Meet Greg Trzeciak
About
Gregory Trzeciak has his master’s degree in Education from the University of Florida. He has 9 years of teaching experience in high school, college level, and summer programs where he was recognized as a top educator and leader in interactive education. As a trainer at Pragmatic Works, his primary goal is to help individuals gain confidence in using Power BI and the Power Platform. While not in the office, he enjoys fantasy football, walking his dog, and running half-marathons!Certifications
PL-300: Power BI Data Analyst Associate
Microsoft
DP-900: Azure Data Fundamentals
Microsoft
PL-900: Power Platform Fundamentals
Microsoft
DP-600: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate
Microsoft
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Advanced Data Shaping with Power BI
At a high level this session will cover using Power BI Desktop to import and shape data from a variety of different sources.
Specifically, you will be able to understand the Power BI Desktop data model, the components of effective schemas, gain an understanding of the Power Query M language, import data from a variety of sources (including XLS and CSV files), create queries using toolbar navigations and Advanced Editor, understand parameters and finally, organize queries using folders.
Specifically, you will be able to understand the Power BI Desktop data model, the components of effective schemas, gain an understanding of the Power Query M language, import data from a variety of sources (including XLS and CSV files), create queries using toolbar navigations and Advanced Editor, understand parameters and finally, organize queries using folders.
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Mobile Mastery with Power BI
**Mobile Mastery with Power BI** is an engaging and comprehensive class designed to equip individuals with the skills and knowledge needed to harness the full potential of Power BI on mobile devices. In this class, participants will delve into the world of mobile analytics throughout the whole Power BI ecosystem and discover how to create visually stunning and interactive reports and dashboards specifically tailored for mobile consumption!
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Universal Design in Power BI
This course provides an in-depth understanding of Universal Design in Power BI, a design approach that focuses on creating reports that can be accessed and used by all users, regardless of their abilities or disabilities.
Throughout this course, you will learn the principles of Universal Design, the key elements of accessible and inclusive report design, and the techniques to implement them in Power BI. You will also explore how Universal Design can benefit a wider range of users and improve the overall user experience of Power BI reports.
In this class, you will learn:
The principles of Universal Design and its application in Power BI.
Techniques to create accessible and inclusive reports in Power BI.
Strategies to optimize report design for users with different abilities and preferences.
Best practices to ensure the usability and readability of your reports.
Custom Visual for accessbility.
How to leverage Power BI features and tools to implement Universal Design principles in the Power BI Service
By the end of the course, you will have a comprehensive understanding of Universal Design in Power BI and the skills to create reports that can be used and understood by all users. This class is suitable for Power BI users of all levels who are interested in creating inclusive and accessible reports.
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Copilot in Microsoft Excel
This course will introduce you to the powerful capabilities of Copilot, an AI-powered digital assistant that is integrated into Microsoft Excel. Copilot is designed to help users with their tasks by providing suggestions and automating processes. It combines the power of large language models with your data in the Microsoft Graph and the Microsoft 365 apps to turn your words into the most powerful productivity tool on the planet.
Throughout this course, you will learn how to use Copilot to unleash your creativity, unlock productivity, and uplevel your skills in Excel. You will discover how Copilot can help you with tasks such as data analysis, formula creation, and chart generation. By the end of this course, you will have a solid understanding of how to use Copilot to enhance your productivity and efficiency in Excel.
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Power BI for Finance: Mastering Power BI for Financial Insights
Unlock the full potential of your financial data with our comprehensive Power BI for Finance class. In today's dynamic business environment, data-driven decision-making is crucial for success. This intensive course is designed to empower finance professionals, analysts, and decision-makers with the skills needed to harness the advanced capabilities of Microsoft Power BI and transform raw financial data into actionable insights.
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Copilot in Microsoft OneNote
This course will introduce you to the powerful integration of Copilot into OneNote. Copilot is an AI-powered digital assistant built on technologies from OpenAI, designed to help users with their tasks by providing suggestions and automating processes. With Copilot, you can unleash your creativity, unlock productivity, and uplevel your skills. In this course, you will learn how Copilot combines the power of large language models with your data in the Microsoft Graph and the Microsoft 365 apps to turn your words into the most powerful productivity tool on the planet. You will discover how Copilot works alongside you in OneNote to help you achieve more. Join us and learn how to make the most of Copilot in OneNote.
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Copilot in Microsoft Teams
This class provides an overview of Copilot, an AI helper within Microsoft's ecosystem that provides suggestions and automates processes. It discusses how Copilot can be integrated into Teams and has a dedicated app that brings full capabilities of Microsoft 365. Copilot can give live recaps, take notes, and generate chats during meetings. The class also provides tips and tricks for using Copilot, including writing clear and concise prompts with enough context and information.
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Bookings Brilliance - Mastering Microsoft Bookings
This course will teach participants how to use and customize Microsoft Bookings for their specific business needs. Participants will learn how to set up booking pages and services, and how to connect with other Microsoft tools such as Outlook, Power Automate, and Teams. They will also get hands-on experience in using the platform for efficient scheduling workflows. Participants will also discover advanced features and functionalities of Microsoft Bookings, such as managing staff availability, handling customer bookings, generating reports, and improving productivity. If you're a small business owner, a freelancer, or a professional managing appointments, this course will help you use Microsoft Bookings to its full potential and transform your scheduling practices. Join us on a journey to Bookings Brilliance and take your scheduling game to the next level today!
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DP-900: Azure Data Fundamentals Review
Get ready to supercharge your Azure journey with our dynamic DP-900 Examination review class! Dive into the world of Azure Data Fundamentals through engaging sessions packed with hands-on activities, cutting-edge insights, and real-world examples. Unleash your potential, ace the DP-900 exam, and embark on a thrilling adventure in Azure data mastery! 🚀🔍📊
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Powerful PowerPoint: Presentation Fundamentals
Our PowerPoint Fundamentals course teaches you the essential skills to make professional and persuasive presentations. This class is ideal for beginners, as it covers everything from using the PowerPoint interface to creating visually attractive slides and presenting effectively. You will learn how to use slide layouts, multimedia elements, and design principles to improve your message. You will also discover useful tips and tricks for managing your workflow efficiently, such as slide transitions, animations, and collaboration features. Whether you are a student, professional, or educator, this course gives you the foundation and practical skills to make dynamic presentations that engage audiences and communicate your ideas with confidence.
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Building Data Literacy: Skills for the Information Age
This course is a comprehensive look at data in order to empower individuals with the essential competencies required to navigate and excel in a world dominated by data. Through a series of engaging lessons and practical demonstrations across multiple programs, participants will gain proficiency in collecting, interpreting, analyzing, and effectively communicating insights derived from data. Whether you're just beginning your journey into the realm of data or seeking to elevate your existing skills, this course provides a structured and enriching learning experience aimed at equipping you with the knowledge and tools necessary to make informed decisions and solve complex problems in today's dynamic information landscape.
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Power BI Service Administration
Proper Power BI Administration and Governance is a critical aspect of having a successful Power BI deployment across your organization. This course provides the framework necessary to successfully integrate Power BI into your corporate environment. In this course we cover various topics such as deployment, data refresh, security, collaboration, data governance, auditing and more.
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Visual Calculations for DAX in Power BI
Welcome to our Visual Calculations for DAX in Power BI course, led by instructor Greg Trzeciak!
This course is designed to simplify DAX (Data Analysis eXpression) through visual calculations. It also offers students a wealth of tips and techniques to enhance their Power BI skills.
Participants will learn how to enable and utilize visual calculations in Power BI, explore the interface, and leverage templates/functions to streamline their data analysis processes.
The course also covers the integration of visual calculations with custom visualizations, DirectQuery, and calculation groups, while addressing conditional formatting and general limitations.
With a focus on making DAX easier and more accessible, this course promises to expedite the data modeling process, making it an essential learning path for those looking to improve their Power BI proficiency.
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Pragmatic Guides - DAX Aggregations
This course will teach participants how to effectively use DAX aggregation functions to analyze and manipulate data in Power BI and Excel. Participants will learn how to work with essential DAX functions such as COUNT, SUM, AVERAGE, and MAX, as well as advanced techniques like APPROXIMATEDISTINCTCOUNT, PRODUCTX, and COUNTX. Through hands-on exercises, participants will gain practical experience in applying these functions to solve complex data analysis challenges. The course will also cover best practices for leveraging DAX to optimize reporting and enhance data-driven decision-making. Whether you're a data analyst or a business intelligence professional, this course will help you master DAX aggregation functions and take your data analysis skills to the next level. Join us to unlock the full potential of DAX and transform the way you work with data!
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Planning a Power BI Project
In this "Planning a Power BI Project" course, Greg Treziak guides students through every stage of planning, designing, and deploying Power BI solutions, ensuring success in various organizational contexts. Starting with foundational principles, Greg emphasizes the importance of setting SMART goals, engaging stakeholders, and assessing data sources. Students will learn to gather requirements effectively, use techniques like surveys and focus groups, and align project objectives with business outcomes.
The course introduces key concepts such as Agile vs. Waterfall methodologies, resource allocation, and risk management strategies to keep projects on track. Greg also highlights essential steps in data modeling, including creating conceptual, logical, and physical models with star schema designs for efficient analysis. Through a simulated scenario, students will plan and develop a regional sales dashboard, incorporating real-time updates, role-based permissions, and branding to meet business needs.
Greg delves into effective report design, focusing on clarity, simplicity, and user-centered approaches. He teaches wireframing techniques, incorporating stakeholder feedback, and refining designs for better data storytelling. The course also covers deployment strategies, including Big Bang and phased approaches, emphasizing testing, validation, and user training to ensure smooth transitions.
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Portfolio Builder - Presidential Elections Data
Embark on a hands-on journey to create a professional, portfolio-ready Power BI report analyzing historical U.S. presidential election data from 1820 to 2004. In this course, you will learn to connect and transform raw election datasets into meaningful insights, exploring trends, voter demographics, party shifts, and landmark moments in American political history. Through step-by-step instruction, you will design interactive dashboards and dynamic visualizations that highlight key election outcomes, voting patterns, and historical context. Along the way, you will apply best practices in data modeling, DAX (Data Analysis Expressions), and storytelling to build a powerful, visually compelling report. By the end of the course, you will have a polished Power BI project showcasing your ability to handle complex datasets and present insights effectively—an impressive addition to your professional portfolio. This course is perfect for aspiring data analysts, history enthusiasts, or anyone looking to enhance their data visualization skills with a real-world, historically rich project.
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Portfolio Builder - Video Game Data
Are you ready to add a powerful project to your portfolio and explore the world of video game data? In this course, instructor Greg Trzeciak will guide you step by step through the process of creating a Power BI report from scratch, using real data based on video games. You’ll discover how to bring in your data, shape and organize it, and then present it in a visually engaging way—all with easy-to-follow instructions. We’ll keep the focus on getting you hands-on experience so you can apply what you learn right away.
Whether you’re brand-new to Power BI or simply looking for a practical project to polish your skills, this course provides a straightforward approach that anyone can follow. Along the way, you’ll pick up insights on best practices, learn how to share your work effectively, and build confidence as you create a report you’ll be proud to showcase. By the end, you’ll have a finished piece ready to stand out in your portfolio—and a solid understanding of how to use Power BI to tell a compelling story with your data.
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Creating a Snowflake Trial Account
New to Snowflake and not sure where to begin? In Creating a Snowflake Trial Account, instructor Greg Trzeciak walks you through the first step—setting up your free trial account so you can start exploring this powerful cloud-based data platform. Whether you're learning for work, school, or personal growth, this course gets you started quickly and confidently.
With clear, step-by-step guidance, Greg shows you how to register, navigate the sign-up process, and access your new Snowflake environment. By the end of the course, you'll be ready to dive into learning and experimenting with data in the cloud—no prior experience required.
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Getting Started with Snowflake
Ready to explore the cloud-based data platform that’s reshaping analytics? In Getting Started with Snowflake, instructor Greg Trzeciak introduces you to the key features and workflows that make Snowflake powerful and easy to use. Whether you're new to cloud data warehousing or just getting started with Snowflake, this course gives you a practical, hands-on introduction.
You’ll learn how to navigate the Snowflake interface, understand key concepts like databases and warehouses, and start loading and querying data. With beginner-friendly guidance and real examples, Greg helps you build the foundational skills you need to confidently start using Snowflake in your projects.
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Snowflake: Administration Essentials
Take control of your Snowflake environment with Snowflake Administration Essentials, led by instructor Greg Trzeciak. This course is designed to help you build confidence in managing the core administrative tasks required to run Snowflake securely and efficiently. Whether you're responsible for user access, resource monitoring, or system configuration, you'll gain a clear understanding of the tools and concepts needed to keep everything running smoothly.
Through hands-on demonstrations, Greg covers key topics like role-based access control (RBAC), virtual warehouse management, resource monitors, and more. You’ll learn practical strategies to manage cost, performance, and security in your Snowflake account—perfect for data professionals looking to take the next step in platform administration.
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Snowflake: Loading and Querying Data
Bring your data to life in the cloud. In Snowflake: Loading and Querying Data, Greg Trzeciak walks you through the essential, beginner-friendly steps to get data into Snowflake and make it useful fast. You’ll explore simple ways to load files (like CSV, JSON, and Parquet), understand where that data lives, and practice reliable patterns for both one-time and ongoing ingestion. Along the way, you’ll pick up practical setup tips so you can follow the same steps in your own account with confidence.
Once your data is in, you’ll learn how to ask it good questions. Greg guides you through the basics of querying—selecting, filtering, joining, and summarizing—plus handy techniques for working with semi-structured data. You’ll see how to keep things speedy and cost-aware by choosing the right compute, and how features like views and simple best practices make your work easy to share and maintain. By the end, you’ll have an end-to-end workflow: load cleanly, query clearly, and deliver answers your team can trust.
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DAX for Data Modeling
Build models that answer better questions. In DAX for Data Modeling, Greg Trzeciak shows how DAX shapes the way your data behaves—through context, relationships, and carefully chosen table expressions. You’ll learn when to use calculated columns vs. measures, how filter and row context affect results, and where relationship settings (active/inactive, direction, cross-filtering) make or break your analysis.
Then we’ll put DAX to work on real modeling tasks. You’ll connect tables with RELATED/RELATEDTABLE, activate the right path with USERELATIONSHIP, refine propagation with CROSSFILTER, and build tidy tables using VALUES, DISTINCT, SUMMARIZE, SELECTCOLUMNS, and FILTER. Along the way, Greg shares practical performance tips so your models stay fast, accurate, and easy to maintain.
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Microsoft Copilot in PowerPoint
In Microsoft Copilot in PowerPoint, Greg Trzeciak shows you how to turn a rough idea into a polished slide deck with the help of AI. You’ll see how to use Copilot to draft presentations from prompts or existing documents, generate outlines and talking points, and quickly suggest layouts, imagery, and wording that fit your message. The goal is not just speed, but helping you get past the blank slide and into a clear story that’s tailored to your audience.
From there, Greg focuses on refining and staying in control. You’ll learn how to iterate on Copilot’s suggestions, adjust tone and length, and safely edit content so it still sounds like you (or your brand). He’ll also cover practical tips for reviewing AI-generated content, making final design tweaks, and understanding where Copilot adds the most value—and where human judgment is essential. By the end, you’ll know how to partner with Copilot to build better PowerPoint presentations faster.
Boot Camps
Feb 23 DP-600 Fabric Virtual Bootcamp
Welcome to the DP-600: Implementing Analytics Solutions Using Microsoft Fabric Bootcamp, a comprehensive and immersive four-day training program designed to prepare participants for the DP-600 certification exam.
This bootcamp is meticulously crafted by industry experts to provide a hands-on learning experience, ensuring that participants gain practical insights and real-world applications of Microsoft Fabric for data analytics.
Whether you are a data professional or transitioning into analytics, this bootcamp will help you master the tools and techniques needed to implement end-to-end analytics solutions using Microsoft Fabric.
Boot Camps
Apr 20 Virtual Snowflake Bootcamp
Snowflake is a modern cloud data platform that enables scalable, secure, and high-performance analytics across multiple clouds.
This bootcamp will guide you through the essentials of Snowflake, from architecture and core objects to advanced topics like performance tuning, security, automation, and integration with BI tools.
Each day combines instructor-led slides, live demos, and hands-on labs to reinforce learning.
Boot Camps
May 04 DP-600 Fabric Virtual Bootcamp
Welcome to the DP-600: Implementing Analytics Solutions Using Microsoft Fabric Bootcamp, a comprehensive and immersive four-day training program designed to prepare participants for the DP-600 certification exam.
This bootcamp is meticulously crafted by industry experts to provide a hands-on learning experience, ensuring that participants gain practical insights and real-world applications of Microsoft Fabric for data analytics.
Whether you are a data professional or transitioning into analytics, this bootcamp will help you master the tools and techniques needed to implement end-to-end analytics solutions using Microsoft Fabric.
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