ABOUT
Dante Tanyieno Besong
Bridging Design, Product Thinking, and Frontend Development
The Story
I'm Dante Besong, a UI Engineer and Frontend Developer based in Germany.
I started my journey in graphic design and visual communication. I loved creating beautiful user-facing interfaces, but I always wanted to also know how they actually worked under the hood.
To close that gap, I trained in modern web development. Today, I use React, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS to turn design concepts into clean, accessible, and live components. Because I speak both languages, I help designers and backend engineers work better together.
Experience
Independent UI Engineer | Frontend Developer - Germany
January 2026 - Current
Current focus areas include:
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Building modern web applications with React and TypeScript.
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Design and Translate complex Figma designs into responsive, clean, and semantic code using modern frameworks like Tailwind CSS.
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Create reusable frontend components and scalable UI architectures.
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Build full-stack MERN projects (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js) alongside Prisma and Supabase.
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Apply UX principles, accessibility standards, and design systems.
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Manage development workflows using Git and GitHub.
Healy World GmbH, Mainz - Germany
Graphic Designer / UI Contributor
October 2021 - January 2026
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Collaborated with product, marketing, and UX teams to create digital assets, user interface components, and high-fidelity design solutions supporting mobile applications and digital products.
Twaice Technologies GmbH, Munich - Germany
Visual Designer - Working Student
April - Sept 2021
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Supported in transforming prototypes to high-fidelity marketing assets.
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Optimized graphics and illustrations for TWAICE's SaaS solutions and presentations, contributing to a cohesive brand identity.
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Contributed to conception initiatives for SaaS products through wireframes, interface design, and research.
Chase Creative Agency, Ghent - Belgium
Visual Designer - Intern
Feb - May 2021
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Implemented user interface concepts and structural wireframes for digital storytelling platforms.
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Collaborated within agile teams to deliver digital campaign assets across multiple platforms.
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Contributed to creative ideation sessions focused on user engagement and communication strategy.
MWDDB Cameroon, Douala - Cameroon
Graphic Designer Specialist
April 2014 - November 2020
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Developed visual communication concepts and designed customer-facing web assets and interactive campaign materials for high-profile clients.
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Facilitated cross-functional alignment workshops between creative, marketing, and web development teams.
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Supported the preparation of presentations and pitches, ensuring clarity and engagement.
Education / Training
Professional Certificate
in UI Design
UX Design Institute - 2024
Postgraduate Certificate Digital Storytelling
University College Ghent, Belgium - 2020 - 2021
Certificate, UX/UI Design Essential
Udemy - 2021
BSc. Journalism Mass Communication
Univerisity of Buea - 2007 - 2010
AI Web Development Certificate
Ironhack - 2026
BA History
Univerisity of Buea - 2003 - 2007
Skills
Workflow
Figma • Design Systems • UI/UX Design • Wireframing • Prototyping • Adobe Creative Suite
Frontend
React.js • JavaScript • TypeScript • HTML5 • CSS3 • Tailwind CSS
Backend
Node.js • Express.js • MongoDB • Prisma • Supabase • REST APIs