Things about me
Recent years

The past 8 years I have worked as a product manager and front-end developer, which kindled my love and interest for User Experience. During that time I often attended dev focused meetups and often ended up being the only female attendant. It was this experience that motivated me back in 2017 to found a community called women.code(be) (pronounced as womendotcodebe).
I was lucky enough to find a partner in crime and together we made it our mission to create a space and opportunities where our members can network with fellow peers, train their public speaking skills and gain inspiration and confidence. This is done via a variety of initiatives such as our TechTalks & network events, by offering portfolio & resume reviews, monthly interviews on our blog and a community newsletter. Secondly, we hope to create a positive impact on the Belgian tech scene in order to retain more womxn in tech.
Occasionally, I also volunteer as co-organiser at Fronteers, a community for front-end developers in the Netherlands and Belgium.
I already feel like a learned a ton by spending time on organising meetups and events, reaching out to people and building a community step by step.
Early years

My fascination for design and tech have been around from a young age. I always liked seeing what I could do on my parents first computer, like doing my homework, fidgeting around in CorelDRAW and discovering a whole new world through videogames.
As a child I also had a certain flair for creative things, things such as crafting, doodling, storytelling, coming up with 1001 different ways to build lego fortresses... And growing up, all that hasn't change much. I think my studies and hobbies reflect that pretty well.












Some fun facts about me
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I love to travel and visit friends all over the world!
So far a few of my favourite destinations are London, the Greek Islands and Canada.
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I really enjoy playing old point-and-click adventure games.
The thing is, I just love the puzzles and goofy humor that some of those games contain.
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Ever heard about Tiki? I have a thing for Tiki mugs and cocktails.
One of my goals is to visit tiki bars over the world. So far I only visited four...
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I'm a bit of a foodie sometimes...
I enjoy cooking for friends and going out for dinner to discover new foods and dishes. And when travelling to another country, I just have to go to a local supermarket to discover the local products!
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I host board game nights for small groups of friends on a frequent base
The offline bonding in combination with challenging games are my favourite pastime.
“If you can't solve a problem, it's because you're playing by the rules”
Experience
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Community Founder
women.code(be)
2017 - ongoing
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Co-organiser
Fronteers (Belgian division)
2019 - ongoing
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Product Manager (remote)
madewithlove
2015-2017
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Web Developer
The Parking Lot (9 o'clock somewhere)
2014
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Front-end / JS Developer
November Five (formerly Appstrakt)
2013-2014
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Online Editor
Street Art Belgium
2011-2013
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Web Developer intern
Prophets
2012 (4 month internship)
Relevant coursework
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User Experience Designer
Syntra Midden-Vlaanderen
2018 - 2019 (graduated in June)
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Interaction Design
Devine
Howest - Kortrijk
2017
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Learn Redux
Online course
2017
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Powering Up With React
Code School
Online course
2017
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Web Development (PHP)
VDAB - Antwerp
2011-2012