Maarten Machiels
Manager at Chocolata BV
Antwerp Metropolitan Area Belgium
Summary
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Top SchoolMaarten Machiels is a creative manager and founder with over a decade of experience designing and delivering handcrafted Belgian web projects through his agency Chocolata. Trained in Communication & Multimedia Design and Public Relations, he blends strategic brand work with practical web craftsmanship to strengthen identities, streamline workflows, and meet business goals for clients ranging from SMEs to government. He launched Susta.be to spotlight Antwerp organizations focused on sustainability, reflecting a lasting interest in purpose-driven digital presence. Having managed online activities for Roland Central Europe and supported creative collectives as a senior web developer, he pairs agency leadership with hands-on web production know-how. Based in the Antwerp Metropolitan Area, he’s known for clarity in communication, integrity, and a taste-driven approach that treats digital work like a crafted product.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Master, Communication & Multimedia Design, Master, Communication & Multimedia Design at Katholieke Hogeschool LimburgBachelor, Public Relations, Bachelor, Public Relations at Plantijnhogeschool van de provincie Antwerpen
Dutch, English, German, French, Spanish
Stackoverflow
3,298reputation
1.4mreached
22answers
53questions
Github Skills (141)
cms10
e-mail10
mailer10
octobercms-plugin10
php-library10
backend10
laravel10
email-validation10
smtp10
octobercms10
php10
html-to-pdf10
mailbox9
phpmailer9
sendmail9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
chocolata/oc-mall-plugin
Oct 2020 - Feb 2024
:convenience_store: E-commerce solution for October CMS
Contributions:13 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 4 months
cmsecommercecommercephpconvenience
OleksandrWebLab/oc-image-compress-plugin
Mar 2018 - Dec 2022
Simple compression and resize for images
Contributions:1 PR, 17 comments, 4 issues in 4 years 10 months
imageimage-optimizationcompressioncompressimage-processing
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