My Volunteer Experience - Dexter Tabada

Welcome Dexter!
Dexter Tabada joined our Data Analytics Team as a volunteer, whilst he studies his Masters at Flinders University, beginning with the team this year on the 30 January 2024. He attends for ~4 hours a week onsite at the Connecting Up Office, 
 
Total Hours 38 Joined 30 January 2024 Last Check-in 23 April 2024

Personal Biography
Dexter is currently studying the Master of Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) at Flinders University. After graduating from his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, he worked as a research associate at the University of the Philippines – Marine Science Institute (UP-MSI) where he first developed his interest in the field of GIS.

During his time at UP-MSI, he was involved with two projects that utilized GIS to map out coastal resources around the Philippines. Later, he worked for the Environmental Management Bureau in the Philippines where he gained experience in reviewing and evaluating the environmental impacts of different development projects. 
 
As an SAcommunity volunteer, Dexter aims to enhance his knowledge and skills on data visualization, analysis, and management. He also aims to expand his network, gain further experience, and learn from his colleagues.

As an outdoor and nature lover, Dexter aims to become a GIS specialist in the future and use his expertise to contribute to sustainable development and management of environmental resources.

Community Services in Councils Project
Dexter has selected Renmark Paringa for his Power BI council reports, a database of approximately 128 community services operating in the area for the financial years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023. His reports follow previous visualisation report work by Stathis Avramis, and his completed reports can be found >>here.
 
There are a number of steps involved in the creation of community service information data presentations. A summary of data trends prepared, using information from Google Analytics and SAcommunity with subsequent Power BI and Canva reports revealing data anomalies and corrections required, the database is updated and reports re-created with improved information. Final data reports are published to the website, and will be introduced by him to council stakeholders for information and/or feedback.