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Updated about page to be more casual and fixed some links
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diff --git a/src/about.md b/src/about.md index 91af854..b6531a8 100644 --- a/src/about.md +++ b/src/about.md @@ -10,13 +10,11 @@ --- --- -My name is Kamen. I am 18 years old and I grew up and currently live in Bulgaria. +My name is Kamen and I am a nineteen-year-old bulgarian programming student. -Ever since I was a kid, computers were my interest. I used to tinker a lot, mainly with software, with some 1990s laptops I found. I even fully disassembled and rebuild some of them from time to time, and they still worked! +I've been toying with computers ever since I was a kid. Thanks to my grandparents, I was able to play with vintage technology like the Compaq Contura 400C, Toshiba Satellite Pro 445CDX or Dell Latitude CPi D233ST. -It took me quite some time, until a course in 2018, when I started seriously learning programming. In the beginning I wasn't that good, but I took it upon myself to work as hard as I could. I did most exercises that I was given and got excellent scores in all exams. - -Ever since then, programming has been my passion and obsession. Everything from back-end to front-end to operating systems is really interesting to me and I am trying to learn it all. +Even though most of these machines have been gone for a long time, my interest in computers and technology hasn't. Thanks to a course in 2018, I started seriously learning and developing software. And now, I'm on my way to become a computer science student, meanwhile having a dozen projects, finished or not, under my belt. What a time to be alive! <h1 id="Public%20Resume" style="display: inline-block;"> Public Resume @@ -30,16 +28,14 @@ Ever since then, programming has been my passion and obsession. Everything from --- --- +This section contains the main information inside my resume. The main difference is that here there is no "confidential" information and everything is written in a more casual and lengthy matter. + ## Work Experience [](#Work%20Experience) > [**DevriX**](https://devrix.com/) - WordPress Intern - - During my two week internship, I worked on the (back-end) **user profile**, **vehicle post type** and **search** plugins of a demo WordPress website about selling vehicles. I also helped with **organisation** and very slightly with **front-end**. - - - I gained team work experience, project organisation experience and WordPress (and general web app) knowledge. - - - [CarMag - the demo website itself](https://carmag.dxdemos.online/) + - During a two week internship, I worked on a demo WordPress website about selling vehicles. My main contributions are the back-end for the user profile, vehicle post type and search plugins. I also helped with organisation and veeeeery slightly with front-end. - **01.07.2020 - 15.07.2020** @@ -48,15 +44,15 @@ Ever since then, programming has been my passion and obsession. Everything from > [**IT-kariera**](https://it-kariera.mon.bg/e-learning/) - Secondary Education "Application Programmer" - - IT-kariera is a three year-long national program, during which students (high schoolers) are taught the **programming essentials**, **object-oriented** programming, **data bases**, **algorithms**, **embedded** and **operating systems**, **functional programming**, **internet programming** and **general software development**. + - IT-kariera is a three year-long national program, consisting of 12 modules and one final matriculation exam. During education, we (high schoolers; 17-19 year olds) were taught the programming essentials, object-oriented programming, data bases, algorithms, embedded and operating systems, functional programming, internet programming and general software development. - - The main programming languages and technologies that are taught are C# (.NET Framework Console Applications), MySQL, ASP .NET, TinkerCad (C++) and Haskell. + - We mainly worked with .NET Framework Console Applications, ASP.NET Core Applications and MySQL but we also touched on TinkerCad (C++) and Haskell. - - The program is powered by the Technology School Electronic Systems (TUES), Software University (SoftUni) and the Ministry of Education. Those who pass all of the modules receive a secondary education degree, **equal to a high-school diploma**. + - The program was powered by the Technology School Electronic Systems (TUES), Software University (SoftUni) and the Ministry of Education. - - [Website of the program](https://it-kariera.mon.bg/e-learning) || [My GitHub repository for the program](https://gitlab.com/Syndamia/IT-kariera) || [Mundus - Module 7 Exam Project](https://gitlab.com/Syndamia/Mundus) || [RemiHap - Module 8 Exam Project](https://github.com/Syndamia/RemiHap) + - [Website of the program](https://it-kariera.mon.bg/e-learning) || [My GitLab repository for the program](https://gitlab.com/Syndamia/IT-kariera) || [Mundus - Module 7 Exam Project](https://gitlab.com/Syndamia/Mundus) || [RemiHap - Module 8 Exam Project](https://github.com/Syndamia/RemiHap) || [DevHive - Module 11 and 12 Exam Project](https://github.com/Team-Kaleidoscope) - - **11.2018 - 2021** + - **2018 - 2021** ## Project Involvement [](#Project%20Involvement) @@ -67,11 +63,11 @@ Ever since then, programming has been my passion and obsession. Everything from - **07.2020 - Present** -<h1 id="Contribution" style="display: inline-block;"> - Contribution +<h1 id="Website%20Contribution" style="display: inline-block;"> + Website Contribution </h1> <p style="display: inline-block; margin-block-end: 0;"> - <a href="#Contribution"> + <a href="#Website%20Contribution"> <img src="/img/link-tabler.svg" alt="🔗" style="border: none;"> </a> </p> |