Inti Valderas Caro

AI-enhanced selfie. I wish I looked this serious in real life. The stickers are also AI — obviously.

UX & Interaction Designer

Inti Valderas Caro

Designs that
slap

Currently one of the designers working on VRT MAX, Belgium's most-watched streaming platform. I also teach AI to have better conversations — and occasionally build websites that slap. Literally.

Interaction Design UX Research Conversational AI Data-Driven Design Process Automation
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Work

What I've been working on

About

A bit about me

I get excited about the moment something complicated suddenly clicks — when a confusing flow becomes obvious, or when an AI response actually sounds like it's listening. That's what I spend most of my days doing at VRT MAX, Flanders' public broadcaster, where I design the streaming experience as a UX consultant via iO.

Before that, I spent two years designing 186 conversations for Kate, the digital assistant inside KBC's banking app — and was the first designer to explore integrating LLMs into what was then a fully rule-based chatbot. The result? A world's best banking app award and Belgium's best chatbot. I also gave a talk at UX Beers about that exact transition.

Outside client work, I'm a board member at Open Knowledge Belgium and coordinate the Open Summer of Code, where students build real open-source civic tech in four weeks flat.

I also run Valderas, where I help companies like Nitra get their operations unstuck — CRM workflows, marketing automations, the kind of behind-the-scenes tooling nobody sees but everyone relies on.

Currently
  • UX Designer, VRT MAX — via iO
  • Design & Strategy — Valderas
  • Board Member — Open Knowledge Belgium
Previously
  • Conversational Designer — KBC
  • UX Designer — Smooth Sailing
  • Design Coach — Open Summer of Code
Education
  • Master of Interaction Design (IxD)
Focus areas
UX Design Interaction Design Conversational AI Data Visualization Design Strategy Process Automation Zoho One Open Source
Kind Words

Don't just take my word for it

Here's what happens when you let other people write your bio.

Valerie Czaplewski

"I really enjoyed working with Inti. He is a strong UX designer with great expertise, who always starts from the user's perspective. Inti isn't afraid to be critical, asks the right questions, and consistently gives constructive feedback. What stands out most is his calm, positive attitude. He communicates clearly, takes the time to explain things well, and is always ready to help. An absolute asset to any team."

Yasin Yer

"Inti is self-critical designer with an eye for detail and design. Someone who is enormously flexible in adapting to new technologies and software. No question or problem remains unsolved in his hands. Thanks to his support and guidance I became the designer I am today."

Yasin Yer
Freelance User Interface Designer
Jennifer Snow

"I first met Inti when he was working for us through OSOC (Open Summer of Code 2019) and later as an intern at Engie under my supervision. Inti thrives as a creative innovative mind, he loves a challenge and brings new out-of-the-box ideas to the table. I never worry when Inti is on the team, because I know he is dedicated and sees the projects through with a good dose of positive, helping and team-work attitude."

Jennifer Snow
UX Designer & Functional Analyst, ENGIE Electrabel
Simon Van Damme

"At LUCA School of Arts, Inti represented 3,500 students on our board of directors for two years. Together with a few other students, he managed to develop an even better participation model for students during the height of the COVID period. We are grateful to him for this impressive achievement and the wonderful collaboration."

Bolat Tleubayev

"I was working with Inti for about a month at Open Summer of Code. During that whole period Inti was overseeing our team of students as a coach. His input to the team effort was great both for morale and KPI achievement. He was able to motivate, direct, and coach every team member efficiently."

Kris Wauters

"A wonderful collaboration that grew from a purely informal introduction. The most important thing about Inti Valderas Caro is that you can always count on him as an enthusiastic entrepreneur, brimming with innovative ideas. I can highly recommend Inti."

Valerie Czaplewski

"I really enjoyed working with Inti. He is a strong UX designer with great expertise, who always starts from the user's perspective. Inti isn't afraid to be critical, asks the right questions, and consistently gives constructive feedback. What stands out most is his calm, positive attitude. He communicates clearly, takes the time to explain things well, and is always ready to help. An absolute asset to any team."

Yasin Yer

"Inti is self-critical designer with an eye for detail and design. Someone who is enormously flexible in adapting to new technologies and software. No question or problem remains unsolved in his hands. Thanks to his support and guidance I became the designer I am today."

Yasin Yer
Freelance User Interface Designer
Jennifer Snow

"I first met Inti when he was working for us through OSOC (Open Summer of Code 2019) and later as an intern at Engie under my supervision. Inti thrives as a creative innovative mind, he loves a challenge and brings new out-of-the-box ideas to the table. I never worry when Inti is on the team, because I know he is dedicated and sees the projects through with a good dose of positive, helping and team-work attitude."

Jennifer Snow
UX Designer & Functional Analyst, ENGIE Electrabel
Simon Van Damme

"At LUCA School of Arts, Inti represented 3,500 students on our board of directors for two years. Together with a few other students, he managed to develop an even better participation model for students during the height of the COVID period. We are grateful to him for this impressive achievement and the wonderful collaboration."

Bolat Tleubayev

"I was working with Inti for about a month at Open Summer of Code. During that whole period Inti was overseeing our team of students as a coach. His input to the team effort was great both for morale and KPI achievement. He was able to motivate, direct, and coach every team member efficiently."

Kris Wauters

"A wonderful collaboration that grew from a purely informal introduction. The most important thing about Inti Valderas Caro is that you can always count on him as an enthusiastic entrepreneur, brimming with innovative ideas. I can highly recommend Inti."

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Inti Valderas Caro

UX & Interaction Designer

inti@valderas.be Sint-Niklaas, Belgium LinkedIn valderas.be

Experience

Mar 2025 — Present
UX Designer VRT MAX
VRT (via iO) · Full-time
Nov 2022 — Present
UX Design Consultant
iO · Full-time
Jul 2016 — Present
Digital & Design Strategist
Valderas · Self-employed
Dec 2022 — Mar 2025
UX Designer / Conversational Designer
KBC · Full-time
Oct 2021 — Nov 2022
UX Designer / Researcher
Smooth Sailing · Full-time
Aug 2020 — Nov 2022
UX Designer / Researcher
Smooth Sailing · Full-time & Freelance
Jul 2019 — Jun 2022
Design Coach & IxD Lead
Open Summer of Code

Education

2017 — 2021
Master of Interaction Design (IxD)
LUCA School of Arts

Focus Areas

UX Design Interaction Design Conversational AI Data Visualization Design Strategy UX Research Figma Prototyping Design Systems Open Source