Hello, world!

I’m Ellie, a front end web developer with a passion for design.

About

Hello there! My name is Elizabeth “Ellie” Solorio, my pronouns are she/her/ella. I’m a California-based front end developer working with Drupal, as well as a student of visual design. Some of my favorite non-coding things are hidden gem coffee shops, listening to music, going on beach-adjacent hikes, and reading tarot & oracle cards. It is my firm belief that life is meant to be explored and experienced, so learning to build with code has been a manifestation of that curiosity and drive to keep creating. I have way too many fonts to play with, and constantly dream up new aesthetics to try and create beauty in my little corner of the internet.

I began my coding journey unknowingly back in the MySpace days. After working a wide range of jobs, I realized I loved to build with code – which also happened to be a solid career option. I began my self-directed learning with resources like freeCodeCamp, Udemy, and Skillcrush. In December 2020, I earned my certificate in Front End Web Development through UCSD Extension and San Diego Workforce Partnership’s Income Share Agreement program. I was also awarded a scholarship to attend the virtual Grace Hopper Celebration 2021 and 2022! I love that I’m never done learning and love to stay curious about the ever-evolving web.

Skills & Tools

A brief look at my skillset & tools.

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Drupal

WordPress

HTML & CSS (SCSS)

JavaScript

A11y Compliance

Adobe Creative Cloud

Content Management

SEO

Work Projects

Hunter Irrigation

Hunter Industries, 2024

As one of 6 developers on the web marketing team, my work on Hunter Irrigation is one of a few websites built with Drupal that we maintain and update as a part of the Hunter Industries family of companies. Whether it’s coding out responsive homepage banners, updating product pages, or implementing new features for professionals and homeowners, we focus on innovation and growth.

Palizade Clinical Trial

Evoke Canale, 2023

As lead developer, the process of building the Palizade Clinical Trial website taught me new ways to utilize SCSS. The technical challenges were great learning experiences, and I was excited to see this launch. This fully responsive website featured dynamic animations on this single-page long scroll and featured a floating button that followed along down the page on desktop. Although it is no longer available, I still use some of the cool techniques learned here.

Simulated image of a computer screen with the window showing the website for Palizade Clinical Trial

Iris Medicine

Evoke Canale, 2022

Although the site never quite got to launch, this was an amazing build! With a gorgeous color palette and a beautiful and multicolor gradient overlay in the video header, the Iris Medicine website is still one of my favorites. The gradient border effect for some of the accents were also challenging to get just right, but they looked amazing when finished.

Petco Animal Supplies

Petco, 2020

In my first role after completing my certification program, I joined the team at Petco for an ambitious undertaking – a rebrand and refresh of the eCommerce website. Using Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), we rebuilt the structure of the website and added fresh new imagery to complement the redesign.

Selected Projects

We Are Diverse Creators

Volumen Technologies, 2020

As a part of a fellowship with Volumen Technologies, I was invited to collaborate with a distributed team to build and customize the website for We Are Diverse Creators’ Virtual Summit. I assisted with the organization and compilation of resources and assets to be used for the event website and made updates as needed to launch this beautiful website!

Simulated image of a computer screen with the window showing the website for We Are Diverse Creators

Batter Up!

Baseball Hack Day, 2019

My first time participating in a Hack Day! Our team won 2nd place for San Diego. While we didn’t get to build it out, we were thrilled that the concept won. Our team created an app that follows batting order to notify you when your team (or favorite player) is at bat! We had only a few hours but I helped design and wireframe the app.

Current Projects

Some development and design topics I am actively working on learning:

Drupal Development

PHP & MySQL

Past Experience

In addition to my tech experience, my past roles have provided me with a multifaceted skillset. Past careers include: