dear digital

With dear digital we want to help e-commerce companies grow in Europe by being the best possible partner for them. We offer both digital marketing and development services.

As a Technical Lead I focus on creating the best performing websites for our e-commerce clients.

Co-Founder

Jaswig

*Aquired by fully*

- Starting a company from scratch
- Building supply chain
- Building website with e-commerce capabilities
- Setting up connected ERP system
- Successful crowdfunding campaign launch
- Building sales partnerships
- Sales pipeline and sales management
- Brand building
- Selling Jaswig to large US based ecommerce company, Fully

An ergonomic furniture startup changing the way we learn, educate and work. We make standing desks that help you and your kids create a more healthy and active lifestyle.
We stand up for our future.

Co Founder

Fully

Fully is a B Corp. For us, B Corp certification means an opportunity to grow and learn with a community of like-minded businesses; companies that not only take responsibility for our own social and environmental impact, but also seek out suppliers and manufacturers who do the same.

Member of Fully's B Corp Committee

- Launch, set up, maintenance and growth  of fully customised multi currency Shopify Plus store
- Launch, set up, maintenance and growth of fully customised international and multi currency Magento 2 store
- Set up and maintenance and customisation of Netsuite ERP system
- International SEO
- Connecting ERP and e-commerce platforms for automated invoicing in multi country VAT setup
- Implementation of fraud detection tools
- Front end and back end project management
- Localisation of website in different language

The idea behind Fully is simple: Movement is good. When you move, when you are fully in your body, you feel more present, engaged, and alive. More of you shows up to work, to relationships, to life. This is where to find desks, chairs and things that help us move, work and live more fully.

Systems Coordinator

Le Signal de La Grave

Le Signal de La Grave is a non profit that wants to drive sustainable development in the 12th century village of La Grave, France. We launched a crowd fund campaign to build some momentum and will now support sustainable grass roots initiatives.

Stays.green

The most beautiful silk flower bouquets and curated artificial plants. 

Fast shipping, right to your door. One time purchases or subscriptions.

Sticker Pet

Sticker Pet makes custom products of your pet.
1% of the turnover goes to charity.
Check it out on stickerpet.com.

Bombay Studio

*Merged with dear digital*

Help shape, launch & scale ecommerce brands internationally. We also invest.

We can guide you from idea to a beautiful site, scale you from a local to an international business and let your systems work together seamlessly.

Generation T 2015

Generation T is a Belgian initiative powered by sustainability network The Shift and youth organisation Act4Change, aiming to build a community of youngsters with a heart for sustainability. Share your ideas, take action with us and show us the role you play in the transition to a more sustainable society.

Member of Generation T

Ghent University

PhD research on scour around offshore monopiles at Coastal Engineering, Bridges and Roads.

PhD student

Bubble Post

*Aquired by bpost* 

Environmentally friendly last mile delivery in European city centers. Making use of warehoused at the edges of cities and developing custom logistics software to optimize delivery routes and schedules.

Sam is the Co-Founder and the Shopify enthousiast at dear digital - a leading Belgian agency specialising in scaling European e-commerce businesses.

With a strong background in engineering and e-commerce, Sam is a trusted partner for growing online brands and organizations.  His weapons of choice: Shopify and Odoo that merge data-driven analytics with innovative approaches. The result is a scalable set up that generates tangible growth and greater brand recognition.

Starting his career as an entrepreneur after a little detour in academia during his pursuit of a PhD in Civil Engineering, Sam played on his passion for innovation and automation. He rocketed his way through a variety of successful businesses, like:

🚲 Co-founding Bubble Post, a logistics company later acquired by bpost
👩🏼‍🚀 Co-founding Jaswig, later acquired by Fully, which landed him two prestigious awards and put him on the European e-commerce map
🛒 Co-founding dear digital - a leading Belgian e-commerce agencies
💙 Co-founding a couple of e-commerce brands and a project to take over a ski area in France

He quickly distinguished himself by delivering exceptional results for clients across various industries, generating an impressive portfolio of completed projects.

You can expect a tailored and results-driven approach when working with Sam and his team at dear digital. This ensures you stay ahead of the competition and achieve your business objectives. As Technical Lead, he makes sure the right tools are integrated in the most efficient and profitable way. He's a big advocate of the MACH-architecture. Sam's expertise and his team's dedication to delivering exceptional outcomes make them invaluable partners.

If you are looking for a visionary tech expert with considerable resources to help scale your business and drive your success in the e-commerce world, connect with Sam and book a call with his team. Click here to schedule a call: https://calendly.com/john-galeyn/meet-dear-digital

Samuel Rieder

Tata Consultancy Services

– Migration & Modernization: Migrated legacy Java schedulers to Spring Boot, enabling multi-threading, microservice readiness, and better dependency management.
– Backend Development: Built scalable backends using Java EE (Servlets, JDBC, JAX-RS, JAAS), Spring Core, Hibernate, and JPA.
– Business Logic: Enhanced customer modules for an insurance client using AngularJS, JSP, Spring Web Flow, and Core Java.
– Database: Mapped POJOs with DB schemas, wrote complex SQL queries, and managed objects via Oracle SQL Developer.
– Cloud & Deployment: Deployed apps on AWS (EC2, S3, CloudWatch) for UAT and Pre-Prod, handled logs and production fixes.
– Tools & Monitoring: Used PuTTY for server access, log extraction, and scheduler validation through shell commands.
– Collaboration: Coordinated with business teams to assess impacts, troubleshoot, and deliver optimal solutions.

Java Developer

– Shopify Development: Built and customized Shopify themes using Liquid, Tailwind CSS, and BEM for modular, responsive design. Added custom features and dynamic UI components.
– Version Control & Collaboration: Used Git/GitHub for repo management, branching, and releases; collaborated on Shopify apps using JavaScript.

Shopify Developer Intern

GirlScript Summer of Code

- Secured 75th Rank 
- Actively contributed to open-source ML projects for data analysis & visualization. 
- And also, in Full-stack development projects by adding features & redesigning it.

Contributor

Swabhav Techlabs

This internship has helped me to understand more about Deep Learning and its open sourced end-to-end platform like Tensorflow and Keras.
NLP | Image Processing | ML | DL | Python

Deep Learning Intern

Software Developer with hands-on expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and cloud technologies like AWS.

taplio

The Battle

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