Welcome To My Portfolio

Hey! I'm Nathaniel, A Front End React Web Developer currently working for Hastings Direct. Student at the University of Sussex.

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About

For me, every day is a chance to learn something new. I’m passionate about computer science and front-end development, but I also love game design and building computers! Outside of tech, I enjoy hitting the gym, going on hikes and trying to play the guitar.

Cat icon Me and my friends on a group holiday in the Lake District 2023

Years Experience

Hackathons Won

Live Websites

Projects

Easy Trip Planner

With the soul goal of making planning holidays easier with my friends and family I set about making my own personal shared calendar website with plenty of useful features includes such as: polls, links, to do list, comments and dynamic locations. I created all the drawings and set up the front end, back end and the server.

Website

Github

Samuels Website

Another portfolio website for my friend Samuel who works in vintage aircraft restoration and airshows. It features capabilities to add and delete images online to the gallery page, working contact forms and plenty of interesting sections displaying his skills in the industry. I hope the website serves him well and document his journey.

Website

Github

Copy Cat Chrome Extension

A useful chrome extension I developed myself to help me keep track of recently copied words, downloaded images and browsing history. Feel free to add it to your chrome browser using the button below, its super handy sometimes and helps me save a bunch of time when fetching quotes for reports.

Website

Els Social Spark

This was a project done for my friends sister who is a professional photographer for weddings, maternities and much more. I love the minimal but formal design and it should help her clients get a better idea about her services and what to expect on the day. It features a gallery where she can upload new images on the site so people can view them freely, a contact form for customers and detailed list of all the services she offers.

Website

Github

Pointy Poker

Pointy Poker is a real-time estimation tool I built for my agile team at Hastings Direct. It helps developers, testers, and BAs quickly and collaboratively estimate feature complexity using Planning Poker. Built with Socket.IO and React, it supports role-based controls, live vote visibility, and mean calculation to streamline sprint planning.

Website

Github

Skills

Here are the Main Skill I have developed throughout my time at University, working, and self-studying.

Design

Client Focus

React

Octane

Unity

Websites

TypeScript

Git

Figma

Python

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Experience

I have gained plenty of valuable experience during my time as a Developer, these are the main experiences which have helped shape my career.

University of Sussex

September 2022 - June 2026

Student

Here I studied Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence. I completed course works, exams and participated in Events. I met loads of interesting people and secured a solid foundation to grow my career on.

Sainsburys

October 2022 - December 2022

Online Assistant

Here I worked over winter handling the delivery, refilling and logistics of food delivery trucks. I also worked on the store floor dealing with customers and fetching groceries for the online shop customers. It was a super stressful experience but I enjoyed meeting new people and getting the opportunity to help people out.

Hastings Direct

September 2024 - September 2025

Year in Industry

This placement was an amazing experience in which I learnt and developed my Industry standards and discovered my passion for Website development. I did several certifications (see my linked in) and met loads of highly skilled senior developers who I became acquainted with.

Coursera Meta Advanced React

October 2024 - October 2024

Online Course

At my time at Hastings I invested sometime into getting more familiar with React by attempting this one month course learning React. It involved lots of programming challenges and a end of course test to create a portfolio! It was super worth the time and it has really helped me excel in front end development.

Photos

Here is a collection of Photosthat capture some of my favorite moments, places, and experiences.

Contact

Please feel free to reach out to me using the contact form below.