Add cover letter for FPF application

Add notice of published artifact paths

.gitignore

@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@
 ## Output
 *.pdf
 publish/
+build/

Makefile

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # personal resume makefile
 
+LETTERS = $(shell command ls letters/*.tex -1 | sed 's/letters\///' | sed 's/.tex//')
+
 .PHONY: help
 # Put it first so that "make" without argument is like "make help"
 # Adapted from:
@@ -10,8 +12,22 @@ help: ## List Makefile targets
 
 clean:  ## Clean up temp resources
 	rm --recursive --force publish/
-	rm Awesome-CV/*.log
+	rm --recursive --force build/
+	rm --force Awesome-CV/*.log
 
-pdf:  ## Build the resume PDF
-	mkdir --parents publish/
-	xelatex -output-directory=publish/ resume.tex content/
+resume:  ## Build the resume PDF
+	@mkdir --parents publish/
+	@mkdir --parents build/
+	@xelatex -output-directory=build/ resume.tex content/
+	@mv build/resume.pdf publish/resume.pdf
+	@echo Publishable build artifact written to publish/resume.pdf
+
+$(LETTERS):
+	@mkdir --parents publish/
+	@mkdir --parents build/
+	@cp letters/$@.tex build/coverletter-content.tex
+	@xelatex -output-directory=build/ coverletter.tex build/
+	@mv build/coverletter.pdf publish/$@.pdf
+	@echo Publishable build artifact written to publish/$@.pdf
+
+letters: $(LETTERS);  ## Build all cover letters, or use <letter name> to build a specific letter

content/experience.tex

@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@
       \begin{cvitems} % Description(s) of tasks/responsibilities
         \item {
           Took ownership of a network monitoring system built specifically for
-          Starry's WISP network model, expanding and developing the system using
-          Python, Docker, MariaDB, and AWS to handle a thirty-fold workload increase.
+          Starry's WISP network model, expanding and developing the system to meet
+          the needs of the Network Operations team and handle a thirty-fold workload
+          increase.
         }
         \item {
           Designed and deployed a testbed management network using Ubiquiti
@@ -28,12 +29,12 @@
           eleven corporate offices across the country.
         }
         \item {
-          Helped to lead a team developing Ansible tooling for managing and
-          securing hundreds of physical engineering systems.
+          Helped to lead a team developing Ansible automation for managing and
+          securing hundreds of physical engineering systems across four departments.
         }
         \item {
           Contributed to the design, implementation, and operation of a REST API for
-          indexing test results built on Python, Flask, Nginx and MariaDB.
+          indexing test results to serve the needs of multiple test teams.
         }
         \item {
           Facilitated interoperation between the Manufacturing Division and
@@ -64,13 +65,12 @@
         }
         \item {
           Designed and implemented a MySQL database schema to store metadata about
-          image assets, as well as the migrations necessary to convert existing legacy
-          data into the new schema layout.
+          image assets to help automate existing workflows on the team.
         }
         \item {
           Designed the final deployment infrastructure using Windows Server 2012,
-          IIS 8.5, and MySQL Server, then communicated these requirements to the
-          IT department for implementation.
+          IIS 8.5, and MySQL Server, then worked with the IT deparment to implement
+          these requirements.
         }
       \end{cvitems}
     }
@@ -105,16 +105,6 @@
     {August 2013 - June 2018} % Date(s)
     {
       \begin{cvitems} % Description(s) of tasks/responsibilities
-        \item {
-          Organized and executed preemptive campus-wide testing of ethernet conduit in
-          limited-access facilities to identify and repair faulty infrastructure.
-        }
-        \item {
-          Planned and developed campus-wide documentation of network conduit to
-          provide the Network Operations and Telecommunication departments with better
-          information sources when triaging problems, doing maintenance work, and
-          planning expansions.
-        }
         \item {
           Developed procedures for technicians to follow when debugging WPA certificate
           authentication on Windows, Android, iPhone, and Ubuntu systems.
@@ -128,6 +118,16 @@
           replacing faulty PDUs, organizing and documenting routed cables, and retiring
           network and server hardware.
         }
+        \item {
+          Organized and executed preemptive campus-wide testing of ethernet conduit in
+          limited-access facilities to identify and repair faulty infrastructure.
+        }
+        \item {
+          Planned and developed campus-wide documentation of network conduit to
+          provide the Network Operations and Telecommunication departments with better
+          information sources when triaging problems, doing maintenance work, and
+          planning expansions.
+        }
       \end{cvitems}
     }
 

content/skills.tex

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         Cross-team communication,
         specification design and evaulation,
         problem analysis,
-        technical support,
+        remote triage and debug,
         security threat modeling
     }
 

content/summary.tex

@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
 %---------------------------------------------------------
 Current Linux Systems Administrator and Development Operations Engineer at
 Starry Inc looking for opportunities in Development Operations, Site
-Reliability Engineering, or Solutions Engineering at socially conscious
+Reliability Engineering, or Technical Support at socially conscious
 companies and organizations.
 \end{cvparagraph}

coverletter.tex

@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+%!TEX TS-program = xelatex
+%!TEX encoding = UTF-8 Unicode
+% Awesome CV LaTeX Template for Cover Letter
+%
+% This template has been downloaded from:
+% https://github.com/posquit0/Awesome-CV
+%
+% Authors:
+% Claud D. Park <posquit0.bj@gmail.com>
+% Lars Richter <mail@ayeks.de>
+%
+% Template license:
+% CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
+%
+
+
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+% CONFIGURATIONS
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+% A4 paper size by default, use 'letterpaper' for US letter
+\documentclass[11pt, letterpaper]{awesome-cv}
+
+% Configure page margins with geometry
+\geometry{left=1.4cm, top=.8cm, right=1.4cm, bottom=1.8cm, footskip=.5cm}
+
+% Color for highlights
+% Awesome Colors: awesome-emerald, awesome-skyblue, awesome-red, awesome-pink, awesome-orange
+%                 awesome-nephritis, awesome-concrete, awesome-darknight
+\colorlet{awesome}{awesome-darknight}
+% Uncomment if you would like to specify your own color
+% \definecolor{awesome}{HTML}{CA63A8}
+
+% Colors for text
+% Uncomment if you would like to specify your own color
+% \definecolor{darktext}{HTML}{414141}
+% \definecolor{text}{HTML}{333333}
+% \definecolor{graytext}{HTML}{5D5D5D}
+% \definecolor{lighttext}{HTML}{999999}
+% \definecolor{sectiondivider}{HTML}{5D5D5D}
+
+% Set false if you don't want to highlight section with awesome color
+\setbool{acvSectionColorHighlight}{false}
+
+% If you would like to change the social information separator from a pipe (|) to something else
+\renewcommand{\acvHeaderSocialSep}{\enskip\cdotp\enskip}
+
+\newcommand*{\letterbody}[1]{\def\@letterbody{#1}}
+
+% This file doesn't actually exist in the repo, but will be created by the
+% makefile
+\input{build/coverletter-content.tex}
+
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%	PERSONAL INFORMATION
+%	Comment any of the lines below if they are not required
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+% Available options: circle|rectangle,edge/noedge,left/right
+\name{Ethan}{Paul}
+%\position{Systems Administrator / Development Operations Engineer}
+
+\mobile{+1.617.733.0601}
+\email{me@enp.one}
+%\dateofbirth{January 1st, 1970}
+%\homepage{enpaul.net}
+%\github{posquit0}
+%\linkedin{posquit0}
+% \gitlab{gitlab-id}
+% \stackoverflow{SO-id}{SO-name}
+% \twitter{@twit}
+% \skype{skype-id}
+% \reddit{reddit-id}
+% \medium{madium-id}
+% \kaggle{kaggle-id}
+% \googlescholar{googlescholar-id}{name-to-display}
+%% \firstname and \lastname will be used
+% \googlescholar{googlescholar-id}{}
+% \extrainfo{extra information}
+
+% How the letter is closed
+\letterclosing{\recipientaddressstyle{Ethan Paul\\13 Faxon St\\Newton, MA 02458\\USA}}
+% Any enclosures with the letter
+%\letterenclosure[Attached]{Resume}
+
+
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+\begin{document}
+
+% Print the footer with 3 arguments(<left>, <center>, <right>)
+% Leave any of these blank if they are not needed
+\makecvfooter
+  {\today}
+  {}
+  {\href{https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/}{CC BY-NC-ND 4.0}}
+
+% Print the title with above letter information
+\makelettertitle
+
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%	LETTER CONTENT
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+\begin{cvletter}
+  \@letterbody
+\end{cvletter}
+
+
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+% Print the signature and enclosures with above letter information
+\makeletterclosing
+
+\end{document}

letters/freedom-of-the-press.tex

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%	LETTER INFORMATION
+%	All of the below lines must be filled out
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+% The company being applied to
+\recipient
+  {}
+  {Freedom of the Press Foundation\\601 Van Ness Ave. Suite E731\\San Francisco, CA 94102\\USA}
+
+% The date on the letter, default is the date of compilation
+\letterdate{\today}
+
+% How the letter is opened
+\letteropening{To the Hiring Manager,}
+
+\letterbody{
+    My name is Ethan Paul and I am writing to apply for the Newsroom Support Engineer position
+    at the Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF). In my nine years of professional experience I
+    have worked in a wide variety of positions including as a Tier I support technician for a
+    legacy institution that supported thousands of clients, and a systems architect and
+    administrator for a small startup company. Through my entire career what I have enjoyed most
+    from my work are the opportunities to meet people, understand their technical challenges,
+    and work to build and deliver solutions that help them to be more successful in their jobs.
+    While I enjoy solving technical problems, it is the relationship between technology and
+    people that has always been of greatest interest to me.
+    \\\\
+    Developing this relationship is the work that the FPF provides through the maintenance and
+    support of projects like SecureDrop, which demonstrates an ideal model of a distributed open
+    source software platform. The relationship between people and technology is so
+    often a complicated one that grows more so as systems become ever more sophisticated and
+    stratified. As a result of this sophistication, taking advantage of technological
+    benefits becomes increasingly difficult as the level of expertise required to work within a
+    system also increases. This makes the work of specialist groups all the more important:
+    organizations like the FPF provide the essential service of helping people better participate
+    in our rapidly digitizing world. The FPF and similar organizations also stand in stark
+    contrast to companies that ostensibly provide the same service, but only for their own
+    benefit rather than that of their clients, customers, and community. The commitment to
+    providing enhanced access to technological resources for the principle benefit of its clients
+    and community is what appeals most to me about applying to join the team at FPF.
+    \\\\
+    One of the most interesting and fulfilling projects I have had the opportunity to work on
+    during my time in the technology sector was the implementation and support of a network
+    monitoring system for my company's wireless network infrastructure. This project allowed me
+    to work with and learn from experts in different fields as I coordinated the system's design
+    across several engineering departments while continually working with the Network
+    Operations teams to understand how they needed the system to function in daily use. While the
+    technical work for the project was interesting, by far the most engaging part of the process
+    was understanding the needs and limitations of the people using the system so that I could
+    work to improve its utility. This exposure to other teams and specialties helped me to develop
+    a better understanding of the business, a plethora of diverse relationships, and gave me more
+    opportunities to expand my technical knowledge.
+    \\\\
+    At this point in my career I am interested in the impact my work has on my community and
+    environment which is why I have chosen to branch out of the traditional technology sector.
+    I value contributing positively to my organization's culture and clients, but doing so
+    while also working to fight inequity and improve free access to information is a dream
+    opportunity for me. I have admired the FPF's work from a far for long enough that the
+    prospect of applying to work here seems almost surreal. And yet the Newsroom Support
+    Engineer role combines two elements that are very important to me: developing people's
+    relationship with their technology, and promoting digital freedom for people everywhere. For
+    all these reasons I hope you will consider me for the position and I look forward to hearing
+    from you soon.
+}