehouse" from Snowflake. Blake Lamond continues to enhance their knowledge and skills by pursuing a certification in Server Administration from Alteryx, which is scheduled to be completed in January 2023.