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					|  |  |  |           <h2 class="about-title">Who I Am</h2> |  |  |  |           <h2 class="about-title">Who I Am</h2> | 
			
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
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					|  |  |  |             My name is Ethan Paul, and I am an engineer working in tech! I graduated as a part of |  |  |  |             Well that's a complicated question to open with. How do I sum that up into a nice, neat blurb for the  | 
			
				
				
			
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
					|  |  |  |             <a target="_blank" href="https://www.wpi.edu/">Worcester Polytechnic Institute</a>'s |  |  |  |             internet? I can start with some simple easy to categorize attributes, that seems to be the usual | 
			
				
				
			
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
					|  |  |  |             Class of 2017 with a degree in |  |  |  |             approach.  | 
			
				
				
			
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
					|  |  |  |             <a href="https://www.wpi.edu/academics/departments/mechanical-engineering">Mechanical Engineering</a>. |  |  |  |             <br><br> | 
			
				
				
			
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
					|  |  |  |             I am an avid outdoorsman, a former Boy Scout, and had a lot of fun getting my |  |  |  |             I was part of the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.wpi.edu/">WPI</a> Class of 2017 and graduated | 
			
				
				
			
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
					|  |  |  |             <a target="_blank" href="https://www.solidworks.com/sw/support/797_ENU_HTML.htm">SolidWorks Certified Professional Certification</a> |  |  |  |             with a degree in mechanical engineering. My job is completely unrelated to my degree: I work as a | 
			
				
				
			
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
					|  |  |  |             (even though I don't actually use it). I'm also a |  |  |  |             Site Reliability Engineer at <a target="_blank" href="https://www.wpi.edu/">Starry, Inc</a>. I like | 
			
				
				
			
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
					|  |  |  |             <a target="_blank" href="http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/type-1/">Type 1 Diabetic</a> |  |  |  |             hiking, mechanical design, and literary theory. I'm a | 
			
				
				
			
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
					|  |  |  |             who enjoy's |  |  |  |             <a target="_blank" href="http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/type-1/">Type-1 Diabetic</a>, I have a | 
			
				
				
			
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
					|  |  |  |             <a target="_blank" href="https://openaps.org/">hacking my OmniPod insulin pump</a>, |  |  |  |             <a target="_blank" href="https://www.solidworks.com/sw/support/797_ENU_HTML.htm">SolidWorks Professional Certification</a>, | 
			
				
				
			
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
					|  |  |  |             and I can make a mean omelet (if I do say so myself). |  |  |  |             and have accidentally flipped over very-nearly every time I've ridden in a canoe (bonus fact: I don't  | 
			
				
				
			
		
	
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
					|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |             like canoes very much). | 
			
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
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					|  |  |  |           <h2 class="about-title">My Interests</h2> |  |  |  |           <h2 class="about-title">What I Like</h2> | 
			
				
				
			
		
	
		
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
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					|  |  |  |             My interests are pretty varied and constantly changing, but most often you |  |  |  |             Oof, and I thought the last section was difficult. I don't like talking about myself, in case that wasn't | 
			
				
				
			
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
					|  |  |  |             can find me programming in |  |  |  |             obvious. Shoot, that's more of a personal detail, should it have gone in the last section? Whatever, | 
			
				
				
			
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
					|  |  |  |             <a target="_blank" href="https://www.python.org">Python</a>, |  |  |  |             moving on. | 
			
				
				
			
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
					|  |  |  |             learning about practical repairs to internal combustion engines, or answering |  |  |  |             <br><br> | 
			
				
				
			
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
					|  |  |  |             hypothetical questions on |  |  |  |             My interests are somewhat varied and changing all the time, but consistently my main interests are in | 
			
				
				
			
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
					|  |  |  |             <a target="_blank" href="https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com">StackExchange World Building</a>. |  |  |  |             solving problems and learning about how other people solved problems. I like the | 
			
				
				
			
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
					|  |  |  |             I also enjoy reading! Some of my favorite books are Isaac Asimov's |  |  |  |             <a target="_blank" href="https://www.python.org">Python</a> programming language, the history of 19th and | 
			
				
				
			
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
					|  |  |  |             <a target="_blank" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46654.The_Foundation_Trilogy">Foundation Trilogy</a>, |  |  |  |             20th centuries (particularly related to industry), and figuring out how to keep older cars working well  | 
			
				
				
			
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
					|  |  |  |             Patrick Ness' |  |  |  |             past their intended retirement date. I also like books! The | 
			
				
				
			
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
					|  |  |  |             <a target="_blank" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13047567-chaos-walking">Chaos Walking Series</a>, |  |  |  |             <a target="_blank" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46654.The_Foundation_Trilogy">Foundation Trilogy</a> | 
			
				
				
			
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
					|  |  |  |             F.Scott Fitzgerald's |  |  |  |             (Isaac Asimov), | 
			
				
				
			
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
					|  |  |  |             <a target="_blank" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4671.The_Great_Gatsby">The Great Gatsby</a>, |  |  |  |             <a target="_blank" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4671.The_Great_Gatsby">The Great Gatsby</a> | 
			
				
				
			
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
					|  |  |  |             and just about anything written by |  |  |  |             (F.Scott Fitzgerald), and  | 
			
				
				
			
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
					|  |  |  |             <a target="_blank" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/5194.Michael_Crichton">Michael Crichton</a>. |  |  |  |             <a target="_blank" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13047567-chaos-walking">Chaos Walking</a> | 
			
				
				
			
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
					|  |  |  |           </p> |  |  |  |             (Patrick Ness) are some of my favorites. | 
			
				
				
			
		
	
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
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					|  |  |  |           <h2 class="about-title">What I Do</h2> |  |  |  |           <h2 class="about-title">What I Do</h2> | 
			
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
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					|  |  |  |              I do lots of things! I work at |  |  |  |              Ok this is the easy one, I do lots of things! I volunteer with | 
			
				
				
			
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
					|  |  |  |              <a target="_blank" href="https://starry.com">Starry Inc</a>, |  |  |  |              <a target="_blank" href="https://www.mindsmatterboston.org/">Minds Matter Boston</a> as a youth mentor and give | 
			
				
				
			
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
					|  |  |  |              volunteer with |  |  |  |              unnecessarily enthusiastic tours at the | 
			
				
				
			
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
					|  |  |  |              <a target="_blank" href="https://www.mindsmatterboston.org/">Minds Matter Boston</a> |  |  |  |              <a target="_blank" href="https://waterworksmuseum.org/">Boston Metropolitan Waterworks Museum</a>. I also  | 
			
				
				
			
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
					|  |  |  |              as a youth mentor, and give excessively passionate tours at the |  |  |  |              work on a few open source software projects, try to travel when and where I can, and constantly find new things to  | 
			
				
				
			
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
					|  |  |  |              <a target="_blank" href="https://waterworksmuseum.org/">Boston Metropolitan Waterworks Museum</a>. |  |  |  |              <s>break</s> fix on my car. | 
			
				
				
			
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
					|  |  |  |              I also enjoy programming, urban and trail hiking, fixing my aging car, and maintaining |  |  |  |  | 
			
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
					|  |  |  |              <a href="/homelab">my homelab equipment and systems</a>. |  |  |  |  | 
			
		
	
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
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					|  |  |  |             Interested in volunteering in the Boston area? Both |  |  |  |             Interested in volunteering in the Boston area? Both | 
			
		
	
	
		
		
			
				
					
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					|  |  |  |             ©2020 <strong>Ethan N. Paul</strong> |  |  |  |             ©2020 <strong>E.N.Paul</strong> | 
			
				
				
			
		
	
		
		
	
		
		
			
				
					
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