Andrea Zagar is a GIS Analyst for Esri Canada. She has been fascinated by technology and the environment from a young age and got her first taste of GIS while working as a high school summer student in the natural resources sector. After completing her software engineering degree, Andrea realized she could combine her love of geography with her passion for data and programming and turn it into a career. She enjoys being at the forefront of GIS technology and helping clients realize their own GIS goals. Whether she’s exploring the outdoors or writing code, Andrea is always thinking of new ways of how GIS can help the world.