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Eric Balash

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Senior Business Intelligence Analyst at Navy Federal Credit Union
📍 Centreville, Virginia, United States

Eric Balash is a data visualization expert and Senior Business Intelligence Analyst at Navy Federal Credit Union. A Duquesne University graduate, he is a two-time Tableau Visionary specializing in turning data into actionable insights with Tableau and Power BI, and has previously worked at Lovelytics.

Passionate about community building, Eric founded the "Back 2 Viz Basics" project to help newcomers learn data visualization. He also hosts the "Data Afterhours" podcast, where he interviews industry leaders about their careers and passions beyond their professional roles.

Eric is a huge sports fan, particularly of teams from his hometown of Pittsburgh.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Senior Business Intelligence Analyst
Job Level
Middle
Location
Centreville, Virginia, United States
Personality Overview

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Achievment Oriented

They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials. They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships. They usually prefer to drive the conversation.

Priorities

Topics Eric cares about

Data Visualization
A core focus of his career, highlighted by his roles as a Tableau Visionary and Ambassador, and his leadership in community data projects.
Community Building
He founded "Back 2 Viz Basics" and hosts the "Data Afterhours" podcast, demonstrating a passion for connecting and educating people in the data community.
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Career

Work history

9-2024
Senior Business Intelligence Analyst
Navy Federal Credit Union
9-2023 - 8-2024
Senior Manager, BI & Analytics
Lovelytics
2-2022 - 9-2023
Manager, Data Visualization
Lovelytics
6-2020 - 2-2022
Senior Data Analytics Consultant
Lovelytics
4-2019 - 5-2020
Data Visualization Developer and Analyst
Booz Allen Hamilton
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Education
2012 - 2017
Bachelor’s Degree
Duquesne University
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