Nicole van der Hoeven

Nicole van der Hoeven is a Senior Developer Advocate specializing in Performance Testing at Grafana Labs. She joined the company in November 2020 and has been working in this role since then.1

Professional Background

Nicole has over 10 years of experience in software development and performance testing.2 Her career journey includes:

• Performance Testing: Before joining Grafana Labs, Nicole worked as a Performance Test Consultant at Tricentis from February 2018 to November 2020.1

• Test Engineering: She held the position of Test Engineering Associate Manager at Accenture in the Netherlands from September 2017 to January 2018.1

• Technical Testing: Nicole worked as a Technical Test Analyst at Planit Software Testing in Melbourne, Australia from June 2014 to March 2016.1

Skills and Expertise

Nicole is known for her expertise in:

• Performance testing tools and methodologies
• Developer advocacy
• Cloud-based load testing
• Software reliability and performance improvement

Education and Certifications

Nicole holds several certifications, including:

• ISTQB Certified Test Analyst
• Accredited Integration Specialist for LoadRunner v.11
• Professional Scrum Master - I
• Certified Agile Tester1

She studied Economics at Ateneo de Manila University and briefly attended the University of the Pacific.1

Languages

Nicole is multilingual, with proficiency in:

• English (native)
• Filipino (Tagalog) (native)
• Dutch (professional working proficiency)
• Spanish (professional working proficiency)
• Esperanto (limited working proficiency)1

Public Speaking and Content Creation

Nicole is active in the tech community as a speaker and content creator. She often discusses topics related to performance testing, productivity tools like Obsidian, and software development.2 She also maintains a personal website and a YouTube channel where she shares her knowledge and insights.3