Frontend Engineer + UX Designer + Web Accessibility Specialist + Electronic Music Artist

Leveraging Human-Centered Design and Engineering to Improve User Experiences

My name is Nathan Keeys – I'm a frontend software engineer, UI/UX designer and web accessibility specialist. I've contributed as a frontend engineer and UI/UX designer for 7 years designing, prototyping and developing websites and apps for creative agencies and consultancies. I also write technical articles and occassionally teach workshops on various subject matters such as web accessibility and interactive development. Alongside my work as an engineer I compose electronic music under the alias 80% Cacao. Hear my music project.


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UI/UX Technical Advisory & Consulting

As a UX technical consultant, I bridge the gaps between design and front-end development processes, improve workflows and processes, and design independent products. I deliver key results designed to eliminate pain points when working on complex user experiences and interfaces:

  • UI/UX Design and Frontend Workflow Audits
  • Web Accessibility & Compliance Audits (WCAG + ADA + 508)
  • Design-to-Development Handoff Strategy
  • Documentation, Templating and Automation
  • Technology Adoption Research and Strategy
  • Designer and Developer Mentorship

Frontend Software Engineering & UI/UX Design (IC)

As an individual contributor, I help software teams implement designs and frontend solutions with an emphasis on human-centered design, interactivity and web accessibility. I have deep knowledge in the following technologies and standards:

  • React + Vue.js + Typescript + Node.js
  • Web Accessibility (WCAG + ADA + 508)
  • Figma + Three.js + Design Systems + Storybook + UI Libraries
  • Playwright + Zustand + Cypress + Jest
  • Docker + CI/CD + AWS
  • Ableton Live, Max for Live

Work

CarpeDM Dating - Fullstack Development + Stripe Implementation

DC's Exclusive Dating App for Professional Black Women! I helped CarpeDM Dating build a member portal so users can update their dating profile information with ease.

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80% Cacao Music - Interactive Web Development

I designed and built out a minimal one-pager for a electronic music project of mine. Feel free to check it out the music!

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My Work Week (VA) - Fullstack Development + Web Accessibility

UI/UX in healthcare requires a lot of research, empathy, and understanding of healthcare processes. I worked with a team of designers, researchers, and engineers to help deliver a patient appointment scheduling application for clinicians at VA hospitals.

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FBI Jobs - Frontend Development + Content Architecture

No, this isn’t a security risk—you just might be watch too much true crime. I was a lead on the front-end development team that built the most recent FBI Jobs website.

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Noisegen.io - Interactive Web Development

Noisegen.io is an award-winning interactive experience I built that allows users to experiment with 3D grid planes and Perlin noise.

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RP3 Agency - Frontend Development + UI Prototyping

While on the RP3 creative technology team, I provided UI/UX design consulting, UI prototyping and frontend Drupal development for their current website.

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Vinvox - SVG Animation

I built a SVG-based point animation system for Vinvox's current website.

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Events

  • 06/12/2024

    Three.js Fundamentals - The Collab Lab - Remote

  • 11/10/2023

    Creative Coding Workshop (Three.js) - Women Who Code (now WiSE Women in Software Engineering JP) - Ginza Tokyo, JP

  • 08/2021 - 10/2022

    Fullstack Bootcamp - 2U Bootcamps - Arlington, VA

  • 01/2018 - 03/2018

    Mentor - AIGA SHINE Mentorship - Washington DC