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README.md

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ The build script `build.sh` automatically combines the
 
 #### Using XeLaTeX
 
-XeLaTeX is the version of Latex great font rendering fuctionality (unicode, bidi,
+XeLaTeX is a version of Latex with great font rendering fuctionality (unicode, bidi,
 special font features).  Since my resume uses 'lower case numerals' it
 looks slightly better with XeLaTeX.
 
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ directory to the root of the project and do:
         sudo apt-get install texlive-xetex tex-gyre texlive-latex-recommended
         ./build.sh
 
+If all went well an updated version of the PDF is found in your current
+working directory.
 
 
 ## ToDo

cies-breijs-resume.tex

@@ -43,18 +43,18 @@
 
 \vspace{-1.3em}  % some vertical spacing
 \begin{multicols}{2}  % open a multicolumn environment
-\noindent \emph{Creative software engineer with roots in the open source movement, an entrepreneurial mindset and a passion for user/customer centered software development.}
+\noindent \emph{Creative geek with roots in the open source movement, an entrepreneurial mindset and a passion for user/customer centered software development with maintainable outcomes.}
 \\
 \\
-At the age of seven (1989) I wrote my first lines using a \acr{LOGO}-like language on an \acr{MSX} (pre-\acr{PC}).  Two years later I attended a conference on an emerging new technology, the Internet, at the Erasmus University from which I would graduate 16 years later.
+At the age of seven (1989) I wrote my first lines of code in a \acr{LOGO}-like language on an \acr{MSX} (pre-\acr{PC}).  Two years later I attended a conference on an emerging new technology, the Internet, at the Erasmus University from which I would graduate 16 years later.
 
 After being introduced to the open source movement in 1997, I taught myself a variety of skills with help from the open source community.  Since 2002 I am a contributor to the \acr{KDE} project, as my pet project \KTurtle got admitted into their \emph{edu} module.
 
-\KTurtle aims to make programming most easy and touchable.  It is well suited for teaching (children) the basics of programming, math and geometry. Through this project I hope to give others the same opportunity I was given:\ to learn programming at early age.
+\KTurtle is a zero-entry-barrier programming environment that is shipped with every Linux distribution.  It is well suited for teaching (children) the basics of programming, math and geometry.  Through this project I hope to give others the same opportunity I was given:\ to learn programming at early age.
 
-From 2003 to 2007 I studied at the Erasmus University Rotterdam and graduated in \emph{Business and Computer Science} (one curriculum).  After graduation I traveled Europe and Asia during a two year sabbatical, on which I worked on several occasions (see experience below) and initiated another open source project.  Most interesting was my work for Intellecap: I architected an implemented an adminitration systems for the booming micro credit lending industry.
+From 2003 to 2007 I studied at the Erasmus University Rotterdam and graduated in \emph{Business and Computer Science} (one curriculum).  After graduation I traveled Europe and Asia during a two year sabbatical, on which I worked on several occasions (see experience below).  Most interesting was my work for Intellecap:\ I architected and implemented an open source administrative backend for the booming micro credit lending industry.
 
-Upon return from my travels I joined Zarafa, one of the largest open source software vendors in the Netherlands.  Two years later I was asked to join Intellecap as the \acr{CTO} of their software division (\acr{ISTPL}).
+Upon return from my travels (\apo09) I joined Zarafa, one of the largest open source software vendors in the Netherlands.  In 2011 was asked to join Intellecap as the \acr{CTO} of their software division (\acr{ISTPL}) that within half a year had to let me go due to restructuring.  Currently I am looking for a challenging position further train my geek muscle.
 \end{multicols}
 
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
   \headedsubsection
     {\acr{IT} Consultant}
     {Aug \apo09 -- Sep \apo09}
-    {\bodytext{Architected and largely implemented an open source media sharing web service (\acr{REST} api) that facilitates video uploads, transcoding and streaming. Coached their development team on system design, ruby development (using Merb/Rails) and testing strategies such as \acr{TDD}/\acr{BDD}.}}
+    {\bodytext{Architected and largely implemented an open source media sharing web service (\acr{REST} api) that facilitates video uploads, transcoding and streaming. Coached their development team on system design, Ruby development (using Merb/Rails) and testing strategies such as \acr{TDD}/\acr{BDD}.}}
 }
 
 \headedsection
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
 
 \inlineheadsection  % special section that has an inline header with a 'hanging' paragraph
   {Technical specialties:}
-  {Software design and implementation, with(in) a team. I love Ruby/Python/Java, know \CPP~and flirt with Haskell. Solid knowledge of web technologies:\ \acr{HTML+CSS}, \acr{XML}, \acr{RDF}, \acr{REST}, \acr{SOAP} and JavaScript (mainly jQuery). Linux administration skills:\ bash, Apache, My\acr{SQL}, Postgres\acr{SQL}, virtualization/cloud (Open\acr{VZ}, \acr{VM}ware, \acr{KVM}, Xen and \acr{EC}2), datacenter automation (Puppet and Chef), continuous integration (Hudson).}
+  {Software design and implementation, with(in) a team. I love Ruby/Python/Java/\CPP~and flirt with Haskell. Solid knowledge of web technologies:\ \acr{HTML+CSS}, \acr{XML}, \acr{RDF}, \acr{REST}, \acr{SOAP} and JavaScript (mainly jQuery). Linux administration skills:\ bash, Apache, My\acr{SQL}, Postgres\acr{SQL}, virtualization/cloud (Open\acr{VZ}, \acr{VM}ware, \acr{KVM}, Xen and \acr{EC}2), datacenter automation (Puppet and Chef), continuous integration (Hudson/Jenkins).}
 
 \vspace{-1.7em}
 
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
 
 \inlineheadsection
   {Non-exhaustive and in alphabetical order:}
-  {Art, Buddhism, cryptography, music, open source, philosophy, software engineering, travel, typography (e.g.\ graphic design, \LaTeX), \acr{UX} and vegetarian cooking.}
+  {Art, Buddhism, cryptography, music, open source, philosophy, software engineering, travel, typography (e.g.\ graphic design, \LaTeX), \acr{UI}/\acr{UX} and vegetarian cooking.}
 
 
 \end{document}

combined/cies-breijs-resume.tex

@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
 \newcommand{\breakvspace}[1]{\pagebreak[2]\vspace{#1}\pagebreak[2]}
 \newcommand{\nobreakvspace}[1]{\nopagebreak[4]\vspace{#1}\nopagebreak[4]}
 
-% \spacedhrule (top, bottom)
+% \spacedhrule a horizontal line with some vertical space before and after it
 \newcommand{\spacedhrule}[2]{\breakvspace{#1}\hrule\nobreakvspace{#2}}
 
 % \inlineheadsection command, used for a new employer
@@ -199,18 +199,18 @@
 
 \vspace{-1.3em}  % some vertical spacing
 \begin{multicols}{2}  % open a multicolumn environment
-\noindent \emph{Creative software engineer with roots in the open source movement, an entrepreneurial mindset and a passion for user/customer centered software development.}
+\noindent \emph{Creative geek with roots in the open source movement, an entrepreneurial mindset and a passion for user/customer centered software development with maintainable outcomes.}
 \\
 \\
-At the age of seven (1989) I wrote my first lines using a \acr{LOGO}-like language on an \acr{MSX} (pre-\acr{PC}).  Two years later I attended a conference on an emerging new technology, the Internet, at the Erasmus University from which I would graduate 16 years later.
+At the age of seven (1989) I wrote my first lines of code in a \acr{LOGO}-like language on an \acr{MSX} (pre-\acr{PC}).  Two years later I attended a conference on an emerging new technology, the Internet, at the Erasmus University from which I would graduate 16 years later.
 
 After being introduced to the open source movement in 1997, I taught myself a variety of skills with help from the open source community.  Since 2002 I am a contributor to the \acr{KDE} project, as my pet project \KTurtle got admitted into their \emph{edu} module.
 
-\KTurtle aims to make programming most easy and touchable.  It is well suited for teaching (children) the basics of programming, math and geometry. Through this project I hope to give others the same opportunity I was given:\ to learn programming at early age.
+\KTurtle is a zero-entry-barrier programming environment that is shipped with every Linux distribution.  It is well suited for teaching (children) the basics of programming, math and geometry.  Through this project I hope to give others the same opportunity I was given:\ to learn programming at early age.
 
-From 2003 to 2007 I studied at the Erasmus University Rotterdam and graduated in \emph{Business and Computer Science} (one curriculum).  After graduation I traveled Europe and Asia during a two year sabbatical, on which I worked on several occasions (see experience below) and initiated another open source project.  Most interesting was my work for Intellecap: I architected an implemented an adminitration systems for the booming micro credit lending industry.
+From 2003 to 2007 I studied at the Erasmus University Rotterdam and graduated in \emph{Business and Computer Science} (one curriculum).  After graduation I traveled Europe and Asia during a two year sabbatical, on which I worked on several occasions (see experience below).  Most interesting was my work for Intellecap:\ I architected and implemented an open source administrative backend for the booming micro credit lending industry.
 
-Upon return from my travels I joined Zarafa, one of the largest open source software vendors in the Netherlands.  Two years later I was asked to join Intellecap as the \acr{CTO} of their software division (\acr{ISTPL}).
+Upon return from my travels (\apo09) I joined Zarafa, one of the largest open source software vendors in the Netherlands.  In 2011 was asked to join Intellecap as the \acr{CTO} of their software division (\acr{ISTPL}) that within half a year had to let me go due to restructuring.  Currently I am looking for a challenging position further train my geek muscle.
 \end{multicols}
 
 
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@
   \headedsubsection
     {\acr{IT} Consultant}
     {Aug \apo09 -- Sep \apo09}
-    {\bodytext{Architected and largely implemented an open source media sharing web service (\acr{REST} api) that facilitates video uploads, transcoding and streaming. Coached their development team on system design, ruby development (using Merb/Rails) and testing strategies such as \acr{TDD}/\acr{BDD}.}}
+    {\bodytext{Architected and largely implemented an open source media sharing web service (\acr{REST} api) that facilitates video uploads, transcoding and streaming. Coached their development team on system design, Ruby development (using Merb/Rails) and testing strategies such as \acr{TDD}/\acr{BDD}.}}
 }
 
 \headedsection
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@
 
 \inlineheadsection  % special section that has an inline header with a 'hanging' paragraph
   {Technical specialties:}
-  {Software design and implementation, with(in) a team. I love Ruby/Python/Java, know \CPP~and flirt with Haskell. Solid knowledge of web technologies:\ \acr{HTML+CSS}, \acr{XML}, \acr{RDF}, \acr{REST}, \acr{SOAP} and JavaScript (mainly jQuery). Linux administration skills:\ bash, Apache, My\acr{SQL}, Postgres\acr{SQL}, virtualization/cloud (Open\acr{VZ}, \acr{VM}ware, \acr{KVM}, Xen and \acr{EC}2), datacenter automation (Puppet and Chef), continuous integration (Hudson).}
+  {Software design and implementation, with(in) a team. I love Ruby/Python/Java/\CPP~and flirt with Haskell. Solid knowledge of web technologies:\ \acr{HTML+CSS}, \acr{XML}, \acr{RDF}, \acr{REST}, \acr{SOAP} and JavaScript (mainly jQuery). Linux administration skills:\ bash, Apache, My\acr{SQL}, Postgres\acr{SQL}, virtualization/cloud (Open\acr{VZ}, \acr{VM}ware, \acr{KVM}, Xen and \acr{EC}2), datacenter automation (Puppet and Chef), continuous integration (Hudson/Jenkins).}
 
 \vspace{-1.7em}
 
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@
 
 \inlineheadsection
   {Non-exhaustive and in alphabetical order:}
-  {Art, Buddhism, cryptography, music, open source, philosophy, software engineering, travel, typography (e.g.\ graphic design, \LaTeX), \acr{UX} and vegetarian cooking.}
+  {Art, Buddhism, cryptography, music, open source, philosophy, software engineering, travel, typography (e.g.\ graphic design, \LaTeX), \acr{UI}/\acr{UX} and vegetarian cooking.}
 
 
 \end{document}

resume-commands.tex

@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
 \newcommand{\breakvspace}[1]{\pagebreak[2]\vspace{#1}\pagebreak[2]}
 \newcommand{\nobreakvspace}[1]{\nopagebreak[4]\vspace{#1}\nopagebreak[4]}
 
-% \spacedhrule (top, bottom)
+% \spacedhrule a horizontal line with some vertical space before and after it
 \newcommand{\spacedhrule}[2]{\breakvspace{#1}\hrule\nobreakvspace{#2}}
 
 % \inlineheadsection command, used for a new employer