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author Steve Losh <steve@stevelosh.com>
date Sat, 16 Jan 2010 19:41:19 -0500
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-I'm Steve.  I'm a programmer from Rochester, NY.  I graduated from [Rochester Institute of Technology][] in 2008 with a Bachelor's degree in [Computer Science][].
+I'm Steve. I'm a programmer from Rochester, NY. I graduated from [Rochester
+Institute of Technology][] in 2008 with a Bachelor's degree in [Computer
+Science][].
 
-I'm currently most interested in rapid web development, version control, and artificial intelligence.  I'm open to both freelance and full-time work.
+I'm currently most interested in rapid web development, version control, and
+artificial intelligence. I'm do both freelance and full-time work.
 
-If you'd *really* like to get to know me you should look at the [projects][] and [blog posts][] I've written, or cut to the chase and look at my [code][].
+If you'd *really* like to get to know me you should look at the [projects][]
+and [blog posts][] I've written, or cut to the chase and look at my [code][].
 
 [Rochester Institute of Technology]: http://rit.edu/
 [Computer Science]: http://www.cs.rit.edu/
@@ -21,13 +25,18 @@
 
 ## Skills & Interests
 
-I'm passionate about programming.  It may sound odd, but there are aspects of programming that I find beautiful (in every sense of the word).
+I'm passionate about programming. It may sound odd, but there are aspects of
+programming that I find beautiful (in every sense of the word).
 
 ### Languages
 
-My favorite programming language at the moment is [Python][].  It's elegant, readable, powerful, and makes it easy to *get things done*.
+My favorite programming language at the moment is [Python][]. It's elegant,
+readable, powerful, and makes it easy to *get things done*.
 
-I've also had experience with [Java][], [C][], [C++][], [Lisp][], [SQL][] and [PL/SQL][], [JavaScript][], [Groovy][], and [bash scripting][].  I'm familiar with a number of markup and templating languages, including [XHTML][], [XML][], [CSS][], [JSON][], [Markdown][], [Django][]'s template system, and [Jinja2][].
+I've also had experience with [Java][], [C][], [C++][], [Lisp][], [SQL][] and
+[PL/SQL][], [JavaScript][], [Groovy][], and [bash scripting][]. I've used a
+number of markup and templating languages, including [XHTML][], [XML][],
+[CSS][], [JSON][], [Markdown][], [Django][]'s template system, and [Jinja2][].
 
 In my free time I'm working on learning [R][].
 
@@ -51,15 +60,25 @@
 
 ### Web Development
 
-For web development I gravitate toward the [Django][] framework.  Django bills itself as "The Web framework for professionals with deadlines" and this strikes a chord with me.
+For web development I gravitate toward the [Django][] framework. Django bills
+itself as "The Web framework for professionals with deadlines" and this
+strikes a chord with me.
 
-I've used the [CherryPy][] framework for smaller (but still dynamic) projects that don't need the additional functionality of Django.
+I've used the [CherryPy][] framework for smaller (but still dynamic) projects
+that don't need the additional functionality of Django.
 
-I hate writing repetitive, difficult-to-maintain code.  Even when writing completely static websites I prefer to take advantage of templating languages.  To do that I use [Hyde][] and [Blatter][], both of which generate static HTML from templates.
+I hate writing repetitive, difficult-to-maintain code. Even when writing
+completely static websites I prefer to take advantage of templating languages.
+To do that I use [Hyde][] and [Blatter][], both of which generate static HTML
+from templates.
 
-I've used several CSS frameworks including [Blueprint][], [Tripoli][] and [aardvark legs][].  Of these I now prefer aardvark legs because it makes setting up a beautiful vertical rhythm simple and doesn't impose itself on the horizontal layout.
+I've used several CSS frameworks including [Blueprint][], [Tripoli][] and
+[aardvark legs][]. Of these I now prefer aardvark legs because it makes
+setting up a beautiful vertical rhythm simple and doesn't impose itself on the
+horizontal layout.
 
-When writing [JavaScript][] I use [jQuery][] to eliminate a lot of the tediousness and create elegant code.
+When writing [JavaScript][] I use [jQuery][] to eliminate a lot of the
+tediousness and create elegant code.
 
 [Django]: {{links.django}}
 [CherryPy]: {{links.cherrypy}}
@@ -72,9 +91,12 @@
 
 ### Version Control
 
-I believe version control is essential for a project of almost any size, and lately the concepts behind it have captured my interest.
+I think version control is essential for a project of almost any size, and
+lately the concepts behind it have captured my interest.
 
-In my personal work I use [Mercurial][] (usually with [BitBucket][]).  I've [contributed][] several minor patches to the Mercurial core and written two extensions: [hg-prompt][] and [hg-paste][].
+In my personal work I use [Mercurial][] (usually with [BitBucket][]). I've
+[contributed][] several minor patches to the Mercurial core and written two
+extensions: [hg-prompt][] and [hg-paste][].
 
 I know my way around [Subversion][], [CVS][], and [git][] as well.
 
@@ -89,9 +111,12 @@
 
 ### How I Work
 
-For my personal work I use [Mac OS X][].  I'm comfortable in [Linux][] and can deal with [Windows][] (though I don't enjoy it).
+For my personal work I use [Mac OS X][]. I'm comfortable in [Linux][] and can
+deal with [Windows][] (though I don't enjoy it).
 
-I use [TextMate][] and [vim][] for coding, [CSSEdit][] when designing, [Mercurial][] for version control, [t][] to manage my personal tasks, and deploy through [SSH][] with [fabric][].
+I use [TextMate][] and [vim][] for coding, [CSSEdit][] when designing,
+[Mercurial][] for version control, [t][] to manage my personal tasks, and
+deploy through [SSH][] with [fabric][].
 
 [Mac OS X]: http://www.apple.com/macosx/
 [TextMate]: http://macromates.com/
@@ -107,39 +132,45 @@
 
 You can find some of my pet projects on the [projects][] page.
 
-Lately I've been working on a few new things that aren't quite ready for general use, but are getting close:
+Lately I've been working on a few new things that aren't quite ready for
+general use, but are getting close:
 
 * [hg-review][]: a code-review extension for Mercurial.
 * [LindyHub][]: a site like BitBucket or GitHub for dancers.
-* [hg-letterpress][]: a new theme for [Mercurial][]'s hgweb system.
+* [gorilla][]: a packaging system for Python.
 * [tinpan][]: a language-agnostic, vcs-agnostic continuous integration system.
 
 [hg-review]: http://bitbucket.org/sjl/hg-review/
 [LindyHub]: http://test.lindyhub.com/
-[hg-letterpress]: http://hg.stevelosh.com/hg-letterpress/
+[gorilla]: http://bitbucket.org/sjl/gorilla/
 [tinpan]: http://bitbucket.org/sjl/tinpan/
 
 ## Full-Time Work Experience
 
-I completed two six-month [co-ops][] while at [RIT][].  Since I graduated I've worked full time for about a year.
+I completed two six-month [co-ops][] while at [RIT][]. Since I graduated I've
+worked full time for about a year and a half.
 
 [co-ops]: https://www.rit.edu/about/coop_careers.html
 [RIT]: http://rit.edu/
 
 ### Software Engineer at [PAETEC][]
 
-*Fairport, NY from June 2008 to the present.*
+*Fairport, NY from June 2008 to January 2010.*
 
-At [PAETEC][] I contribute to a number of projects.  I maintain and implement new features for web applications in [Java][] using the [Oracle E-Business Suite][] and work on underlying [SQL][] and [PL/SQL][] code for our databases.
+At [PAETEC][] I maintained and implemented new features for web applications
+in [Java][] using the [Oracle E-Business Suite][oebs] and worked on underlying
+[SQL][] and [PL/SQL][] code for our databases.
 
 [PAETEC]: http://paetec.com/
-[Oracle E-Business Suite]: http://www.oracle.com/applications/e-business-suite.html
+[oebs]: http://www.oracle.com/applications/e-business-suite.html
 
 ### Data Architecture Co-op at [Excellus BlueCross BlueShield][]
 
 *Rochester, NY from June 2007 to November 2007.*
 
-At [Excellus][] I developed software in [Java][] to interact with and manage databases of customer and provider information stored on a mainframe.  I also created and updated [JUnit][] and [Jemmy][] tests for this software.
+At [Excellus][] I developed software in [Java][] to interact with and manage
+databases of customer and provider information stored on a mainframe. I also
+created and updated [JUnit][] and [Jemmy][] tests for this software.
 
 [Excellus BlueCross BlueShield]: https://www.excellusbcbs.com/
 [Excellus]: https://www.excellusbcbs.com/
@@ -150,7 +181,10 @@
 
 *Pittsford, NY from June 2006 to November 2006.*
 
-During my co-op at [RightNow][] I developed a set of tools to test the effectiveness of voice-automated telephone systems.  These tools were written in a combination of [bash scripting][] and [Python][].  I assisted in generating statistics about the effectiveness of these systems for customers.
+At [RightNow][] I developed a set of tools to test the effectiveness of
+voice-automated telephone systems. These tools were written in a combination
+of [bash scripting][] and [Python][]. I assisted in generating statistics
+about the effectiveness of these systems for customers.
 
 [RightNow Technologies]: http://www.rightnow.com/
 [RightNow]: http://www.rightnow.com/
@@ -164,7 +198,8 @@
 My **skype username** is: steve.losh  
 My **mailing address** is: 150 Park Avenue, Apartment 7, Rochester, NY 14607
 
-You can also find me on [Twitter][], [Flickr][], [BitBucket][], [GitHub][], [BrightKite][], or [DjangoPeople][].
+You can also find me on [Twitter][], [Flickr][], [BitBucket][], [GitHub][],
+[BrightKite][], or [DjangoPeople][].
 
 [Twitter]: http://twitter.com/stevelosh/
 [Flickr]: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sjl7678/