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title: Blog — DataDrive | Jeff Plattner
description: Hi, there! I’m Jeff Plattner, an Analytics Consultant with DataDrive. My love for data can be traced all the way back to my childhood in the form of player stats on the backs of sports trading cards. Today, I feel fortunate to be able to combine this life-long love with a more recent passion of data visualization and working with Tableau. I enjoy helping others better see and understand their data so they can make faster, more informed business decisions!
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# Jeff Plattner

Hi, there! I’m Jeff Plattner, an Analytics Consultant with DataDrive. My love for data can be traced all the way back to my childhood in the form of player stats on the backs of sports trading cards. Today, I feel fortunate to be able to combine this life-long love with a more recent passion of data visualization and working with Tableau. I enjoy helping others better see and understand their data so they can make faster, more informed business decisions!

[![Jeff Plattner Tableau Dashboard Templates](https://godatadrive.com/hubfs/jeff-plattner-dashboard-layouts-blog.jpg) ](https://godatadrive.com/blog/tableau-dashboard-templates)

#### [Start Saving Time with this Tableau Dashboard Templates Workbook](https://godatadrive.com/blog/tableau-dashboard-templates)

![Picture of Jeff Plattner](https://godatadrive.com/hs-fs/hubfs/jeff-1.png?width=30&name=jeff-1.png) [Jeff Plattner: ](https://godatadrive.com/blog/author/jeffgodatadrive-com) Sep 8, 2021

A couple of weeks ago, I published a Tableau Public workbook called Tableau Dashboard Layout Templates. The workbook contains thirty Tableau Dashboard layouts and enables any user to download the workbook and quickly copy/paste a layout into their...

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[![Consulting 4 highlights](https://godatadrive.com/hubfs/consulting.jpg) ](https://godatadrive.com/blog/consulting-at-datadrive-a-fun-and-rewarding-career)

#### [Consulting at DataDrive | Four Highlights](https://godatadrive.com/blog/consulting-at-datadrive-a-fun-and-rewarding-career)

![Picture of Jeff Plattner](https://godatadrive.com/hs-fs/hubfs/jeff-1.png?width=30&name=jeff-1.png) [Jeff Plattner](https://godatadrive.com/blog/author/jeffgodatadrive-com): Apr 21, 2021

Hi. My name is Jeff Plattner. I’m an Analytics Consultant with DataDrive in Minneapolis, MN. My...

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[![](https://godatadrive.com/hubfs/MakeoverMonday_visualizations.gif) ](https://godatadrive.com/blog/2020/12/15/tutorial)

#### [Monday Makeover | Tableau Design Tips for a Cleaner Visualization](https://godatadrive.com/blog/2020/12/15/tutorial)

![Picture of Jeff Plattner](https://godatadrive.com/hs-fs/hubfs/jeff-1.png?width=30&name=jeff-1.png) [Jeff Plattner](https://godatadrive.com/blog/author/jeffgodatadrive-com): Jan 5, 2021

On April 30th, 2017 I published my very first Makeover Monday visualization to Tableau Public. It...

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[![](https://godatadrive.com/hubfs/how%20to%20build%20an%20annotation%20layer-01-2.jpg) ](https://godatadrive.com/blog/2020/11/15/tutorial-build-a-clean-annotation-layer-for-use-in-tableau)

#### [Tutorial: Build a Clean Annotation Layer for use in Tableau](https://godatadrive.com/blog/2020/11/15/tutorial-build-a-clean-annotation-layer-for-use-in-tableau)

![Picture of Jeff Plattner](https://godatadrive.com/hs-fs/hubfs/jeff-1.png?width=30&name=jeff-1.png) [Jeff Plattner](https://godatadrive.com/blog/author/jeffgodatadrive-com): Nov 18, 2020

Leading up to the 2020 NBA Draft, I shared a Tableau Public visualization called NBA Draft Gems,...

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