From print deadlines to pull requests.
I spent six years as a graphic designer, delivering 50+ digital and print projects for law, insurance, finance and healthcare clients, most of them with their own brand book and none of them with a spare week. That work made me the person who sat between the client and the developers, turning vague briefs into wireframes and assets precise enough to build from.
Eventually I wanted to build the thing myself. I moved into engineering through a development bootcamp and a React certification, and I now write production UI in React and TypeScript, currently at Neat Software B.V. in Delft, working remotely from Arnhem, on a Next.js platform for the mining industry.
What I bring is the seam between the two: I know why a designer picked that spacing, and I know what it costs to implement. Fewer revision cycles, fewer "that's not what the mockup said" conversations.
Experience
2017 - NowSoftware Engineer
- Refactoring, redesigning and building new features for MineralTrade, a Next.js advertising platform for the mining industry, improving UI consistency ahead of a client trade fair deadline.
- Collaborating with the engineering lead through structured code reviews on GitHub, maintaining code quality across the codebase.
Frontend Engineer
- Built a library of reusable UI components in React and TypeScript, reducing duplication across the codebase for a small cross-functional team.
- Shipped responsive components in an Agile team, integrating RESTful APIs within tight sprint deadlines.
Graphic Designer & Digital Production
- Delivered 50+ digital and print projects across law, insurance, finance and healthcare clients, managing conflicting deadlines and distinct brand books.
- Acted as the bridge between clients and development teams, translating vague briefs into detailed wireframes and pixel-perfect assets.
Visual Merchandiser
- Managed floor-wide visual merchandising across 7+ seasonal campaigns a year, redesigning store layouts to maximise conversion at primary traffic points.
- Used sales data for real-time stock rotation decisions, an iteration loop close to UX A/B testing.