Irene Borada

Hello.

My name

isIRENE

I transform designs into

great user

experiences

MY STORY

I'm not someone who always knew their passion from a young age. Instead, I found my calling in web development later on, after exploring various paths.

But the moment I started playing around with HTML I knew instantly that I had found my lifelong pursuit. Since then, I've been dedicated to improving my skills and expanding my knowledge daily, striving to grow both as a developer and as a person.

Being self-taught, I am extremely grateful for all those who make it happen, either with their open-source contributions or by sharing their experience in the form of a blog post, a course or in real life. I hope that someday I will give back to the community as well!

STUDIES

2018 - Today

Certifications

Some, for reference:

2018 - Today

Courses on various platforms

Some platforms that I suggest are:

udemy.com
scrimba.com
freecodecamp.org
Youtube channels, such as: Traversy Media, Wes Bos and my favorite these days: ByteGrad

2018 - Today

Physical & Virtual Conferences

Next.js Conf
DevIt - Greece
Voxxed Days - Greece

...and more.

2018 - Today

Books & Newsletters

Some examples are:

2015 - 2016

Graphic Design

Vocational Institute “PASTER”
Thessaloniki, Greece

2008-2013

Bachelor’s Degree

Music Science and Arts
University of Macedonia
Thessaloniki, Greece

WORK

I worked for nearly five years at Rocket Path, a digital agency in Greece.
I initially learned Drupal and PHP on the job. I contributed to various E-commerce projects and independently developed multiple presentation websites and HTML landing pages, along with SCSS and JavaScript. In my last 2 years, I joined the React team, building decoupled E-commerce websites using Next.js and Chakra UI.

In summer 2024, I moved to the Netherlands and joined the Coolset team, a company providing a sustainability and supply chain platform that helps teams manage carbon emissions and meet ESG compliance requirements. The frontend is primarily built with React and TypeScript.

With a packed schedule over the years, personal projects were limited, but between these roles, I worked on a few, some of which are showcased below.