Speaker Profile
MELISSA ESQUIBEL
Melissa Esquibel began her career in audit and data security at a time when systems and hardware were kept in tightly secured boxes, and IT gatekeepers doled out functionality within a rigid systems architecture. Now, in the present, where end-users know how to access the power of technology independently and according to the agile timelines they require, this push and pull has created quite a mess in many organizations. With her unique experience as the conduit between the gatekeepers and the gate Stormers, she offers a unique perspective as “bridge-builder” in training programs designed to make sense of new productivity platforms, like Office 365 and G Suite and ensure effective implementations.
Data Analysis in Excel – Working with Multiple Datasets
In the recent past, it was necessary to have some coding skills, and available data analyst or some very strong VLOOKUP skills in order to join related datasets to perform meaningful data analysis. With the new Get & Transform tools and Power Query (which you probably already have, but don’t know it!), you can do this sort of thing yourself with a few clicks. Over the past several versions of Excel, Mic..
Excel Pivot Tables For HR Professionals
We’ll begin by understanding what exactly a Pivot Table is and why they’re so popular! You’ll learn how your data should be set up in order to take advantage of this and other Excel tools. You’ll even learn some valuable clean-up steps that turn data that’s not ideal into data that can support key decisions, become the infrastructure for dashboards, and answer questions in a snap. Once we go through the bas..
Office 365 Demystified: Groups, Teams & SharePoint
Often the user community has moved from a well-understood structure of network shared drives and email attachments to, what must seem like, the wild west. In this program, we will pull back the covers on the structures used to organize people and share information in an Office 365 world. You’ll get a look at Teams App, Outlook, SharePoint, and how these work together to create a collaboration platform for y..
Stay Safe and Secure by Building Error-proof Spreadsheets
The worst error you can get in Excel is the wrong information. In this session, you’ll first learn what can go wrong in your Excel workbooks that might deliver inaccurate information and how to prevent it. You’ll discover ways to build integrity checks to make sure your data stays reliable. We’ll cover the pros and cons of each protective measure, enabling you to make the right decision for your workbooks. ..