Hi Dear Excel Spreadsheet Author… Thanks for visiting my site, I am John from Ecuador. I feel honored you are reading about me…So; in just a moment, I will share with you some details of my life.
This is the story of how I arrived at this point…. so please read on.
I’m 31, Civil Engineer and Bachelor in Applied Linguistics, entrepreneur, Excel lover, I love reading, walking, traveling, collaborating, team work, sharing and knowing about other peoples interests.
How I felt in love with Excel spreadsheet:
For over seven years, I worked as a Civil Engineer for Norberto Odebrecht Construction Company (the 44th largest construction contracting firm from around the world according to Engineering News Record 2008).
During that time, I had an Excel Maven Boss; Nilton Teti, one of those old-time-Excel-geniuses who makes precious models, uses just the keyboard and hates BI corporate packages. His almost “religious fervor” for Excel, and his amazing knowledge, was the source of my great interest in Spreadsheets.
A most interesting part of the story however, is that in order to be hired by this company I was challenged to improve an Excel Spreadsheet model done by a Brazilian expert in the field of pipe networks. It was a specific improvement for calculating and optimizing diameters in a large pipe network of an Ecuador Government Irrigation Project.
I was 23 years old. It was more than scary!
If the diameters were optimized by the model, then I would be hired…
The fact is that I knew Excel, but not to the extent to do such application. I was very determined to get the job, so I started to research and study how to make it. I worked hard to build the model, I learned a lot from the professor’s model.
To be brief…
At the end, the model performed the iterations, but the optimization was far from the company’s goals. Anyway, my job was seen as a potential and I was hired. This initial contact with spreadsheets was very challenging but a great source of education for me, and so this is how…
I discovered the never ending nature of Excel Spreadsheets.
During all these years I really experienced the professional benefits of using Excel to accomplish my duties, believe me when I say to you that being skilled in Excel gives you a tremendous advantage at the office and in your career!
Since then I have become a very loyal Excel Lover and Enthusiast ! Having always been very entrepreneurial in my nature, I quit my job at Norberto Odebrecht in order to devote my full passion and knowledge of advanced Excel methods, to others around the world who can benefit from it.
I created this site to help you with mastering the pro tricks and solve your problems, so you boost your productivity, earn more money, be respected by coworkers, get a promotion, and more…
A final note:
During the development of this project, I felt overwhelmed by the duties I have acquired as a content provider, at times I was frustrated. To give you a better service, create greater value for you and focus more on making your learning curve faster and easier, I have found some very good help and have begun to build a team in order to serve you better.
Be at home here – “mi casa es su casa”!
Please leave comments as often as you feel it. Let me and other readers know what you struggle with, things you’ve learned and that have worked. My vision is for this be a warm and friendly place where we all help each other.
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