Thijs Waanders

VP Of AI Transformation at Cognigy

Thijs Waanders has a diverse work experience in various roles and industries. Thijs is currently working at Cognigy as a Consulting Director since March 2021. Prior to this role, they served as a Technical Consulting Manager from November 2019 to March 2021 and as a Technology / UX Consultant from 2018 to November 2019.

Before joining Cognigy, Thijs worked as a Consultant at kobaltblau Management Consultants GmbH from November 2017 to August 2018.

Thijs also gained experience at Datacon, where they worked as an Integration Consultant from August 2016 to October 2017 and as a Software Engineer from September 2015 to August 2016.

Thijs began their career at Rabobank, where they held multiple roles. Thijs worked as a Webcare advisor at Rabobank Nederland from December 2014 onwards. Additionally, they worked as a Client advisor at Rabo Mobiel from October 2009 to September 2014, where they handled service requests, settled complaints, and gave technical training to colleagues on mobile operating systems and technologies.

Thijs Waanders completed their education in a chronological manner. Thijs began their academic journey in 2007 at Breda University of Applied Sciences, where they pursued a degree in International Game Architecture & Design. However, they did not finish this program.

Thijs then attended Avans University of Applied Sciences in 2008 and 2009, where they obtained their propedeuse degree in Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) with a specialization in International Business and Management Studies at the Avans School of International Studies.

Following this, Thijs enrolled at Tilburg University in 2010 and continued their education until 2016. During this time, they completed a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree with a major in Business and Management, as well as a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Thijs went on to pursue a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in Strategic Management at Tilburg University from 2015 to 2016.

In addition to their academic qualifications, Thijs also obtained several certifications. Thijs earned their ITIL Foundation certification from Maxpert GmbH in November 2017. Thijs also achieved the Professional SCRUM Master (PSM1) certification from Scrum.org in the same month. Furthermore, Thijs obtained multiple certifications in May 2020, including the AWS Certified Alexa Skill Builder - Specialty (AXS) and AWS Certified Alexa Skill Builder – Specialty from Amazon Web Services (AWS).

However, no information is available regarding the institution responsible for Thijs' WFT basis diploma certification.

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Timeline

  • VP Of AI Transformation

    January 1, 2024 - present

  • Consulting Director

    March, 2021

  • Technical Consulting Manager

    November, 2019

  • Technology / UX Consultant

    January, 2018

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