We are excited to present the Top 10 QuickSight Experts on the QuickSight Community for 2024! This diverse, global ensemble of business intelligence (BI) professionals has been instrumental in elevating the data visualization landscape, guiding countless others on their BI and generative BI journeys. They dedicate their time to help others, providing in-depth technical knowledge, best practices, and vetted solutions to Amazon QuickSight questions. These experts have not only warmly embraced newcomers but have inspired them, igniting passion and drive in emerging QuickSight enthusiasts. The QuickSight Experts’ collective impact on the QuickSight Community fueled unprecedented growth, learning, and innovation in 2024!
Building on the success fueled by the Top 10 QuickSight Experts of 2023, our 2024 Experts showcase their outstanding contributions and expertise within our growing community. In 2024, QuickSight Experts contributed over 3,600 replies and over 980 vetted solutions to questions on the QuickSight Community! Esteemed experts established QuickSight user groups, were featured in and wrote blog articles, and created on-demand QuickSight learning videos. Their efforts laid the foundation for accelerated learning and increased collaboration we saw throughout 2024. Some familiar names return to the 2024 list, demonstrating sustained excellence, while new rising star experts emerged, bringing fresh approaches to QuickSight implementation. This year-over-year recognition not only celebrates individual achievements but also underscores the dynamic nature of the QuickSight Community and the rapid evolution of BI practices.
Amazon QuickSight is a cloud-based BI tool that unifies data analysis at scale, offering interactive dashboards, pixel-perfect reports, embedded analytics, and generative AI and generative BI capabilities with Amazon Q. QuickSight empowers organizations to make data-driven decisions efficiently. The QuickSight Community is a vibrant hub with over 500 BI learning resources, where QuickSight Experts and newcomers come together to ask and answer questions, stay up to date, network, and learn together. The QuickSight Community features a Q Corner for generative BI discussions and a Developer Corner for embedded analytics. A rich array of learning videos, demos, blogs, and online and in-person events ensures that members at all levels can find the tools needed to take QuickSight to the next level.
Meet our Top 10 QuickSight Experts below—and connect with them in the QuickSight Community!
Erik Göllner – GermanyErik was the top QuickSight Expert in the Community in 2024—providing 1,228 replies and 313 vetted solutions to questions in the Community in just 1 year! A Manager of Data and Analytics at BYTEpuls, Erik is a seasoned BI professional and a data and analytics enthusiast. He has over 12 years of experience—spanning roles from developer and project lead to requirements engineer and data and analytics manager. With a broad spectrum of technology knowledge in the database and visualization area, he finds a solution for almost every challenge. After joining the QuickSight Community in October of 2023 to expand his QuickSight knowledge, Erik rapidly learned QuickSight and dove headfirst into sharing his expertise on the Community Q&A forum. Learn more about Erik in this feature post! |
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Sanjeeb Mohapatra – IndiaSanjeeb has over 17 years of IT experience in the Data and Analytics area, with extensive knowledge in designing, architecting, and building data platforms such as data lakes, data lake houses, and data warehouses in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud. He has four AWS certifications and hands-on experience in all the data-related services of the AWS Cloud. Sanjeeb loves to collaborate and answer QuickSight questions in the Community. He is also a user group leader for the Data and AI meetup in his hometown of Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. In addition, Sanjeeb has been an AWS Community Builder since 2023. In his free time, Sanjeeb loves to play with his son, Krishav, and watch cricket. Learn more about Sanjeeb in this feature post! |
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David Wong – CanadaWith over 15 years of software as a service (SaaS) experience, David has a passion for problem solving and building products. He uses his extensive experience with QuickSight to uncover insights in products both for customers and for internal teams. This helps his teams prioritize product features and improve customer satisfaction. He was one of the inaugural QuickSight Experts and has consistently made an impact on the QuickSight Community since its launch in 2022! David provides in-depth solutions to help newcomers accelerate their QuickSight learning journey. Get to know David in this feature post. And check out his Level-Aware Calculations community article with over 5.9K views! |
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Prantika Sinha – IndiaPrantika, an expert BI consultant at AWS Partner Wavicle Data Solutions, is renowned for turning complex business challenges into clear, actionable insights. With a passion for data and sharp analytical skills, she helps organizations view their operations through a fresh lens and make smarter, more informed decisions. When it comes to Amazon QuickSight, Prantika is a true expert. She crafts dashboards that are not only visually engaging but also intuitive for users at every level, from analysts to executives. Her ability to translate complex data into meaningful, easy-to-understand visuals has earned her a reputation for delivering solutions that meet her clients’ unique needs. Prantika loves the vibrant QuickSight Community, where she shares ideas and learns from others, embracing collaboration as a key to creating smarter, more impactful analytics solutions. See the launch of Prantika’s Q Sera Sera video series about Amazon QuickSight! (And here’s the second video of the series!) |
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Robert Eibers – GermanyRobert is a data and reporting professional with over 3 years of experience, specializing in analytics and automation across the automotive and finance sectors. He has successfully used Amazon QuickSight to address customer requirements, drawing on his expertise with other BI tools. Robert actively supports peers by sharing best practices and advanced solutions. He has also been a presenter at the QuickSight User Group DACH. |
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Naveed Ali – PakistanNaveed is the Lead Consultant at SwipBox, with over 16 years of experience. He has participated in the QuickSight Community since its launch and was recognized as a QuickSight Leader in 2022, Top Expert in 2023, and Top Expert again in 2024. He’s always excited to help people solve their problems through data analysis and extract, transform, and load (ETL) (AWS Glue), databases (Amazon RDS for MySQL), data warehouses (Amazon Redshift), and dashboard development (Amazon QuickSight). When working on a business case, he’s not only dedicated to producing strong results for his clients but also to helping those in the QuickSight Community succeed. He believes helping others is the greatest success one can achieve. |
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Nico Niemann – GermanyNico is an Associate Solution Expert in data and analytics at AWS Partner Woodmark Consulting AG. He has over 6 years of experience in the field. Nico joined the QuickSight Community a year ago and rapidly rose to be one of the top QuickSight Experts. Nico is also one of the initiators of the QuickSight User Group DACH. His diverse project experience and broad expertise in QuickSight and other tools allow him to provide insightful solutions to customer challenges. Nico enjoys sharing his knowledge with other passionate community members and engaging in meaningful exchanges to advance collective learning. |
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Giridhar Prabhu – IndiaGiri is a data and analytics professional with extensive experience in enterprise performance management (EPM), multidimensional modeling, data integration (such as ETL), and BI. He enjoys working with data, whether to look for root causes for application issues or to analyze and solve a business problem. Giri loves working with relational databases, multidimensional modeling tools and BI tools alike. He has spearheaded numerous projects in data warehousing and BI from inception to production. Giri started working with QuickSight in 2024 to meet customers’ requirements and rapidly rose up the ranks, making a huge impact in the QuickSight Community. |
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Muhammad Shahid Harooni – PakistanShahid is an exceptional BI developer with over 5 years of experience in analytics and project consulting. As a Senior BI Consultant at SwipBox, he delivers innovative solutions that empower strategic decision making. Shahid specializes in designing impactful dashboards, streamlining data workflows, and providing actionable insights to enhance project performance. He excels in managing cross-functional teams and effectively communicating complex data concepts. Proficient in Amazon QuickSight, SQL, and ETL processes as well as other BI tools, Shahid transforms data into measurable business value. His ability to drive results and optimize resources distinguishes him as a standout professional in BI and project management, dedicated to empowering organizations with data-driven strategies. He is a valued contributor to the QuickSight Community, sharing expertise, providing insights, and supporting fellow professionals in using QuickSight. |
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Neelay Shah – IndiaAs a key advisor, Neelay guides diverse teams toward successful outcomes. His expertise lies in designing and implementing sophisticated data pipelines (ETL) to seamlessly integrate various data sources, leading the development of end-to-end analytical solutions using Amazon QuickSight. These solutions include creating an innovative AI- and large language model (LLM)–powered reporting tool, developing a robust and efficient API for streamlined data delivery within the AWS Cloud environment, and conducting in-depth demographic analyses to inform targeted outreach strategies for critical research endeavors. Neelay’s comprehensive solution architecture has notably reduced processing time by over 60%, validated through successful proof of concept. Beyond engineering, his data-driven decision-making and adeptness in crafting reporting tools are instrumental in optimizing processes and fostering scalable solutions across diverse projects. In addition to being a QuickSight Expert, Neelay has been an AWS Community Builder since 2023. |
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To learn more about how to share your expertise on the QuickSight Community (answering questions, posting articles, or showcasing dashboards), or how to become a QuickSight Expert, contact Kristin Mandia, our Sr. Online Community Manager for QuickSight, at kmandia@amazon.com.
Acknowledgements
Special thanks to Kristin Mandia, our QuickSight Community Manager, for giving all our experts a fantastic experience and the recognition they deserve. And of course, we couldn’t have done this without our top QuickSight Experts of 2024. Congrats, and thank you for being an integral part of our community.
About the Author
Julia Bernstein is a Program Manager for Amazon QuickSight, the Amazon Web Services cloud-centered, fully managed BI service, and the Developer Liaison for the Amazon QuickSight Community.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/business-intelligence/meet-the-top-10-quicksight-experts-of-2024-from-the-amazon-quicksight-community/
