Thibaut Van Spaandonck Email & Phone Number

Brussels, BE

At Urge2code, we're all about helping startups and scale-ups level up—making sure your tech and teams are firing on all cylinders, so you can move fast, grow smart, and crush your goals!- Our Fractional CTO service provides strategic guidance to help you scale efficiently, build high-performance teams, and ensure your technology fuels your growth.- Our.

Brussels, Belgium

We are a collective of multi-disciplinary freelancers helping companies build great digital products and scale. We provide design, development and consulting services.Within this project, I take on the role of Fractional CTO, where I help define technical strategies that best serve the business strategy, build high-performance teams, and more.More info on.

As part of an Atypicals.studio project, I helped IRISnet define its long-term technical strategy for the next 5 to 10 years.This involved transitioning from PHP codebases to an API-first + SPA approach, using GraphQL as a unified API layer and adopting a React-based stack, complemented by a bespoke UI components library.Subsequently, I took charge of the.

As part of an Atypicals.studio project, I helped idloom, a Belgian scale-up, revamp its tech strategy to effectively tackle scaling challenges and establish a robust competitive position in the market.This involved steering away from full PHP codebases towards an API-first + SPA approach. Given their familiarity with the Laravel ecosystem and the.

Brussels Area, Belgium

Future is Good! We are a purpose-driven brand agency and we help brands think years ahead in order to prepare their future now.Within our multidisciplinary team, I hold the position of Tech Expert, where I advise business leadership in defining the ideal tech strategy that best serves the business strategy.

Brussels Area, Belgium

I helped Euroconsumers adopt high performance software development practices across the whole group: Test Aankoop / Test Achats (Belgium), Altroconsumo (Italy), Ocu (Spain), Deco Proteste (Portugal), Proteste! (Brazil).(Via Urge2code)

Brussels Area, Belgium

I helped a startup, Cuustomer, go to market in 3 months by defining the appropriate tech strategy and providing guidance to the CEO and development team.After tackling that milestone successfully, I'm now providing them with coaching and advice to help them scale to 6 countries in Europe.More info: www.urge2code.com/casesVideo.

- Created the Web Department- Created the web stack: React, Redux, Babel, ES6/7, Immutable.js, Webpack, PostCSS, Jest, Nightwatch, Ramda, Moment, ESLint, StyleLint, Prettier, Zurb Foundation, data fetching with optimistic updates, Internationalization, Authentication (JWT), unit tests coverage, SSR with Node.js, Docker, Nginx- Designed the talent.

Startup co-founder and Chief Technology Officer.The mission of Skillhacker is to significantly increase the employability of soon-to-be young graduates thanks to micro work experiences, i.e. work in a professional context for a duration ranging from 1 day to a week with real implications. In exchange, students get "paid" via a negotiable coaching or.

- Management of a team of 6 people- Budget and time estimates of new projects, including outsourcing alternatives and their impact- Negotiations with directors for project budget allocation- Collection of business requirements and coordination of stakeholders- Involved in the definition of the development process to further improve productivity and.

Development of business applications used by many of the Fortune500 companies. I have contributed in the shipping of the following products:- Periscope Assortment Advisor, new version of a product ranked by Gartner as "best in class" [1]- Wave, a tool supporting transformations and change programs [2]- Logos, a supply-chain optimization tool [3]Performed.

Consultancy for McKinsey Solutions (see description above).

In parallel with a full-time consultancy mission at Thales and on behalf of my company Urge2code, creation of the People & Business Development website [1] in collaboration with a graphic designer. The website has been selected soon after its release by HTML5 Gallery, showcasing exemplary HTML5 websites [2]. Analysis of customer needs and technical.

Contributed to the development and shipping of a 9M€ financial, web-based project for the SWCS (Société Wallonne du Crédit Social) using the eXtreme Programming methodology.- Responsible for architecting the front-end rewrite. The new version achieved the following goals: increased page load speed, increased development & maintenance speed, improved UX and.

Development of large accounts websites.- Development using HTML, CSS, JavaScript/jQuery- Database design- Development for the Base (one of the largest Belgian operator) Roaming Tool, the Fortis website, maintenance of the Cassis / Paprika (Belgian fashion stores) websites

Development for the Selligent CRM web application.- Specialized in JavaScript (DOM Scripting, AJAX,...) and UX Engineering- Created a JavaScript library for cross-browser compatibility (events handling, dimensions,...)- Occasional back-end development and database design

Master, Computer Science

- Systematic success on 1st session - Recommended for PhD - Degree awarded cum laude - Thesis : "artificial intelligence for turn-by-turn.

Solvay Entrepreneurs

One-year entrepreneurship education, in parallel of full-time consultancy. - Value Proposition Design - Business Model Canvas - Lean.

Education record

Experimental Practices. Learning of exploratory methods of artistic research and methodological acquisition that will be useful in the.

Bachelor, Computer Science

- Systematic success on 1st session - Degree awarded cum laude - End-studies report : "analysis and development of an upgrade manager to.