Dries Marien

Dries Marien is an accomplished professional in the fields of UX design and digital strategy, currently serving as Founder and CEO of Pakske since 2017, and as Founder and Freelance UX Designer, Digital Strategist, and Front-end Developer at Yellow Pepper since 2012. Dries has held key roles at Craftzing as UX/Concept Designer and Partner & UX Designer, as well as at Nificent where similar responsibilities were undertaken. Previous experience includes co-founding Fitmade, working as a UX Designer at Telenet, and serving as Lead UX Designer for the Flemish government, providing consultancy for the upgrade of authentication and identification tools. Academic credentials include a Master's degree in Information Management from KU Leuven and a Bachelor's degree in Applied Informatics from Katholieke Hogeschool Kempen, among other educational achievements.