Frederic Aerts, Developer in Leuven, Belgium
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Frederic Aerts

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Front-end Developer

Leuven, Belgium

Toptal member since January 24, 2018

Expertise
Front-endJavaScriptHTML5React.jsNode.jsMongoDBExpress.jsGitAgile DevelopmentGulpAjaxMacOS
Bio

Frederic realizes that websites are a great deal more than their visuals. When he makes designs with code, he gets everything right. Having been a trusted advisor to companies like PwC, Wavecast, and Kunstmaan, Frederic has proven himself capable of taking on projects of any size. He excels at breaking down static designs into dynamic web components that are flexible, reusable, and bulletproof.

Portfolio

Nazka Mapps
Trello, Webpack, Gulp, Git, MongoDB, Node.js, Leaflet, React, JavaScript...
Wavecast Pro
Gulp, Git, Angular Material, Google Chart API, JavaScript, SCSS, Front-end...
Thinkful
Ajax, JavaScript, GitHub, Git, CSS, HTML, HTML5, CSS3

Experience

  • HTML5 - 8 years
  • Front-end - 8 years
  • JavaScript - 8 years
  • Web UI Design - 8 years
  • CSS3 - 8 years
  • Modular CSS - 4 years
  • React - 4 years
  • Search Engine Optimization (SEO) - 3 years

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Git, MacOS, Visual Studio Code (VS Code)

The most amazing...

...project I've worked on is the Global Wind Atlas, a free, web-based application developed to help policymakers and investors identify potential high-wind areas.

Work Experience

Front-end Developer

2017 - PRESENT
Nazka Mapps
  • Built air-quality informational widgets on top of the AirChecker API that can be integrated seamlessly into any website.
  • Implemented the styling of Global Wind Atlas: a web-based application that helps to identify potential high-wind areas virtually anywhere in the world.
  • Refactored the styling of a so-called "mapframe" that is to be reused as a base template for many of interactive map applications to come.
Technologies: Trello, Webpack, Gulp, Git, MongoDB, Node.js, Leaflet, React, JavaScript, Stylus, SCSS, Front-end, HTML5, CSS3, Modular CSS, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Web UI Design

Front-end Developer

2015 - 2018
Wavecast Pro
  • Developed cutting-edge dashboards and websites for clients like ANZ, The Economist, Pega, and more.
  • Built a framework of atomic web components that could be assembled into full-blown website templates.
  • Complied with Material Design guidelines.
  • Worked on advertisements that were integrated on hybrid mobile applications.
Technologies: Gulp, Git, Angular Material, Google Chart API, JavaScript, SCSS, Front-end, HTML5, CSS3, Modular CSS, Web UI Design

Mentor for Front-end Development

2015 - 2017
Thinkful
  • Mentored students one-on-one; specifically those that were enrolled in Thinkful's "Front-end Development" course.
Technologies: Ajax, JavaScript, GitHub, Git, CSS, HTML, HTML5, CSS3

Front-end Developer

2014 - 2015
Kunstmaan
  • Built a myriad of websites and single-page web apps from scratch.
  • Revamped existing websites.
  • Set up Google Analytics.
  • Created and tested custom email templates.
Technologies: Grunt, Gulp, Git, Litmus, Mailchimp, Google Analytics, Twig, SCSS, JavaScript, Front-end, HTML5, CSS3, Modular CSS, Web UI Design

Webmaster

2014 - 2014
PwC Belgium
  • Migrated PwC website content from one CMS to another.
  • Maintained the PwC and LawSquare website.
Technologies: WordPress, Content Management Systems (CMS), CSS, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3

Test Analyst

2011 - 2014
Isabel NV
  • Tested a web application that enables the user to handle documents such as invoices, credit notes, and pay slips quickly and easily.
  • Performed manual UI testing and some test automation via Visual Basic.
  • Participated in scrum methodology.
Technologies: Jira, Visual Basic, HP QuickTest Professional (QTP)

Tiny Tarantino

https://tinytarantino.fredericaerts.com
Tiny Tarantino gathers the best kid-friendly videos from Vimeo and YouTube in one place. It's intended for kids' use, and it offers an alternative video platform to YouTube where every available video is hand-picked by either you or us.

Tiny Tarantino is a personal side project of mine.

Webinar

https://www.fredericaerts.com/external/projects/webinar/html/sign-in/
I built the front-end template for an enterprise-grade open-publishing and live-broadcasting platform. The platform strives to deliver world-class thought leadership campaigns in real time with high levels of engagement.

This template was constructed from a utility framework of Atomic web components that I developed within Pattern Lab. All of the web components within this framework adhere to material design guidelines.

Nazka Mapps

https://www.nazka.be/en
I've built both the front- and back-end for Nazka Mapps' online home. The interactive map applications of Nazka help you to get your message across, placing a particular emphasis on accessibility, simplicity, and user-friendliness.

Mölkky World

https://www.molkky.world/
Mölkky World is my personal web project that aims to provide a platform for a worldwide community of Mölkky aficionados. For this website, I focused particularly on SEO.

Mölkky World is a personal side-project of mine.
2011 - 2014

Graduate Degree in Informatics

CVO - Brussels, Belgium

2002 - 2007

Master's Degree (Cum Laude) in Molecular Biology

KU Leuven - Leuven, Belgium

Libraries/APIs

Node.js, React, Google Chart API, Leaflet, YouTube API, Vimeo API

Tools

Stylus, Sublime Text, HP QuickTest Professional (QTP), Jira, Google Analytics, Mailchimp, Litmus, Grunt, GitHub, Webpack, Trello, Webpack 2, InVision, Photoshop CC, Sketch, Gulp, Mongoose, Git, Webpack 4

Languages

JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5, SCSS, Visual Basic, CSS, HTML

Paradigms

Modular CSS, Web UI Design, Agile Software Development, Web Performance Optimization (WPO), Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Frameworks

Vanilla JS, Twig, Angular Material, Express.js

Platforms

MacOS, WordPress, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Mapbox

Storage

MongoDB

Other

Front-end, Content Management Systems (CMS), Ajax, Material Design, SEO Tools, Affiliate Programs

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