Juan Manuel Perafan
Analytics Engineer | Community Advocate | Author | Speaker
Welcome to my portfolio of content: talks, videos, podcasts, and blog posts. I specialize in:
- Analytics Engineering
- dbt
- Data Modeling
- SQL
- Data Visualization
- Data Governance
What You'll Find Here
Conference Talks
Presentations from conferences and meetups
Video Tutorials
Technical deep dives and how-tos
Podcast Appearances
Conversations about data and community
Blog Posts
Articles on analytics engineering
Let's Work Together
I'm available to speak at your next conference, meetup, or corporate event, train your team on analytics engineering and the modern data stack, or provide strategic consulting for your data initiatives. Let's talk!
Speaking
- • Conference keynotes
- • Technical deep dives
- • Panel discussions
- • Meetup presentations
Training & Mentorship
- • Hands-on dbt workshops
- • Modern data stack training
- • Team enablement programs
- • Custom curriculum design
Consulting
- • Data strategy & architecture
- • dbt implementation guidance
- • Analytics engineering workflows
- • Platform modernization
Recent Podcast Guest Appearances
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From Psychology to Analytics Engineering
In this episode, Bolaji interviews Juan Manuel Perafan, a psychology major turned analytics engineer, who shares his journey from Colombia to the Netherlands and his transition into the data field.
Decifra lo que tu cliente quiere: Pongámosle datos al Marketing
En este episodio, Juan Manuel Perafan, Analytics Engineer en Xebia, comparte su experiencia en el mundo de los datos y cómo estos pueden transformar las estrategias de marketing.
Data Governance for Analytics Engineering
Join Juan Manuel Perafan, Analytics Engineer at Xebia and Shinji Kim, Founder and CEO at Select Star, to discuss the fundamentals of analytics engineering and data governance that all analytics engineering teams need to consider.
Recent Videos
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dbt-excel, the revolutionary dbt adapter that turns spreadsheets into data warehouses
Welcome to dbt-excel, the revolutionary dbt adapter that combines the rigor of dbt with the flexibility and familiarity of Excel. Get ready to change the way you look at data analytics forever. ...
The Problem with Tableau & Power BI
I love how Tableau & Power BI are constantly pushing each other to become better tools. Both of these tools come with an army of shiny features. But I believe could still learn a lot from DevOps an...
The Problems with KPI's (Key Performance Indicators)
KPI's are an invaluable tool to track the progress of your organization. But they can be a double-edge sword and here are 3 reasons why.