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Summary
In this engaging interview, Andy Kriebel chats with Kristine Wiesner, a member of the Data School Germany. Originally from the Philippines, Kristine has a background in engineering, sustainability finance, and renewable energy projects. After discovering the power of data analysis through a bootcamp, she has embraced tools like Tableau and Alteryx. Kristine shares her experiences at the Data School, highlighting her love for teamwork, the challenges of adapting to a fast-paced learning environment, and her aspirations to apply data skills to sustainability issues. Outside of data, Kristine enjoys immersing herself in Korean culture, a passion shared with her husband.
Highlights
Kristine Wiesner hails from the Philippines and relocated to Germany for further studies in engineering and environmental management 🌍.
Her journey into data started with a passion for analyzing KPIs beyond traditional tools like Excel 📊.
She has quickly adapted to using Tableau and Alteryx, loving the intuitive use of both tools while favoring Tableau for its simplicity 🤓.
The drive to solve problems fuels her use of Alteryx - it's all about reaching the objective step by step 🛠️.
Her most valuable learning at the Data School has been the experience of teamwork and collaboration 🙌.
A recent project paired her with a stranger, yet they successfully collaborated online, showcasing the power of communication and planning 🗣️.
Kristine's biggest challenge is keeping up with learning new tools and managing the speed of analysis 🏃♀️.
Integrating her data skills with climate action and sustainability is a primary goal for Kristine 🌱.
Outside her professional life, she loves Korean dramas and cuisine, a shared interest with her husband, reflecting cultural ties from her homeland to her current life 🇰🇷.
Key Takeaways
Kristine transitioned from a background in sustainability and finance to the world of data with the help of a Data Science bootcamp 🚀.
Her favorite tool is Tableau, though she appreciates the problem-solving capabilities of Alteryx 🧠.
Team collaborations are a highlight for Kristine, especially when working on new projects with strangers via Zoom 🤝.
The biggest challenge is keeping up with the fast pace of learning and mastering various data tools 🏃♀️.
Kristine aspires to use her data skills to address climate change and achieve sustainability goals 🌍.
A fan of Korean culture, Kristine enjoys Korean series and previously practiced Taekwondo 🥋.
Overview
Kristine Wiesner's journey is as diverse as it is inspiring. Originally from the Philippines, she moved to Germany to pursue a Master's in Engineering. Her robust background in sustainability finance and renewable energy set her apart at the Data School in Germany. She delved into data analysis post-bootcamp, where Excel's limitations inspired her to explore more advanced tools like Tableau and Alteryx.
At the Data School, Kristine's experiences have been notably enriched by teamwork and collaboration. She especially treasures the project work that involves partnering with other enthusiastic data professionals. Working with strangers over Zoom, she discovered the excitement of shared goals and effective communication, making the learning process both challenging and rewarding.
Kristine’s future aspirations center on utilizing her data expertise for impactful climate action and sustainability initiatives. Outside of her data-driven ambitions, her love for Korean culture is evident, from watching Korean dramas to practicing Taekwondo. She and her husband share this cultural passion, reflecting a unique blend of Kristine's multicultural journey.
Meet the Team - Kristine Wiesner Transcription
00:00 - 00:30 today i'm chatting with christine wiesner from data school germany thanks for joining me christine hello andy thank you for this invitation glad to be here my pleasure want to introduce yourself to everybody yeah hello i'm christine lim wiesner i'm actually from the philippines and i came to germany to do my master's in engineering in energy and environmental management and i also have a background in sustainability finance and uh and
00:30 - 01:00 sorry and esg or environmental social governance analysis and yeah i used to do projects in the energy efficiency side and green buildings as well as a renewable energy projects in rural areas wow that's a fascinating background definitely unique to the data school so how did a career or a background in energy and financial management lead you to the data school yeah actually i i like the part where i was analyzing the
01:00 - 01:30 kpis but um i never knew anything aside from excel itself i don't know anything about analyzing data to get it further into the analysis so that's why last year i joined the boot camp in data science okay and yeah from there i just realized that it was very very useful so christine what do you prefer alteryx or tableau for now the past three weeks i
01:30 - 02:00 think i would say i love tableau because that's what i learned first but um eventually i came to love alteryx both have very powerful functions and they have they're both intuitive and easy to use um it's just that alteryx has a lot of tools to learn and that's why i prefer tableau for now what's your favorite part of alteryx and is it just working with it or particular tools um no i would say that um getting into the answers or getting into the the the
02:00 - 02:30 purpose or to the zeal or the objective of the of the question you know right so it's the problem solving so you've got a question how can you use alteryx and the tools and alteryx to help you go step by step through that to find the answer yeah exactly what's been the most interesting thing you've learned so far um yeah uh in during the last three weeks i've learned a lot about teamwork i'm very glad to be part of the part of a group again and part of a team part of
02:30 - 03:00 a part of a lot of data enthusiasts with positive attitude so tell me a bit about the project you had last friday where you got paired up with somebody from the data school because that's teamwork as well but it's somebody you've never met before exactly exactly i never realized that i could accomplish anything or accomplish a project with someone with a stranger in zoom and yeah everything worked well with james he was really great and we
03:00 - 03:30 planned our approach from the beginning and we agreed to take it easy and um make basic analysis first and just go further and um with time and we did a lot of practice also before the presentation so yeah it was good that we're um getting uh we're calling each other also for uh just to know where in the same page and what's being your biggest challenge so far in the data school with the training it's about more of um the speed um i i
03:30 - 04:00 seem to take a lot of time in um analyzing the data and uh with the lots of tools that we're trying to learn too much information i just cannot figure out it that swiftly and but then i think um with practice and with time i think i can build and destroy my charts in time what's one thing you're looking forward to learning um um i hope to bring all my learnings uh in data school to the real world and i really really want to be a
04:00 - 04:30 professional analyst um especially i'm helping solving or addressing the climate issues or climate actions and the energy transition so i would want to bring it in the sustainability sustainability agenda christine i noticed on your profile on the data school website that in your free time you like to watch korean series and enjoy korean food back home in philippines korean culture is very popular and
04:30 - 05:00 yeah we just learned to love this the the korean series and the plots and all that and um when i came to germany my husband also loved the korean culture so it's it's there and yeah we we did um taekwondo together before before i was um pregnant and have a baby then i that was the time i stopped doing taekwondo but yeah the korean culture is really fascinating for me i think well thank you very much for your time christine and i look forward to teaching you again yeah thank you very much andy okay bye