Erica Shoonmaker

Erica Shoonmaker – Web Developer

I'm a web designer with over 20 years experience making websites, and I've been working with WordPress since it came out in 2003.

Overview

I'm a web designer specializing in WordPress-based sites. Blogs, portfolios, web shops, etc.—you name it, you can do it with WordPress!

I also have experience designing book covers and interiors. See my Gallery for examples of this kind of work.
Services
Non-Fiction
Architecture Art Design Technology Travel
Fiction
Fantasy Historical Fiction Science Fiction Urban Fantasy Women's Fiction

Work experience

CBS Interactive

Nov, 2015 — Present

Socialcast (VMware)

Jul, 2013 — Aug, 2014 (about 1 year)

Livefyre

May, 2011 — Feb, 2013 (almost 2 years)

Stipple, Inc.

Mar, 2011 — May, 2011 (2 months)

ngmoco:) (DeNA)

Jun, 2010 — Mar, 2011 (9 months)

Self-employed

Jun, 2009 — Present

Dollars & Sense Magazine (Baruch College)

Nov, 2008 — May, 2009 (6 months)

Grosset & Dunlap/PSS! (Penguin Group)

Sep, 2008 — Dec, 2008 (3 months)

American Red Cross of Greater Chicago

Jun, 2008 — Aug, 2008 (2 months)

Projects

LARP Girl

Type: WordPress Setup and Theme Customization
Client: LARP Girl
Tools and Languages Used: Adobe Photoshop, CSS, HTML, Sublime Text, Google Fonts, WordPress, various WP Plugins
Details: LARP Girl wanted to create a website where she could share text blog articles alongside her popular videos from YouTube. We set her up with a WordPress site, utilizing a plugin to automatically pull in and publish her videos from YouTube as blog posts as well as giving her the ability to write long-form posts when she chooses.

CodePath: Get Involved

Type: Single, Interactive Web Page
Client: CodePath
Tools and Languages Used: Adobe Photoshop, SCSS, HAML, Javascript, Bootstrap, CodeKit (for compiling to HTML5 and CSS3), Espresso (for writing/editing code), Cloud.Typography
Details: CodePath wanted to create an engaging page to invite their community and fellow engineers to get involved with their guides and programs. There’s a few ways to contribute to CodePath and each section highlights the specific way you can play a part in to this growing educational community.

LARP Box

Type: WordPress Theme Customization and WooCommerce Implementation
Client: LARP Box
Tools and Languages Used: Adobe Photoshop, CSS, HTML, Sublime Text, Google Fonts, WordPress, WooCommerce, WooCommerce Subscriptions, various other WP Plugins
Details: LARP Box wanted to move off of Wix after their successful Kickstarter campaign, and utilize self-hosted WordPress and WooCommerce instead. This project included a custom child theme based off Karuna, WooCommerce installation and integration, WooCommerce Subscriptions plugin, custom WooCommerce-related functions, SSL certificate installation, and domain migration.

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