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+---
+layout: about
+title: About
+permalink: /
+description: An explorer of high-level computation in a low-level fashion
+
+profile:
+  align: right
+  image: 2020F-Hallsby_Karl.png
+#   address: >
+#     <p>555 your office number</p>
+#     <p>123 your address street</p>
+#     <p>Your City, State 12345</p>
+
+news: false  # includes a list of news items
+selected_papers: false # includes a list of papers marked as "selected={true}"
+social: true  # includes social icons at the bottom of the page
+---
+I am Karl Hallsby, and am currently a student at [Illinois Institute of Technology](https://iit.edu).<br>
+Online, you can typically find me by the handle/username `KarlJoad`.
+
+I am a responsible, independent self-starter, who is quick-learning, and goal-oriented.
+Currently a Masters degree-seeking student with knowledge of computer hardware and software design, and experience in leading projects in a multinational corporation.
+I have expertise in digital hardware design, software engineering, and system security.
+
+I am a [GNU Emacs](https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) user, and my dotfiles can be found [here](https://github.com/KarlJoad/Emacs_Dotfiles).
+I also use [NixOS](https:nixos.org), my dotfiles for various machines are [here](https://github.com/KarlJoad/NixOS_Dotfiles).
+To manage my home directory's dotfiles, I use [home-manager](https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager), whose dotfiles can be found [here](https://github.com/KarlJoad/Dotfiles-hm).
+You can find the source for this website [here](https://git.karl.hallsby.com/?p=website.git;a=summary).
+
+As a developer, I am proficient in:
+  * [C](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_(programming_language))
+  * [MC68k Assembly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_68000)
+  * [MIPS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIPS_architecture)
+  * [Java](https://www.java.com/en/)
+  * [Python 3](https://www.python.org/)
+  * [Haskell](https://www.haskell.org/)
+
+I am familiar with the following tools:
+  * [Git](https://git-scm.com)
+  * Linux
+  * [$$\LaTeX$$](https://www.latex-project.org/)
+  * Oscilloscope
+  * Digital Logic Analyzer
+
+For further exploration of my work, please see [my GitHub](https://github.com/KarlJoad).
diff --git a/_pages/about.md b/_pages/about.md
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----
-layout: about
-title: about
-permalink: /
-description: <a href="#">Affiliations</a>. Address. Contacts. Moto. Etc.
-
-profile:
-  align: right
-  image: prof_pic.jpg
-  address: >
-    <p>555 your office number</p>
-    <p>123 your address street</p>
-    <p>Your City, State 12345</p>
-
-news: true  # includes a list of news items
-selected_papers: true # includes a list of papers marked as "selected={true}"
-social: true  # includes social icons at the bottom of the page
----
-
-Write your biography here. Tell the world about yourself. Link to your favorite [subreddit](http://reddit.com){:target="\_blank"}. You can put a picture in, too. The code is already in, just name your picture `prof_pic.jpg` and put it in the `img/` folder.
-
-Put your address / P.O. box / other info right below your picture. You can also disable any these elements by editing `profile` property of the YAML header of your `_pages/about.md`. Edit `_bibliography/papers.bib` and Jekyll will render your [publications page](/al-folio/publications/) automatically.
-
-Link to your social media connections, too. This theme is set up to use [Font Awesome icons](http://fortawesome.github.io/Font-Awesome/){:target="\_blank"} and [Academicons](https://jpswalsh.github.io/academicons/){:target="\_blank"}, like the ones below. Add your Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Scholar, or just disable all of them.
diff --git a/_pages/activities.markdown b/_pages/activities.markdown
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+---
+layout: page
+title: Activities
+permalink: /activities/
+description: What I do and where I spend my time.
+nav: false
+---
+# [Triangle Fraternity, Armour Chapter](https://triangleiit.org)
+2018-Present<br>
+Act as system administrator for the Chapter's fileserver and [webpage](https://triangleiit.org)
+
+# Cyberhawk Security
+2018-Present<br>
+Participate in bug bounties, capture-the-flag competitions
+
+# [Eta Kappu Nu, HKN](https://hkn.ieee.org/)
+2018-Present<br>
+Member of the [IEEE](https://ieee.org) honor society.
+
+# Vice President, Martial Arts Club
+2017-Present<br>
+Run meetings, Organize group events, Teach classes, and Coordinate with school the ensure the club's activities run smoothly.
diff --git a/_pages/dropdown.md b/_pages/dropdown.md
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 title: submenus
 nav: true
 dropdown: true
-children: 
-    - title: publications
-      permalink: /publications/
-    - title: divider
-    - title: projects
-      permalink: /projects/
----
-\ No newline at end of file
+children:
+    - title: Activities
+      permalink: /activities/
+    - title: Experience
+      permalink: /experience/
+    - title: Interests
+      permalink: /interests/
+#    - title: divider
+---
diff --git a/_pages/education.markdown b/_pages/education.markdown
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+---
+layout: page
+title: Education
+permalink: /education/
+description: Where I studied, where I am currently studying, a description of some of my courses and honors achieved while in university.
+nav: true
+---
+# MS, Computer Engineering
+## [Illinois Institute of Technology](https://iit.edu)
+Specialization in Computer Systems Software<br>
+Chicago, IL<br>
+**Expected Graduation**: 2022
+
+# BS, Computer Engineering
+## [Illinois Institute of Technology](https://iit.edu)
+Chicago, IL<br>
+**Expected Graduation**: 2022
+GPA: 3.953
+
+## [Lunds Tekniska Högskola](http://www.lth.se)
+Lund, Sweden<br>
+2019-2020
+
+# Course Work
+
+| Digital System Design      | DC/AC Circuit Analysis         | Computer Architecture and Assembly   |
+| Probability and Statistics | Data Structures and Algorithms | Object-Oriented Programming          |
+| Compilers                  | Signal Analysis                | Concepts of Programming Languages    |
+| Secure System Design       | Operating Systems              | Network Architecture                 |
+| Systems Programming        | Thermo-Fluid Dynamics          | Complex Variables and Matrix Algebra |
+
+# Honors
+
+| Honor                                                  | Years Achieved |
+|--------------------------------------------------------|---------------:|
+| Illinois Institute of Technology – Dean's List         |      2017-2018 |
+| Illinois Institute of Technology - Camras Scholarship  |   2017-Present |
+| Batavia High School – Highest Honors Roll (>4.375 GPA) |      2014-2017 |
diff --git a/_pages/experience.markdown b/_pages/experience.markdown
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+---
+layout: page
+title: Experience
+permalink: /experience/
+description: Listing of all my professional experiences.
+nav: false
+---
+# [Mazarine Ventures](https://mazarineventures.com)
+Chicago, IL<br>
+Summer 2019<br>
+Summer 2020
+
+  * Automated and refined deal flow database with partners in VC firm.
+  * Redesigned and optimized website.
+  * Unified digital presence through common media collection and sharing tool.
+  * Organized and documented networking configuration of firm's online resources.
+
+# [Nalco Water, an Ecolab Company](https://www.ecolab.com/nalco-water)
+Naperville, IL<br>
+May 2018 - August 2018<br>
+December 2017 - January 2018
+
+  * Reviewed, revised, edited, and drafted technical manuals for equipment used in water treatment.
+  * Created training materials for new employees and helped develop training curriculum.
+  * Created automated templates and formatting macros for others to use in developing new manuals adhering to department standards.
+  * Wrote VBA macros to automate pricing tools, integrating MS Word and MS Excel, and developed training materials for sales team.
+  * Using Adobe RoboHelp, converted manuals to a cloud-based HTML5 version, allowing access to manuals from mobile phones, tablets, and laptop computers.
+  * Developed system for document version control.
+
+# [Starbucks Barista](https://www.starbucks.com/)
+Geneva, IL<br>
+June 2015 - August 2017
+
+  * Reported to store manager, made handcrafted beverages, maintained clean facilities that exceeded health inspections.
+  * Trained new employees on drink creation and standards.
diff --git a/_pages/interests.markdown b/_pages/interests.markdown
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+---
+layout: page
+title: Interests
+permalink: /interests/
+description: A collection of things I enjoy with my time.
+nav: false
+---
+Here, you can find some other things that are of interest to me.
+
+# Computer-Related #
+I have been using computers all my life, and I have always had a fascination with these machines.
+My love of computers has directly influenced my interests.
+
+## Software ##
+As someone who uses [NixOS](https://nixos.org), I am extremely interested in the Nix world.
+* [Nix](https://github.com/NixOS/Nix) language/package manager
+* [nixpkgs](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs), a collection of Nix expressions for building packages, including packages required for the NixOS operating system
+* The [home-manager](https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager) project, for managing your home directory dotfiles in a Nix-y way.
+I have made several contributions to home-manager:
+  * Refactor the [mbsync/isync](https://isync.sourceforge.io/) [configuration module](https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/pull/1360) for greater control over how email is fetched.
+  * Add a [configuration module](https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/pull/1353) for [mu](https://www.djcbsoftware.nl/code/mu/), an email indexing and searching program.
+
+<!-- Add projects I have contributed too. -->
+
+In addition, as I enjoy C programming, but enjoy the type-correctness of Haskell, [Rust](https://rust-lang.org) has been of particular interest for me.
+
+## Hardware ##
+Also, as a Computer Engineer, I am also thoroughly interested by the hardware side of things too.
+As far as computer/CPU architectures are concerned, I am interested in [RISC-V](https://github.com/riscv).<br>
+During the spring semester of 2021, I will be conducting research in this area, in collaboration with [Alexander Lukens](https://alukens.com/).
+
+# Athletics #
+To stay fit and healthy, I regularly:
+* Go on runs several miles long
+* Practice [Tang Soo Do](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_Soo_Do)
+  * 3rd Degree Black Belt
+
+# Languages
+I have learned Spanish to a near fluent capacity.<br>
+I also started learning Swedish, while studying abroad at [Lunds Tekniska Högskola](https://www.lth.se).
+
+# Music
+Throughout much of my life, I played the [oboe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oboe).
+During school, I have not had much time to practice, but my passion for performing music has never left me.
+
+# Multimedia
+I enjoy television just as much as the next person.
+
+Some of my favorite shows are:
+* [*Altered Carbon*](https://thetvdb.com/series/altered-carbon)
+* [*Doom Patrol*](https://thetvdb.com/series/doom-patrol)
+* [*Titans* (2018)](https://thetvdb.com/series/titans-2018)
+* [*Samurai Jack*](https://thetvdb.com/series/samurai-jack)
+* *Star Trek*
+  - The only I have not watched is the original series.
+* [*The Umbrella Academy*](https://thetvdb.com/series/the-umbrella-academy)
+* [*Watchmen*](https://thetvdb.com/series/watchmen)
diff --git a/_pages/projects.md b/_pages/projects.md
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--- a/_pages/projects.md
+++ b/_pages/projects.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ layout: page
 title: projects
 permalink: /projects/
 description: A growing collection of your cool projects.
-nav: true
+nav: false
 display_categories: [work, fun]
 horizontal: false
 ---
diff --git a/_pages/publications.md b/_pages/publications.md
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 title: publications
 description: publications by categories in reversed chronological order. generated by jekyll-scholar.
 years: [1956, 1950, 1935, 1905]
-nav: true
+nav: false
 ---
 
 <div class="publications">
diff --git a/_pages/resume.markdown b/_pages/resume.markdown
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+---
+layout: page
+title: CV
+permalink: /cv/
+nav: true
+---
+My Curriculum Vitae has been prepared using $$\LaTeX$$.
+The source of which can be found in my other repository, [here](https://git.karl.hallsby.com/?p=resume.git;a=summary)
+
+{% pdf "/assets/pdf/resume/Hallsby_Karl.pdf" %}
+
+Note that you must have a PDF viewer for the file to be displayed here.
+Otherwise, you must download and open the file manually.
diff --git a/_pages/teaching.md b/_pages/teaching.md
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+++ b/_pages/teaching.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ layout: page
 permalink: /teaching/
 title: teaching
 description: Materials for courses you taught. Replace this text with your description.
-nav: true
+nav: false
 ---
 
 For now, this page is assumed to be a static description of your courses. You can convert it to a collection similar to `_projects/` so that you can have a dedicated page for each course.