Summary
Frédéric Aerts is a front-end web developer with 11 years of experience turning static designs into flexible, reusable, and robust web components for clients ranging from PwC to niche digital agencies. Based in Leuven, Belgium, he specializes in HTML5, CSS and JavaScript and has a track record as a reliable freelance collaborator and mentor who gets even the designer’s edge cases right. His background includes roles at Toptal, Nazka Mapps and Thinkful, where he combined hands-on implementation with advising clients on practical, production-ready UI solutions. Trained originally in biology and later in informatics, he brings a methodical, research-minded approach to debugging and component design. Known for breaking complex layouts into bulletproof building blocks, he thrives on projects of any size and scope. Recently he transitioned into a production role at Rootsum, continuing to apply his front-end craftsmanship in broader product contexts.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master, Biology (Plant Physiology), Master, Biology (Plant Physiology) at KU Leuven
Graduate, Informatics, Graduate, Informatics at CVO Brussel