Hello, my name is Kenneth Mens.

As a passionate geographical data scientists my professional path is constantly evolving. Here you'll find my latest endeavours, and my up to date curriculum vitae, as well as various projects I'm working on.

Throughout my career, I've had the privilege of working across multiple fields. I've highlighted some of the most meaningful experiences of my journey so far.

My Internship with municipality Den Haag working with Geo Informatie (GI) and Ingenieurs Bureau Den Haag (IbDH) to digitalise the foundation of buildings in order to create complete and compelling GIS-data for future anlaysis.

Internship municipality Den Haag Geo Informatie

Hackathon New Energy for the Agri-Food Tech Platform Land van Cuijk in collaboration with Imagro

Hackathon New Energy

Lawn care zoning map for the municipality of Zoetermeer. Clear overview map of the different mowing fields and methods used to maintain.

Maaikaart

A 10-week course package where students learn the basics of electronic music production in a group setting through the use of synthesizers and drum machines.

Electronic Music Lab (EML)

Curriculum Vitae

GIS / study

My academic journey began at the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht (HKU), followed by a transition to Communciation International Event, Music and Entertainment Studies at Fontys University in Tilburg. Though neither program fully aligned with my aspirations at the time.

Pursuing my passion, I immersed myself in the music industry as a musician, DJ, and live performer. After completing music production courses and establishing a studio space near Rotterdam's Coolhaven, I began building momentum through various performances. However, the global pandemic served as a pivotal moment of reflection, highlighting the inherent uncertainties of the creative industry and the challenges of maintaining financial stability.

This period of introspection led me to reimagine my professional path, guided by two essential criteria: the work had to ignite my passion and contribute meaningfully to a better world. The intersection of geology and technology, particularly within Geographic Information Systems (GIS), emerged as the perfect confluence of these criteria. GIS perfectly embodies my professional aspirations, combining technological innovation with geographical analysis. My ultimate vision is to harness the power of data science and my creative background to foster positive change, creating connections between people through meaningful data interpretation and visualization.

Currently in the second year of my bachelor degree; Applied Geo Information Science at the HAS Green Academy in 's-Hertogenbosch The Netherlands. after managing to obtain my propedeuse certifcate at the end of last year.

Starting the last semester of this study year after I succesfully finished my 10 week internship at the municipality Den Haag, at Geo-Informatie (GI) and Ingenieurs Bureau Den Haag (IbDH). Curious what I did during this period you can read that in my LinkedIn post at the Posts page.

'Met zijn aanpak heeft Kenneth laten zien dat hij GIS-uitdagingen goed kan doorgronden en vertalen naar werkbare oplossingen. Ik beveel hem dan ook van harte aan voor organisaties die op zoek zijn naar een gedreven en enthousiaste GIS-professional.'

- Bart Schrijver Adviseur Geo-informatie gemeente Den Haag

Relevant skills
QGIS	★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
ArcGIS	★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
FME	★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
HTML, CSS, JavaScript	★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
Adobe [Ps, Ai, Id]	★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
R-Studio	★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
Python*	☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

*this semester I start learning Python, as wel as PowerBI whilst also diving further into ArcGIS.

Work

Het Klassiek · Freelance

apr. 2024 - present

Freelance work on event-locations. Finance-jobs at festival, cash-management and artist driver.

Teacher music production and DJ

MusicSoulHouse · Freelance

sep. 2022 - present

Teacher Electronic Music Production (Ableton | Hardware), DJ and the creative mind and trainee with Electronic Music Lab.

Music

Kenneth Mens' alias Sleeper Agent embodies the creatieve craft of synthese and sound design. Born in Zoetermeer near the heart of big cultural cities like Rotterdam and The Hague. At a young age he came in contact with club culture and electronic music, never looking back. With analog sound at the core of its sound palette. Inspired by science fiction, nature and urbanism his ever changing soundscapes bridge the gap between escapism and reality. Sleeper Agent brings this raw and energetic sound to the stage with deep cutting rhythms and syncopated escapades. Taking you on an expedited adventure.