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   1 \documentclass[11pt,letterpaper,sans]{moderncv}
   2 % possible options include font size ('10pt', '11pt' and '12pt'),
   3 % paper size ('a4paper', 'letterpaper', 'a5paper', 'legalpaper',
   4 % 'executivepaper' and 'landscape') and
   5 % font family ('sans' and 'roman')
   6
   7 % moderncv themes
   8 % style options are 'casual' (default), 'classic', 'oldstyle' and 'banking'
   9 \moderncvstyle{casual}
  10 \moderncvcolor{blue}
  11 % color options 'blue' (default), 'orange', 'green',
  12 % 'red', 'purple', 'grey' and 'black'
  13 %\renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}
  14 % to set the default font; use '\sfdefault' for the default
  15 %  sans serif font, '\rmdefault' for the default roman one, or any tex font name
  16 %\nopagenumbers{}
  17 % uncomment to suppress automatic page numbering for CVs longer than one page
  18
  19 % character encoding
  20 %\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
  21 % if you are not using xelatex ou lualatex,
  22 % replace by the encoding you are using
  23
  24 \newcommand\cpp{C\raisebox{0.5ex}{\tiny\textbf{++}}}
  25
  26 \renewcommand*{\labelitemi}{\strut\textcolor{color1}{\large\rmfamily\textbullet}}
  27 % adjust the page margins
  28 \usepackage[top=.1in, bottom=.1in, left=.6in, right=.6in]{geometry}
  29 \usepackage{graphicx}
  30
  31 \nopagenumbers{}
  32 %\setlength{\hintscolumnwidth}{3cm}
  33 % if you want to change the width of the column with the dates
  34 %\setlength{\makecvtitlenamewidth}{10cm}
  35 % for the 'classic' style, if you want to force the width allocated
  36 % to your name and avoid line breaks. be careful though, the length
  37 % is normally calculated to avoid any overlap with your personal
  38 % info; use this at your own typographical risks...
  39
  40 % personal data
  41 \name{Daniel}{Watson}
  42 %\address{726 De La Vina}{Santa Barbara Ca 93101}{}
  43 % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted; the
  44 % "postcode city" and "country" arguments can be omitted or provided empty
  45 \phone[fixed]{(805) 699-5690}
  46 \email{ozzloy@challenge-bot.com}
  47 % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
  48 \homepage{www.challenge-bot.org}
  49 % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
  50 \social[code]{https://gitlab.com/ozzloy}
  51 % optional, remove / comment the line if not wanted
  52
  53 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  54 %            content
  55 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  56 \begin{document}
  57 %-----       letter       ------------------------------------------------
  58 % recipient data
  59 \recipient{Hiring Manager}{Ladder Life}
  60 \date{\today}
  61 \opening{Dear Sir or Madam,}
  62 \closing{Sincerely,}
  63 \enclosure[Attached]{curriculum vit\ae{}}
  64 % use an optional argument to use a string other than
  65 % "Enclosure", or redefine \enclname
  66 \makelettertitle
  67
  68 I am inquiring about employment for the Software Engineer
  69 position.
  70
  71 I believe I will be able to implement full-stack features for Ladder.
  72 For the past few months, I've been learning Clojure's web stack in
  73 order to create a web app that my grampa and I can play remotely.
  74
  75 It is up and running at \httplink{bingo.challenge-bot.com}.  You can
  76 visit it right now, choose any username, log in and get a bingo card.
  77 It uses websockets to synchronize the game across all logged in
  78 players.  In order to get this running, I had to learn a lot about the
  79 stack tech that goes into any web page.  From http request to A-record
  80 (and AAAA-record), from Apache reverse proxy to the dynamic duo of
  81 Ring and Compojure, I have written and configured the a large part of
  82 the tech stack behind my bingo page.  Reagent has provided a clean,
  83 functional way of updating the UI, and I am looking into Reframe to
  84 handle state update management.
  85
  86 Those are just some of the technologies I learned specifically for
  87 this bingo page.  In addition, I run GNU and Linux on my laptop and
  88 have been maintaining a personal virtual server for over a decade.  I
  89 am a capable sysadmin as a result.
  90
  91 Clojure makes programming for the web fun again, and Clojurescript
  92 means I can create meaningful connections for people like my grampa,
  93 who know very little about computers.  Having a day job where I get to
  94 write Clojure would be amazing!
  95
  96 I look forward to discussing my qualifications further and can
  97 be reached by email at
  98 \href{ozzloy@challenge-bot.com}{\textcolor{color2}{ozzloy@challenge-bot.com}}.
  99
 100 \makeletterclosing
 101 \end{document}