In this episode, we pull back the curtain on Symplicity Communications and explore the vital roles of our team members who are transforming complex data into actionable insights. Join us as we dive into a conversation with John Mansar, our Senior Data Insights Analyst, and Drew Adomaitis, our Platform Developer, who share their journeys and the impact of their work.

We discuss turning scattered data and business problems into useful dashboards, platform features, and workflow improvements and share how they collaborate, what makes data useful, and why understanding the real problem matters more than jumping straight to a technical solution.

Chapters

00:00 Meet the people turning data and ideas into useful tools

03:03 How sports stats and election maps led Jon into analytics

06:38 Drew’s path from teenage coding to platform development

10:09 Creating roles around business needs and customer impact

13:12 What a typical day looks like for analytics and development

16:12 Connecting systems to reveal project revenue and performance

18:20 Define the data and process before designing a dashboard

20:23 Choosing meaningful metrics and preparing data for AI

23:12 A 1,500-technician visualization finds patterns in field operations

28:40 From vague pain point to prototype, build, and launch

31:34 Why an existing Odoo app beat building an intranet from scratch

33:24 Quick picks, future AI possibilities, and what makes the work rewarding

41:53 Let employees describe the problem, then collaborate on the solution