Summary
Rafaël De Jongh is a Belgian full-stack web developer, 3D artist, and co-founder of Yama Digital with 11 years of experience building user-centered websites, hosting solutions, and web design. She combines hands-on front- and back-end development with a strong background in 2D texture creation for 3D models, bridging web and game development workflows. A longtime community leader—formerly Head of 3D Art and moderator at GameBanana—she brings volunteer-driven project management and moderation experience to commercial work. Rafaël studied Cross Media Development at Artesis Plantijn and has iterated on projects since childhood, favoring experimentation across languages and tools. She keeps game development as an active hobby while professionally focusing on becoming a robust full-stack engineer and growing a service-focused startup. Less obvious: her portfolio and collaborative mods include a paid Steam Workshop collaboration with Bethesda, signaling practical experience in polished, consumer-facing digital content.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Grafische en Digitale Media – Crossmedia Ontwikkeling, Bachelor's degree, Grafische en Digitale Media – Crossmedia Ontwikkeling at Artesis Hogeschool Antwerpen
Tourism Promotion Operations, Tourism Promotion Operations at Sito5
Secundair Diploma, Intermedia/Multimedia, Secundair Diploma, Intermedia/Multimedia at Stedelijk Instituut voor Sierkunsten en Ambachten
English, Dutch