๐ฉโโ๏ธ Chairwoman @fronteers && event organiser @fronteersbe ๐โโ๏ธ Community founder & manager @womendotcodebe ๐ฉโ๐ซ Community lead @BeCode ๐ฉโ๐ป Front-end Designer (A11Y, UX & UI design, static websites, sustainable design & development) ๐ฎ Anime, board & video game enthusiast ๐ค overall geek ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ค ๐ป Loving cats, ๐น Tiki bars, ๐ณ Forests ๐ฑ Part of the movement to increase Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility and Sustainability in tech |
Hi there ๐!
I am Claudia, a hearing impaired (๐ฆป) community builder and founder, who wants to make the tech industry more accessible and inclusive. The last five years I have been building women.code(be), a supportive network for women who code and who are living in Belgium.
I started my own career as a PHP developer, but quickly moved to front-end development, from I transitioned in to the role of technical product manager and later on I switched back to front-end development and design (UX & UI) It is mostly thanks to my versatile experience in tech that I have been able to grow women.code(be) into the community that it is today.
Since 2023, I am also the chairwoman of Fronteers, a Dutch organisation and community who are commited to professionalise the role of front-end developers.
Occassionally, you might also run into me at a Fronteers meetup , as I am currently the main organiser Fronteers Belgium. I still love being actively involved in the local front-end community, even though I am currently more of a hobby developer. ๐
During the (work)day however, it is more likely that you'll find me representing BeCode - a Belgian coding school with 4 different campuses across Belgium - as community lead. Here I spent most of my time building out a community to support the BeCode alumni, one step at a time. The first project I had the privilege to launch since I started as community lead, is a Women Mentoring Program.