Oz is an Excel Trainer & Instructor, Data Management Consultant with more than 20 years of experience. He is an Excel developer, blogger, vlogger, speaker, trainer, YouTube and social media star, patient mentor, showman, and just a funny guy…

He has developed a passion for clean data and reliable reporting. An even greater passion is teaching, sharing knowledge, and empowering people to handle their data more efficiently and with greater skill to turn their data into useful information.

Oz is a passionate advocate for clean data and reliable reporting. Even greater is his passion for teaching, sharing knowledge, and empowering people to handle their data more efficiently and confidently, turning it into valuable information.

As an educator, Oz conducts public and private Excel workshops in the Chicago area, leads classes at the University of Illinois-Chicago and Northwestern University, and is a speaker at Microsoft Ignite Chicago. He is the co-author of the book "Guerrilla Data Analysis", written together with Bill Jelen (Mr. Excel), which helps professionals overcome challenges in data analysis.

His blog, DataScopic.net, is a valuable resource addressing aspects of data literacy that often hinder people from making the most effective use of Excel and extracting what they need from their data.

Oz is regularly on the judging panel of the Microsoft Excel World Championship in Las Vegas.

Beyond his professional achievements, Oz is a U.S. Navy veteran. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy from the University of Illinois-Chicago and has received education at Harvard Kennedy School of Government.

His dedication and passion for Excel have been recognized with the title Microsoft Excel MVP since 2015.