Erik de Vos

Who is Erik

As a person and a collegue I'm a calm and relaxed person. I'm very pragmatic in my solutions. But, you also won't hear me say no often, I always try to find a way!

What I also love is learning new things, regardless of the field it's related to. I'm always up for a good challenge.

At home I love to spend time with my family and my pets. Outside of that you can find me at the local arthouse cinema or watching the new big blockbuster. Music is also a big passion for me, both listening and producing it.

I also have a whole bunch of work-related hobbby projects. For example I have an app for deciding our next meal, and a pocket monsters game.

Experience

Over the course of 15 years, I have worked for various types of companies, gaining experience in a wide range of projects, including big SAAS initiatives, educational software, giant webshops, and agency work for commercial clients.

As a creative Front-end developer, I take pride in my deep knowledge of specific browser issues. I love building a new project from the ground up, but have also fallen in love with Vue and Nuxt. I have worked with many different CMSs, from custom-built management systems to popular open source platforms like WordPress and Umbraco.

In addition, my experience with PHP and databases have given me a core understanding of back-end techniques, enabling me to work in existing projects and communicate with developers more clearly.

Why me?

Deep Front-end knowledge.
Focus on User Experience (UX).
Experienced in CSS animation and vector graphics (SVG).
SEO and pagespeed optimization.
Experienced at WCAG / Accessibility.
Experience with working in an Agile environment with Scrum.
Good at working with both Desigers and Technical people.
Great at working with product owners, stakeholders and clients.

Projects

My main task as a Front-end developer is translating a graphic design into clean and structured code that a Developer can start working with.

These tasks include setting up the Git respository, setting up the project filestructure and then building the HTML and CSS/Sass. Finally, I bring the design to life through the use of Javascript, CSS, and animations. After that I optimize the code for speed, search engines, and accessibility.

Many of these examples are primarily built from the ground up by me.

Juwelier Burger

This is one of the largest online retailers for pre-owned watches in the world. The high-end webshop boasts a plethora of animations and small user interactions, enhancing the user experience.
Filipucci Juweliers

High-end jeweler with a custom webshop featuring plenty of unique animations and a strong focus on providing a top-notch user experience.
Banenrijk Limburg

Modern job-offer site with a focus on speed and animation to stand out from competitors.
Vincio Wonen

Local housing foundation. Our aim was to make complex information easy to access for a wide range of visitors.
Tegek!?

Mental health campaign by the Belgium government. Unique design with a focus on discovery.
Odette Lunettes

Global eyewear brand with a unique design approach based on their visual identity.
SAD - Sint-Annendael

Mental and geriatric care provider with a clear and structured website for easy access to information.
Pouderoyen Tonnaer

Environmental and city planning, environment and law. Animations and a fresh style make it fresh.
L'Ortye shop

Why call or e-mail when you can order your containers or materials directly from the website?
Meru Travel

Book Unique travels to Asia. We worked to make booking complex trips fun, informative and understandable.
yOUlearn (2016)

Remote learning for the Open University. I've worked on this project's ongoing development improving usability for the experience.
CAPPS (2014)

Various projects for Bannerconnect (Now called Greenhouse). Data visualisation, graphic design, UX design.