Tom Reijnders is a lead developer and core maintainer of the Xerte open-source authoring environment. With extensive experience in software architecture, accessibility implementation, and standards-based development, Tom has been instrumental in modernising Xerte’s codebase and ensuring its alignment with WCAG guidelines. He specialises in developing scalable frameworks, improving authoring workflows, and integrating emerging technologies while maintaining the tool’s accessibility-first philosophy. Tom plays a critical role in coordinating contributions across the global developer community.