Hanneke Hoogendoorn

My name is Hanneke Hoogendoorn. I have been working at Tensing as an Esri Technology Specialist since August 2023.

Career
I studied Ecology at VU University, where I came across GIS through a course. I was immediately enthusiastic and made sure my internships had a GIS component. I calculated with ArcGIS whether nature restoration was necessary if we wanted to build an island in the Haringvliet, and at the VU I compared methods to set habitat restoration targets in the EU. 

After my studies, I made a foray into marketing. I was working at Brunel by then and was able to develop further as an SEO specialist in a super fun team. But the GIS world kept luring. In early 2022, I made the switch and started as a GIS specialist at Alliander. There, I registered mutations in the electricity network, including cables and electricity stations, in Smallworld.

Spare time
I live in Amsterdam and my spare time you can find me a lot in the theatre. I sing in a musical choir, perform in musical productions and help out behind the scenes during performances. With the friends in this group, I often go to performances, play board games, go for a walk and the occasional weekend away.

Why Tensing?
My first impression of Tensing was immediately good. Nice group of people for whom the combination of knowledge and team spirit is important. I really like the focus on ArcGIS and FME. That fits exactly what I was looking for.