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style: Optimize LaTeX template with design principles
Apply Precision & Density design direction for PDF output: Typography hierarchy: - Larger, bolder name in header (LARGE) - Muted gray subtitle and "Technologies" labels - Consistent section/subsection sizing Brand consistency: - Orange accent (#D97706) for links and bullets - Matches HTML styling Layout refinements: - Balanced margins (1.5cm sides, 1.2cm top/bottom) - Thinner gray section rules (0.4pt) - Tighter list spacing with accent bullets - microtype for better character spacing 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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% CV for Northeastern University Faculty in Latex
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% Author : Zoe Kearney
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% Based off of: https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/coles-resume-template/qhpynjcvjpcj
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% Follows: https://theprofessorisin.com/2016/08/19/dr-karens-rules-of-the-academic-cv/
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% License : MIT
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% Professional CV Template
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% Design: Precision & Density - information-forward, scannable
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% Based on design principles: 4px grid, typography hierarchy, color for meaning
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% Document class and font size
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\documentclass[a4paper,9pt]{extarticle}
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% Packages
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% \usepackage{textcomp} % provide euro and other symbols
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% \usepackage{helvet} % For font
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\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
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\usepackage{geometry}
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\usepackage{titlesec}
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\usepackage{enumitem}
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\usepackage{hyperref}
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\usepackage{parskip}
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\usepackage{xcolor}
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\usepackage{microtype} % Better typography
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% --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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% Colors - Brand accent (orange) for links and highlights
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% --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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\definecolor{accent}{HTML}{D97706} % Brand orange for links
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\definecolor{muted}{gray}{0.45} % Muted text (dates, secondary info)
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\definecolor{tagbg}{gray}{0.92} % Technology tag background
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\definecolor{rule}{gray}{0.75} % Section rule color
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% --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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% Page geometry - Balanced margins (not too tight)
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% --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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\geometry{
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a4paper,
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top=1.2cm,
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bottom=1.2cm,
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left=1.5cm,
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right=1.5cm
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}
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% --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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% Typography - XCharter for readability
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% --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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\usepackage{XCharter}
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\usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % For font encoding
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% \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} % For input encoding
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\usepackage{geometry} % For page margins
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\geometry{a4paper, margin=1.0cm} % Set paper size and margins
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\usepackage{titlesec} % For section title formatting
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\usepackage{enumitem} % For itemized list formatting
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\usepackage{hyperref} % For hyperlinks
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\usepackage{parskip} % For paragraph spacing
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\usepackage{xcolor} % For colors
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% Technology tags styling - light gray background boxes
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\definecolor{tagbg}{gray}{0.92}
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% --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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% Technology tags - Light gray background boxes
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\let\oldtexttt\texttt
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\renewcommand{\texttt}[1]{%
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\colorbox{tagbg}{\oldtexttt{\small #1}}%
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}
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% Formatting
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\setlist{noitemsep} % Removes item separation
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\setlist[itemize]{leftmargin=*} % Remove indention for itemized lists
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% --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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% Lists - Tight spacing, accent-colored bullets
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% --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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\setlist{noitemsep, topsep=2pt}
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\setlist[itemize]{
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leftmargin=1.2em,
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label={\textcolor{accent}{\textbullet}}
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}
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% Formatting section titles
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% Section titles (h1) - Bold with subtle underline
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\titleformat{\section}
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{\large\bfseries}
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{\thesection}
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{1em}
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{}
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[\titlerule] % after-code
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\titlespacing*{\section}{0pt}{\baselineskip}{\baselineskip} % Section title spacing
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{\large\bfseries}
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{}
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{0pt}
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{}
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[\vspace{2pt}{\color{rule}\hrule height 0.4pt}]
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\titlespacing*{\section}{0pt}{16pt}{8pt}
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% --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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% Subsection titles (h2) - Company names, prominent
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\titleformat{\subsection}
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{\normalfont\Large\bfseries}
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{\thesubsection}
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{1em}
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{\vspace{0.3em}} % before-code
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[\vspace{-0.5em}] % after-code
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{\normalsize\bfseries}
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{}
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{0pt}
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{}
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\titlespacing*{\subsection}{0pt}{12pt}{2pt}
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% Subsubsection titles (h3) - "Technologies" label, subtle
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\titleformat{\subsubsection}
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{\normalfont\normalsize\bfseries}
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{\thesubsubsection}
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{1em}
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{\vspace{-0.5em}} % before-code
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[\vspace{-0.5em}] % after-code
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{\small\bfseries\color{muted}}
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{}
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{0pt}
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{}
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\titlespacing*{\subsubsection}{0pt}{8pt}{2pt}
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% Hyperlinks - Brand accent color
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\hypersetup{
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colorlinks=true,
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linkcolor=accent,
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filecolor=accent,
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citecolor=accent,
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urlcolor=accent,
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pdfcreator={LaTeX via pandoc}
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}
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% Graphics (conditional)
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$if(graphics)$
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\usepackage{graphicx}
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\makeatletter
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\def\maxwidth{\ifdim\Gin@nat@width>\linewidth\linewidth\else\Gin@nat@width\fi}
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\def\maxheight{\ifdim\Gin@nat@height>\textheight\textheight\else\Gin@nat@height\fi}
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\makeatother
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% Scale images if necessary, so that they will not overflow the page
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% margins by default, and it is still possible to overwrite the defaults
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% using explicit options in \includegraphics[width, height, ...]{}
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\setkeys{Gin}{width=\maxwidth,height=\maxheight,keepaspectratio}
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% Set default figure placement to htbp
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\makeatletter
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\def\fps@figure{htbp}
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\makeatother
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$endif$
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\setlength{\emergencystretch}{3em} % prevent overfull lines
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% Misc settings
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\setlength{\emergencystretch}{3em}
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\providecommand{\tightlist}{%
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\setlength{\itemsep}{0pt}\setlength{\parskip}{0pt}}
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\setcounter{secnumdepth}{-\maxdimen}
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\setcounter{secnumdepth}{-\maxdimen} % remove section numbering
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% Begin document
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% Begin Document
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\begin{document}
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% Disable page numbers
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\pagestyle{empty}
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\hypersetup{
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% PDF metadata
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$if(title-meta)$
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pdftitle={$title-meta$},
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\hypersetup{pdftitle={$title-meta$}}
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$endif$
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$if(author-meta)$
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pdfauthor={$author-meta$},
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\hypersetup{pdfauthor={$author-meta$}}
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$endif$
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$if(lang)$
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pdflang={$lang$},
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$endif$
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$if(subject)$
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pdfsubject={$subject$},
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$endif$
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$if(keywords)$
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pdfkeywords={$for(keywords)$$keywords$$sep$, $endfor$},
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$endif$
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$if(colorlinks)$
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colorlinks=true,
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linkcolor={$if(linkcolor)$$linkcolor$$else$Maroon$endif$},
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filecolor={$if(filecolor)$$filecolor$$else$Maroon$endif$},
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citecolor={$if(citecolor)$$citecolor$$else$Blue$endif$},
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urlcolor={$if(urlcolor)$$urlcolor$$else$Blue$endif$},
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$else$
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hidelinks,
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\hypersetup{pdflang={$lang$}}
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$endif$
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pdfcreator={LaTeX via pandoc}
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}
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% Header
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% Header - Strong name hierarchy
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\begin{center}
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\textbf{$title-meta$}\\ % Name
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\textbf{\small $subtitle$}\\ % Title
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% \textbf{Curriculum Vitae}\\[1pt] % CV
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$contact$
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{\LARGE\bfseries $title-meta$}\\[4pt]
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{\normalsize\color{muted} $subtitle$}\\[6pt]
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{\small $contact$}
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\end{center}
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\vspace{4pt}
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% Body
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$body$
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% End document
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\end{document}

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