Franzi studied Integrated Design and worked as a freelance designer and photographer for many years before transitioning her career into the field of data analytics. Her passion for visual storytelling seamlessly complements her analytical skills and keen eye for detail. She excels in discovering patterns, exploring creative solutions, and leveraging her design expertise to present data in an engaging and understandable manner.
She is proficiently working with Tableau, Alteryx, Power BI & the Adobe Creative Suite (among others). She also has some programming knowledge in SQL, R & HTML.
Franzi brings a diverse range of knowledge in design thinking, communications, branding, marketing, and business operations. As a longtime freelancer, she is used to self-organizing her work and always staying on top of client communications.
In addition to her creative pursuits, she has accumulated several years of experience in various retail and service-oriented part-time roles, gaining valuable domain expertise in industries such as fitness and custom furniture.
She brings lots of curiosity and empathy to her work. Her motivation comes from wanting to understand the world, one piece of data at a time. Franzi likes to work in many different fields because she loves to learn new things and experience new perspectives. Data Analysis is like investigating or solving puzzles, which is something she loves to do.
During her free time, she also enjoys painting, playing improvisational theater, reading, gaming, hiking, and traveling—especially for rock or K-pop concerts.
Skills
Data Visualization: Tableau, Power BI
Data Preparation & Cleaning: Alteryx, Tableau Prep
Programming: SQL, R, HTML
Design: Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Lightroom, CAD
Key Competencies:
- Storytelling
- UI / UX Design
- Analytical Thinking
- Attention to Detail
- Documentation
- Fast Learner
- Improvisation
Current Placement
Energy Sector
- Collaborating with multiple departments within an energy company; designing interactive dashboards for monitoring vital KPIs across power, gas, water, and district heating supply.
SiB & Other Projects
Logistics Company
- Helped build an Alteryx workflow to compare container movement to actual billable transport routes, using spatial data.
- Built a Tableau dashboard visualizing the most frequented container routes, movements, and the most frequented locations in several countries.
Cosmetics Company
- Built a Tableau dashboard to provide an overview of the company's marketing strategy for coupon codes and free gifts. The dashboard is intended for use by a marketing manager to track which strategies are performing well and generating the most ROI.
Data Community Challenge Tracker
- Built a Tableau dashboard to visualize challenges for a famous data community project. Collaborated with a colleague to create an overview dashboard for participants to obtain more information about the challenges, track difficulty levels and participation, and easily navigate to each challenge on the corresponding website.
Experience before Data School
- Professional Qualification: Gestaltungstechnischer Assistent für Medien / Kommunikation (2 years)
- Studies: Integrated Design (4 years)
- Freelance: Portrait & Documentary Photography, Graphic Design, Web Design (~10 years)
- Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate