dt.Danielle Thomas

Design engineer · Websites for small businesses

Atlanta, GA

Websites that win customers.
Designed and built by one person.

I’m Danielle, a staff-level engineer and designer. I design and build clear, fast websites for small businesses, and you work with me directly from the first call to launch.

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Design sensibility. Engineering depth.

Selected work / 01–03

A few things I’ve built.

Products, systems & the details between

01 / FramePersonal product
frame
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Start where you are

What's on your mind?

You don't need to have it figured out.

I keep waiting until I feel ready to share something I've made.
Interactive interface study · sample reflectionTry the three stages

Independent product · Design + fullstack

Frame

An AI-powered reflection product that helps you examine a thought, notice patterns, and consider a different perspective.

  • React
  • TypeScript
  • AI synthesis

Product, UX, architecture, and implementation.
Owned from the ground up.

01 / Independent product

Frame: room to think.

My current project is an AI-powered structured-reflection product. I own the product decisions, UX, architecture, implementation, testing, and deployment.

My role
Independent product builder
Tools & systems
React Router · TypeScript · IndexedDB

The product problem

Frame gives a thought somewhere to go. A user shares an initial thought, responds to follow-up prompts, and receives a concise synthesis that surfaces patterns, assumptions, and possible reframes. The purpose is to help people examine their own reasoning.

What I own

I’m building Frame from the ground up, including the reflection flow and its frontend-to-backend integration. Owning the entire product means making the interaction decisions alongside the architecture decisions.

Under the interface

The implementation uses a feature-first reflection flow, local-first persistence with IndexedDB, runtime validation, and a provider abstraction for Anthropic and mock responses. Synthesis routes connect the user’s original thought and follow-up answers to the AI response.

Why this belongs in my portfolio

Frame brings my product judgment and engineering work into one project. It is also where I’m using AI-assisted development while keeping responsibility for architecture and code quality.

Visit Frame

The interactive study in this portfolio is a new presentation concept. Its sample content and styling are illustrative, not a capture of Frame’s current interface. It does not call an AI service.

02 / ngrokDeveloper experience

ngrok.

Usage

Know where you stand.

Illustrative data

68%of allowance

HTTP requests

680,000

of 1,000,000 this month

Room to grow

Usage at a glanceClear limits. Fewer surprises.
Interactive interface study · sample usage

ngrok · Frontend to metering

Making usage understandable

Connected billing data to a clear customer experience, with historical usage, plan allowances, and upgrade paths.

  • React
  • Go + gRPC
  • Kafka

≈ $150K ARR contribution
Fewer billing support tickets.

02 / ngrok

Make the numbers useful.

I owned a customer usage and billing experience across React, Kafka, Go services, and gRPC. The work connected metering infrastructure to a UI customers could understand.

My role
Software Engineer III · End-to-end feature owner
Tools & systems
React · Go · gRPC · Kafka

The customer problem

Customers needed to understand their usage, plan allowances, and when an upgrade made sense. The experience needed to turn billing data into something they could inspect and act on.

The interface work

I built the usage analytics page with historical usage, a date-range picker, circular usage visualizations with thresholds, and contextual tooltips linking to upgrade paths. I also added missing usage meters in the systems behind the page.

The engineering work

The feature crossed the frontend and the metering pipeline. I worked through Kafka updates, Go services, and a gRPC API to deliver the data the customer-facing experience needed.

The outcome

The experience contributed approximately $150K in annual recurring revenue from free-to-paid conversions and reduced billing-related support tickets.

This portfolio’s usage panel is an interactive recreation with example metrics. It is not a production screenshot or a live ngrok account.

03 / atmosSearch & discovery

atmos

Lot
$180K
Home
$340K
Total
$520K
Charlotte, NCDraw area

Let’s find the right lot for you!

Up to $180K
$20K$300K+

Live within an HOA?

5 of 6 example lotsIllustrative listings
Interactive interface study · sample properties

atmos · Geospatial product UI

From filters to finding a place

Reusable map components, interactive lot details, and filtering that keeps its state in the URL.

  • Vue
  • Mapbox
  • Component library

≈ 60% smaller application
Through media optimization.

03 / atmos

Make discovery feel connected.

I worked on map-based lot discovery, reusable geospatial components, and filtering interactions in a Vue application.

My role
Senior Software Engineer
Tools & systems
Vue · Mapbox · Google Maps · Cypress

The experience

Users explored lots through a map and a sidebar. I expanded the existing component library with custom map markers, interactive lot popovers, and deeper lot-detail navigation.

Filters that travel with you

I built filtering and sorting, partnered with a backend engineer on the filter contract, and persisted filter state in URL query parameters. Client-side validation handled invalid URL values.

Quality and performance

I introduced Cypress and Vue Testing Library where there had been no automated testing setup, adding coverage around filtering and sorting. I also identified oversized media, compressed assets, and stored images at the dimensions the product needed.

The outcome

Media optimization reduced application size by approximately 60%. The filtering work and reusable components supported the map-and-list discovery experience.

This portfolio’s property list is a recreated interaction study with invented example listings, not a production screenshot or real inventory.

Web design & development for small businesses.

Design to launch · One point of contact

Work directly with Danielle

Websites that feel polished and ship quickly.

I help small businesses launch clear, modern websites that explain what they do, feel trustworthy, and work well on every device. I work personally, from design to launch, so you get one point of contact and a product that feels intentional.

  • One point of contact

    I handle design, development, and launch myself, so you get a cohesive product without handoff friction.

  • Fast, focused delivery

    I prioritize clarity, speed, and a launch-ready product so your business can start using the site sooner.

  • Engineering depth included

    You get a designer who can also implement the site, which keeps the final product consistent and performant.

Small business services

Need a website that feels intentional?

Start with an audit, or pick the package that fits where your site is today.

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Packages

  • Website audit

    $500

    60-minute review of your current site, a written fix list, and a quote for any build. Paid when you book, and credited toward a project if you hire me.

    Best for

    You’re not sure what to fix

    Timeline

    1 week

  • Refresh site

    $6,000 to $9,000

    Redesign and rebuild of up to 5 pages, mobile-friendly, basic SEO, contact forms, analytics

    Best for

    A dated site that needs a rebuild

    Timeline

    3 to 5 weeks

  • Growth site

    $12,000 to $18,000

    Up to 12 pages, a CMS you can edit yourself, booking or lead capture, copy guidance, SEO setup

    Best for

    Businesses that want leads and easy updates

    Timeline

    6 to 8 weeks

  • Care plan

    $300 to $600/month

    Hosting, updates, backups, monitoring, and up to 2 hours of edits each month

    Best for

    Any site after launch

    Timeline

    Ongoing

Fixed prices agreed in writing before any work starts. A 50% deposit starts the work; the rest is due at launch.

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A little context

I care about how it feels.
And how it holds up.

I’m a Staff Frontend Engineer with fullstack experience and a degree in Interactive Arts & Media. I’ve worked solely with startups since 2019, building everything from developer tools to map-based discovery experiences.

I work through the UI details and the systems underneath them. That can mean owning a product like Frame, expanding a component library, or helping a team ship a frontend migration safely.

Home base
Atlanta, Georgia
Favorite tools
TypeScript & React
Taking on
2 new projects for early 2027
Outside the editor
Food & the WNBA

Let’s build something useful

Good work starts
with a conversation.