About Connie ‘Sunfire’ Hill

professional photo of Connie with orange-ish hair and wearing a royal purple topI am a lot of things: a hippy at heart, a professional pedestrian, a barefoot enthusiast, a US Navy veteran, a volunteer, an organizer, a crafter, a doer, a helper, a wife and friend. But to pay the bills, I'm a Website Developer.

What sets me apart from my peers is that I try to build my websites and applications with security and accessibility from inception, meaning that these two elements are present in all of the design, development, testing, and other decision-making considerations involved.

I am a 2014 graduate of DeVry University, having earned a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems with a concentration in Web Development and Administration. Before that, I served 5 years in the US Navy working on Top Secret communication computer systems. I also have nearly a decade of retail and customer service experience, including creating and operating a hobby business selling my own crafts and artwork. I bring technical understanding and down-to-earth problem solving to every project. My curent focus is on accessibility (#a11y) and security, and how to integrate them into every project from inception.

Experience and Skills

While I am proficient with editing and managing WordPress websites (particularly with regards to security), I enjoy the more hands-on approach of building and customizing non-CMS websites using tools such as Static Site Generators and Netlify. Each new project allows me a new opportunity to practice writing semantic HTML and CSS, focus on creating an Accessible design, and limit the use of Javascript.

  • HTML and HTML5 -- 10 years
  • CSS and CSS3 -- 7 years
  • Web Accessibility -- 3 years
  • Javascript -- 5 years
  • PHP and MySQL -- 3 years
  • OWASP Top Ten -- 2 years
  • Wordpress -- 5 years

My WordPress experience includes extensive use of page builders and themes such as WordPress Blocks (Gutenburg), GeneratePress, Avada, Bakery Builder (Virtual Composer), and Divi, as well as robust and essential plugins including Yoast SEO, Wordfence Security (and other security enhancing features), Contact Form 7 (and associated add-ons), WooCommerce and many of its extensions, Give and Charitable (donation tools), and more.

I also have experience communicating with team members across time zones, tracking work in tools like RedBooth, Trello, and Monday, and collaborating using version control systems such as Git.

You can see my past projects at LinkedIn as well as Upwork . Some projects and testimonials are also featured on our Services page.

Talents

  • Highly organized and detail-oriented
  • Exceptional work ethic
  • Desire to learn, willing to try new things
  • Desire to succeed, can't leave a job unfinished
  • Team player, motivator

 
When I'm not immersed in code, I've been known to volunteer a bit with the Veteran community in my area (see: North Central Washington Veterans Info and VFW Post 3617 ). I'm also a proponent of barefooting, Nerd Manicures (affiliate link) , and being a good human to the planet and its people.