Irene Borada

Hello.

My name

isIRENE

I transform designs into

great user

experiences

MY STORY

I discovered my passion for web development later in life, after exploring various paths.

The first time I experimented with HTML, I knew I had found my lifelong pursuit. Since then, I've been dedicated to improving my skills, expanding my knowledge and growing both as a developer and as a person.

Being self-taught, I am deeply grateful to everyone who has contributed to my journey through online courses, blog posts or guidance as a colleague or friend.

My goal is to make meaningful impact, both on users by creating great experiences and on colleagues by making their work easier with my contributions.

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 more than four years at Rocket Path, a digital agency in Greece.
I contributed to a variety of projects, including e-shops built with Drupal and PHP, websites and HTML landing pages that I developed independently using SCSS and JavaScript and decoupled e-commerce websites built with Next.js.

In summer 2024, I moved to the Netherlands and joined the Coolset team for over a year. Coolset is a SaaS platform that helps teams manage carbon emissions and meet ESG compliance requirements. The frontend is primarily built with React and TypeScript.

I'm now working independently, with React, Next.js and TypeScript as my main stack, while looking for the right opportunity.

Some of the personal projects I've developed through the years are showcased below.