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   1 \documentclass[11pt,letterpaper,sans]{moderncv}        % possible options include font size ('10pt', '11pt' and '12pt'), paper size ('a4paper', 'letterpaper', 'a5paper', 'legalpaper', 'executivepaper' and 'landscape') and font family ('sans' and 'roman')
   2
   3 % moderncv themes
   4 % style options are 'casual' (default), 'classic', 'oldstyle' and 'banking'
   5 \moderncvstyle{casual}
   6 \moderncvcolor{blue}
   7 % color options 'blue' (default), 'orange', 'green',
   8 % 'red', 'purple', 'grey' and 'black'
   9 %\renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}
  10 % to set the default font; use '\sfdefault' for the default
  11 %  sans serif font, '\rmdefault' for the default roman one, or any tex font name
  12 %\nopagenumbers{}
  13 % uncomment to suppress automatic page numbering for CVs longer than one page
  14
  15 % character encoding
  16 %\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
  17 % if you are not using xelatex ou lualatex,
  18 % replace by the encoding you are using
  19
  20 \newcommand\cpp{C\raisebox{0.5ex}{\tiny\textbf{++}}}
  21
  22 \renewcommand*{\labelitemi}{\strut\textcolor{color1}{\large\rmfamily\textbullet}}
  23 % adjust the page margins
  24 \usepackage[top=.1in, bottom=.1in, left=.6in, right=.6in]{geometry}
  25 \usepackage{graphicx}
  26
  27 \nopagenumbers{}
  28 %\setlength{\hintscolumnwidth}{3cm}
  29 % if you want to change the width of the column with the dates
  30 %\setlength{\makecvtitlenamewidth}{10cm}
  31 % for the 'classic' style, if you want to force the width allocated
  32 % to your name and avoid line breaks. be careful though, the length
  33 % is normally calculated to avoid any overlap with your personal
  34 % info; use this at your own typographical risks...
  35
  36 % personal data
  37 \name{Daniel}{Watson}
  38 %\address{726 De La Vina}{Santa Barbara Ca 93101}{}
  39 % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted; the
  40 % "postcode city" and "country" arguments can be omitted or provided empty
  41 \phone[fixed]{(805) 699-5690}
  42 \email{ozzloy@challenge-bot.com}
  43 % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
  44 \homepage{www.challenge-bot.org}
  45 % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
  46 \social[code]{https://gitlab.com/ozzloy}
  47 % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
  48
  49 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  50 %            content
  51 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  52 \begin{document}
  53 %-----       letter       ------------------------------------------------
  54 % recipient data
  55 \recipient{Hiring Manager}{Ladder Life}
  56 \date{\today}
  57 \opening{Dear Sir or Madam,}
  58 \closing{Sincerely,}
  59 \enclosure[Attached]{curriculum vit\ae{}}
  60 % use an optional argument to use a string other than
  61 % "Enclosure", or redefine \enclname
  62 \makelettertitle
  63
  64 I am inquiring about employment for the Software Engineer
  65 position.
  66
  67 I believe I will be able to implement full-stack features for Ladder.
  68 For the past few months, I've been learning Clojure's web stack in
  69 order to create a web app that my grampa and I can play remotely.
  70
  71 It is up and running at \httplink{bingo.challenge-bot.com}.  You can
  72 visit it right now, choose any username, log in and get a bingo card.
  73 It uses websockets to synchronize the game across all logged in
  74 players.  In order to get this running, I had to learn a lot about the
  75 stack tech that goes into any web page.  From http request to A-record
  76 (and AAAA-record), from Apache reverse proxy to the dynamic duo of
  77 Ring and Compojure, I have written and configured the a large part of
  78 the tech stack behind my bingo page.  Reagent has provided a clean,
  79 functional way of updating the UI, and I am looking into Reframe to
  80 handle state update management.
  81
  82 Those are just some of the technologies I learned specifically for
  83 this bingo page.  In addition, I run GNU and Linux on my laptop and
  84 have been maintaining a personal virtual server for over a decade.  I
  85 am a capable sysadmin as a result.
  86
  87 Clojure makes programming for the web fun again, and Clojurescript
  88 means I can create meaningful connections for people like my grampa,
  89 who know very little about computers.  Having a day job where I get to
  90 write Clojure would be amazing!
  91
  92 I look forward to discussing my qualifications further and can
  93 be reached by email at
  94 \href{ozzloy@challenge-bot.com}{\textcolor{color2}{ozzloy@challenge-bot.com}}.
  95
  96 \makeletterclosing
  97 \end{document}