After completing his A-Levels in Business Studies, Spanish and Physics, Sam went into the Recruitment industry whilst studying a Level 3 NVQ in Sales. After 18 months doing this, he then spent some time travelling in New Zealand/Australia before then coming back into a Field Sales position within the Events’ industry for 3+ years.
After being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Sam decided to start studying multiple data courses on Datacamp, including one on Tableau, which led him to look at career opportunities using this. Sam explored Tableau further than the online course did by looking at a wide range of sports’ data and realised that this was something he wanted to learn more about. Naturally the Information Lab provided the perfect opportunity for further learning and development into this new career path.
His first placement was with Paramount where he trained staff to use Tableau, whilst his next 2 placements were working at PwC in an internal role building Tableau, Alteryx and Power BI solutions.
Outside of work, Sam enjoys watching and playing a range of sports such as Football, American Football and Darts. He also likes spending time socialising with friends, listening to music and playing video games.