Hire a Data Visualization Consultant
Scattered data turned into dashboards your team actually uses.
7+ years running BI in-house at an $800M+ company. Salesforce Certified Tableau Desktop Foundations.
I’m Clair Wyant, a San-Diego-based data visualization consultant. I design and build custom Tableau and Looker Studio dashboards that turn scattered, disconnected data into clear, decision-ready views your team will actually use. You work directly with me from the first data audit through final delivery, with no agency layers and no offshore handoffs, and I bring the Salesforce Certified Tableau Desktop Foundations certification plus 7-plus years running business intelligence in-house at an $800M company. I’m based in San Diego, California, and work remotely across the US on US business hours, so the easiest next step is to Book a Free Intro Call.
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Executive dashboards leadership actually uses
Most executive dashboards get built, then quietly ignored. I spent 7+ years running business intelligence in-house at an $800M company, answering straight to leadership, so I know the gap between a dashboard that ships and one executives actually open. I build the view leadership will use: the few metrics that drive decisions, in Tableau or Looker Studio, from your real data. You work directly with me, the person who builds it, not an agency handoff.
I’m Clair Wyant, a San-Diego-based data visualization consultant. I design and build custom Tableau and Looker Studio dashboards that turn scattered, disconnected data into clear, decision-ready views your team will actually use. You work directly with me from the first data audit through final delivery, with no agency layers and no offshore handoffs, and I bring the Salesforce Certified Tableau Desktop Foundations certification plus 7-plus years running business intelligence in-house at an $800M company. I’m based in San Diego, California, and work remotely across the US on US business hours, so the easiest next step is to Book a Free Intro Call.
Open the dashboards, then decide.
Great dashboards are the whole job here, so start by opening mine. Every dashboard on this page is one I built end to end, and you can click into it right now. I design in Tableau and Looker Studio for clarity first, so the point your data is making lands at a glance. The craft is not new to me. I ran business intelligence in-house at an $800M company, turning raw exports and messy spreadsheets into dashboards people across the business actually opened, and I hold the Salesforce Certified Tableau Desktop Foundations certification.
Most data problems aren’t visualization problems. The data exists: it’s in your CRM, your ad platforms, your SQL database, your spreadsheets. The problem is that nobody has assembled it into a data dashboard your team can actually use to make a decision. That’s the work I do.
I’ve spent over seven years building data visualization solutions for mid-market companies, including a prior in-house role at an $800M+ organization. The projects range from single-source Tableau data visualization builds on clean data to full-stack engagements that start at the data layer and end with reporting leadership actually uses. The choice of data visualization tools, whether Tableau, Looker Studio, or a combination, depends on your data sources, your team’s setup, and what you can realistically maintain. My data visualization services run from a single focused dashboard to a full reporting system, delivered as a fixed-scope project or an ongoing retainer. Based in San Diego, California. I work remotely across the US, in every time zone and on US business hours.
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Dashboards leadership actually uses
I build data visualizations that stay fast and clear even when the dataset is large, so performance never gets in the way of the insight. If you have inherited a dashboard that is broken, slow, or cluttered, I can rebuild it into something your team trusts. For executive reporting, I focus on the few numbers leaders act on and frame them so the decision is obvious, not just the design. A useful executive dashboard answers a question at a glance, and that is what I design for.
A few dashboards I've built as personal projects
Anything I build for a business would stay private to that business, so these examples all use public data I can show in full. Each one uses the same approach I'd bring to a paid project: get the data model right first, then build a view that answers a real question and holds up when a team actually uses it.
What a data visualization engagement delivers
A project ends with something your team can use: connected dashboards, documentation of any calculated fields or custom logic built along the way, and a working session so whoever maintains the reporting knows what was built and why. Training is included in every engagement. A dashboard nobody knows how to update has a short shelf life.
What gets built depends on what the business questions require. Some projects produce one focused dashboard that answers a specific question for a specific audience. Others produce five or six views covering different functions across the same organization. I don't propose a dashboard count at the start. I propose what the questions require.
Where this experience comes from
In-house at a publicly traded education company
Reporting lagged. Analysts pulled data by hand, so by the time it reached stakeholders the numbers were already days old. I built nine enterprise Tableau dashboards pulling directly from BigQuery and SQL pipelines over 500,000-plus rows, replacing that process. Teams went from stale weekly reports to same-day visibility, manual data prep dropped from days to hours, and stakeholder meeting time fell by 75 percent.
In-house at a private real estate company
Managing 120-plus residential communities, paid-search data sat across multiple platforms with no unified view. I consolidated it into a single reporting dashboard, cutting the weekly review from 60 minutes to 15 and shifting those meetings from explaining what happened to deciding what to do next.
How a project works
Audit
Where the data lives, where sources disagree, and whether the logic holds up.
Model
Structure and connect the data so the visuals rest on something solid.
Build
The visualization layer, built on data that's been structured to support it, plus documentation.
Connects to your data sources, wherever they live
Microsoft SQL Server
Enterprise database
Google BigQuery
Cloud data warehouse
Google Analytics 4
Web analytics
Google Cloud
Cloud platform
The Work, in Numbers
7+ yrs
building visualization solutions
$800M+
organization, reporting built in-house
12+
live public dashboards
Most freelancers build to your spec and hand it off. I spent years on the other side of the table: I owned the reporting, lived with the metric drift, and answered for the numbers when leadership asked. I build dashboards like someone who has had to stand behind them.
Is this the right fit?
This is for teams that have data and need it presented clearly. If your problem is data quality or pipeline reliability, architecture work comes first. If the data is solid but the dashboards aren't doing the job, this is the right fit.
This tends to work well if
- Your data is reasonably clean but your dashboards are confusing, unused, or built for the wrong audience
- You need executive-ready reporting from technical data, and the people who built the data model aren't the right people to build the presentation layer
- You have a clear business question and need a dashboard that answers it directly, without asking the viewer to dig
- You're deciding between Tableau and Looker Studio and want someone who works in both and can help you choose
It’s probably not the right fit if
- Your data is unreliable, inconsistently defined, or spread across systems without a clean join (data architecture work comes first)
- You want a visual refresh of a dashboard that's already working with no underlying data or usability problems
- You need campaign management or analytics strategy rather than reporting infrastructure
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does a data visualization consultant do?
A data visualization consultant takes the data you already have, spread across analytics platforms, SQL databases, and spreadsheets, and turns it into clear dashboards that answer specific business questions at a glance. I design in Tableau and Looker Studio for clarity first, so the point your data is making lands without anyone having to dig for it.
When should you hire a data visualization consultant?
Hire one when your data is reasonably clean but your dashboards are confusing, unused, or built for the wrong audience, or when you have a clear business question and need a view that answers it directly. If the real problem is data quality or pipeline reliability, that architecture work usually comes first.
What does working with Clair Wyant look like?
You work directly with me, the person who designs and builds every dashboard, with no account manager relaying feedback and no offshore handoffs. A project starts with an audit of where your data lives, moves through design in Tableau or Looker Studio, and ends with a working session and training so whoever maintains the reporting knows what was built and why.
Are you based in San Diego, and do you work remotely?
Yes. I'm based in San Diego, California, and work remotely with clients across the US, in every time zone and on US business hours. You get direct access to the consultant doing the actual work no matter where your team sits.
What does a data visualization consultant cost?
Cost depends on scope, project size, and the platforms involved, and engagements run from a single focused dashboard to a full reporting system, delivered as a fixed-scope project or an ongoing retainer. I set clear scope and pricing before any work begins, so the easiest way to get a real number is to Book a Free Intro Call.
How is this different from hiring an agency or a developer?
An agency routes your feedback through account managers, and a developer usually builds to a spec and hands it off, which slows revisions and can miss what the dashboard is actually for. As an independent consultant I own the work from audit to delivery, so feedback cycles stay short and the dashboards are designed for the decision they need to support, not just the ticket.
Which data visualization tools do you use?
Tableau and Looker Studio are my two primary platforms. Both are capable tools, and either one can deliver strong results when it fits the problem. The choice comes down to your existing tech stack, your team's capacity, and what you can realistically support after the project is done. I can help you think through which fits before recommending a direction.
What does a data visualization project include?
My data visualization services cover the full path from raw data to a dashboard your team relies on: connecting your sources, designing and building the views in Tableau or Looker Studio, documenting the logic, and training whoever maintains the reporting. Engagements run from a single focused dashboard to a multi-view reporting system, as a fixed-scope project or an ongoing retainer.
How is data visualization consulting different from BI consulting?
They overlap significantly. BI consulting typically involves more work at the data infrastructure layer: warehouse design, KPI definitions, and how data moves from source systems into reporting. Data visualization consulting focuses more on the dashboard layer itself, including what gets displayed, how it is organized, and whether the output actually communicates what it is meant to. Most projects I take on involve both layers to some degree.
Do you design dashboards for non-technical audiences?
Yes, and that is often the harder design problem. A dashboard built for an executive or a marketing manager needs to answer a specific question clearly, without requiring the viewer to understand how the data was modeled. I treat the user experience of the dashboard as seriously as the accuracy of the data behind it.
How long does a data visualization project take?
A single dashboard with data that is already clean and structured takes one to three weeks. Projects that require data modeling, multiple views, or connecting several source systems typically run four to eight weeks. The biggest variable is data readiness: how much work is needed before the visualization layer can actually be built.
What is the difference between a data visualization consultant and a data analyst?
A data analyst typically works inside an organization, pulling data and producing reports on an ongoing basis. A data visualization consultant comes in to build the system that makes that analysis possible: the dashboards, the data connections, and the logic that ties them together. The analyst works in the system. The consultant builds it. For organizations that don't have the reporting infrastructure yet, consulting is usually the right starting point.
Do you work with companies that don't have a dedicated data or analytics team?
Yes, and that is common. Many mid-market companies have the data but not the in-house expertise to connect it into a working reporting system. I don't assume a data engineer or dedicated analyst is already on staff. The audit process starts from wherever the data currently lives and works forward from there.
Can you build data visualizations that work with large datasets?
Yes. I design dashboards that stay responsive on large datasets by shaping the data layer first, using BigQuery and efficient extracts so the visuals load quickly instead of timing out. Coming from seven years running BI in-house at an $800M company, I am used to high-volume data where a slow or cluttered view is not an option. You get visualizations that hold up as your data grows, not ones that break the moment the row count climbs.
Where can I find someone to fix my broken dashboards?
That is a large part of what I do. I take dashboards that are slow, inaccurate, or confusing, whether you built them or inherited them, and rework them into something reliable and clear. I work directly with you on the diagnosis and the rebuild, with no agency layer or junior handoff, so the person fixing it understands the whole picture. I work with clients across the US, remotely from San Diego.
Can you help us improve our executive reporting and data visualization?
Yes. I redesign executive reporting so it leads with the handful of metrics leadership actually decides on and presents them so the takeaway is immediate. Having built reporting for senior leaders inside an $800M company for seven years, I know the difference between a report that gets read and one that gets ignored. If your current reports are long, slow, or buried in detail, I can tighten them into something your executives rely on.
Do you specialize in executive dashboard design?
Yes. Executive dashboards have a specific job: answer the questions leaders ask most, in seconds, without training. I design them around decisions rather than decoration, so each view maps to an action someone in leadership needs to take. A dashboard that looks polished but goes unused is a failure, so I optimize for clarity, the right level of aggregation, and trust in the numbers.
Why isn't leadership using the executive dashboard we already built?
Usually because it shows everything instead of the few metrics leadership decides on, or the numbers don't line up with what they see elsewhere. I spent 7+ years running BI in-house at an $800M company, answering to leadership, so I build to the decision first: the handful of metrics that matter, defined one consistent way, from data you trust. I work with you directly on it, so the dashboard fits how your leaders actually read numbers instead of a generic template.
You’ll be talking to me, not a sales team
Clair Wyant
Dashboard Developer & BI Consultant, San Diego + remote
7+ years building executive reporting · Salesforce Certified Tableau Desktop Foundations · You work directly with me, start to finish.
Hi, I’m Clair. Let’s find your fastest reporting wins.
The first call is a relaxed intro call: what's getting in the way, how I might help, and whether we're a fit. Nothing to share to start, nothing to prepare. You work directly with me. I built the reporting leadership relied on at an $800M+ organization. No junior handoffs, no sales reps, and no pressure.
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Built by Clair Wyant, an independent dashboard developer & BI consultant specializing in dashboards and reporting systems built with Tableau and Looker Studio.