Emmanuel Lemal,
web developer in Brussels,
lecturer at Haute École Francisco Ferrer
25 years in the field, one common thread: building websites that last and passing on what I learn. A developer since 2000, a trainer since my earliest years in the field, a senior lecturer at Haute École Francisco Ferrer in Brussels.
elastik, my company founded in 2007 in Luxembourg, carries all of that: custom WordPress, mobile apps and, since 2023, AI-driven development with Claude. Faster, better, without losing control.
Why "elastik"?
Flexible on tools. Firm on judgement.
- flexibility
- rebound
- stretch without breaking
elastik is first of all the name of my company, founded in 2007 in Luxembourg.
Nineteen years later, the name has never fit better: an elastic band stretches towards what is new without ever breaking, and always springs back to its foundations.
I stretch towards every new technology, AI today, without letting go of what has held for 25 years: clean code, security, judgement.
25 years of web development and teaching
from Brussels to Luxembourg, and backFirst steps in the web
First job at the nonprofit Lezarts Urbains in Brussels: building the website on urban cultures in Belgium, front and back-end development, and already training the team to manage the site.
Crosscommunication, my first agency
Co-founder of a web agency in Brussels. Dozens of sites for Brussels nonprofits, mostly in healthcare: web design, databases, and training client teams.
Infor-Drogues, the web serving a social cause
Web developer for the nonprofit Infor-Drogues: site maintenance, building an online-helpline web app, technical support and internal training.
Elastik is born
Move to Luxembourg and founding of Elastik SARL. Custom websites for professional clients, web strategy consulting, and training sessions in graphic studios.
Onwards to NATO
Web administrator within the NATO Communications and Information Agency: an internal tool used by thousands of people worldwide, and training the trainers across several NATO bases in Europe.
Overhaul of the FW-B web landscape
Web communication manager and project lead at the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles: overhaul of the entire FW-B web landscape, over 300 sites catalogued and audited, content re-architecture.
Senior lecturer at HEFF
Senior lecturer in graphic techniques, web specialisation, at Haute École Francisco Ferrer. Since then I've also picked my freelance work back up: I want to bring real projects into my classes. What I build for clients feeds what I teach, and the other way around.
AI mission at HEFF
Creation of course UE 501 « Developing as an AI pilot » (6 ECTS) and redesign of the third-year curriculum around directing AI: design, specify, generate, validate, deploy.
AI writes. I decide.
Since 2023, I develop as an AI pilot with Claude: I design, I specify, I have it generate, I validate. 25 years in the field to keep control over architecture, security and quality. That is what I practise for my clients, and what I teach at Haute École Francisco Ferrer as well as in training for professionals.
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