BI Dashboard Consulting
Trace important metrics to their source, identify scattered or unreliable data, and build dashboards that give your team one trusted place for reporting.
Turn scattered business data into reporting your team can trust with Google Data Studio consulting from Ventus Optera. We trace metrics back to their sources, connect the systems that matter, and build dashboards around recurring business questions. Whether you need clearer performance reporting or a dependable business intelligence foundation, our practical approach helps teams make decisions from consistent, understandable data.

Practical consulting for trusted dashboards, connected data, recurring reporting questions, and clearer business intelligence workflows.
Trace important metrics to their source, identify scattered or unreliable data, and build dashboards that give your team one trusted place for reporting.
Map how data moves through your business and create a practical plan for improving reporting, system connections, and decision-making across teams.
Create tailored dashboards around the questions your business asks repeatedly, with reporting designed to reflect your workflows rather than generic templates.
Google Data Studio consulting helps bring business reporting into one clearer system. Ventus Optera starts with the number your team debates most, traces it to the system it came from, and identifies where information becomes scattered or unreliable. From there, we build dashboards around your recurring questions, helping reduce spreadsheet dependence and giving teams a more consistent basis for decisions.

Get practical data consulting from an operator who understands both workflows and software.
We assess how work and data move before recommending dashboards, integrations, or process changes.
Operations improvement, custom software, and systems integration come together in one engagement.
When custom systems are built, clients retain ownership of the software and data created for them.
Michael O'Brien combines hands-on operations experience with the ability to write and ship software.
Hands-on operations and product expertise for clearer, more useful reporting.

Founder, Operations and Product
Michael O'Brien is the founder of Ventus Optera, an operations and product firm based in Boston, Massachusetts. With a decade of hands-on operations experience at industry leaders including Uber, iAdvize, and Boston Dynamics, Michael brings a rare combination of operational insight and technical skill to every engagement. He personally writes the software he builds for clients, allowing him to translate real-world workflow challenges directly into practical, owned solutions. His expertise spans process improvement, custom software development, CRM integrations, and AI-enabled automation tailored to how each business actually operates. Michael is deeply committed to helping small and mid-size businesses move beyond spreadsheets and generic tools, ensuring clients retain full ownership of the systems and data built for them. His approach centers on practical assessment, clear prioritization, and targeted execution that drives lasting operational improvement.
Google Data Studio is a reporting and visualization tool that turns connected business data into interactive dashboards and reports. It can help teams view recurring metrics in one place instead of assembling information manually across spreadsheets or disconnected systems. Consulting can support data source planning, metric definition, dashboard structure, and the practical workflow needed to keep reporting useful and consistent.
Talk with Ventus Optera about the data your team needs to trust.
In-person consulting is available in Boston and the Northeast, with remote engagements across the US.
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Across the US
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Discuss an in-person or remote reporting engagement with Ventus Optera.
Share the reporting challenge, systems, or recurring business question you want to solve, and Ventus Optera will help clarify the next step.
You can also send us a quick email at michael.obrien@ventusoptera.com.
You can also send us a quick email at michael.obrien@ventusoptera.com.