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<h2class="about-title">Who I Am</h2>
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My name is Ethan Paul, and I am an engineering student at <atarget="_blank"href="https://www.wpi.edu/">Worcester Polytechnic Institute</a> studying <ahref="https://www.wpi.edu/academics/departments/mechanical-engineering">Mechanical Engineering</a>. I am an avid outdoorsman, a former Boy Scout, and can make a mean omlette (if I do say so myself). I'm also a <atarget="_blank"href="http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/type-1/">Type 1 Diabetic</a> working on joining the <atarget="_blank"href="https://diyps.org/">DIY Pancreas</a> and <atarget="_blank"href="http://www.openomni.org/">OpenOmni</a> projects.
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<h2class="about-title">What I Do</h2>
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I do lots of things! I work at <atarget="_blank"href="https://web.wpi.edu/academics/CCC/Netops/">WPI Network Operations</a> and spent three years as an intern for the <ahref="http://www.solidworks.com/">SolidWorks Corporation</a>. I also enjoy programming, urban and trail hiking, fixing my aging car, and squeezing extra life out of decrepit technology.
My <atarget="_blank"href="https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/">homelab</a> environment is designed, created, and maintained by me. To be clear: the things I do with my servers are completely unnecessary and wholly ridiculous, but I do them anyway because they're fun! See the <ahref="/homelab">Homelab Page</a> to learn more.
<pclass="section-description">The ENPaul Network provides a number of services for entertainment, reference, security, and productivity.<br>To learn more about the network as a whole, please <ahref="https://docs.enpaul.net/"target="_blank">read the docs</a>.</p>
<pclass="service-description"><ahref="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/get-started/virtual-dc/active-directory-domain-services-overview"target="_blank">Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS)</a> provides federated user authentication, administration, and security for my computers.</p>
<pclass="service-description">The Virtual Private Networking (VPN) server, powered by <ahref="http://www.softether.org/"target="_blank">Softether</a>, allows me to secure my network traffic from anywhere in the world.</p>
<pclass="service-description">Local cloud storage allows for secure storage of my data. Online access is provided by the <ahref="https://github.com/misterunknown/ifm"target="_blank">Improved File Manager</a> and <ahref="http://adamwhitcroft.com/apaxy/"target="_blank">Apaxy</a>.</p>
<pclass="service-description"><ahref="https://about.gitlab.com/"target="_blank">GitLab</a> is a <ahref="https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-About-Version-Control"target="_blank">git-based source control</a> service for collaborative project development and deployment.</p>
<pclass="service-description">Any system is only as good as its documentation. My docs, powered by <ahref="http://www.mkdocs.org/"target="_blank">MkDocs</a>, are constantly being updated.</p>
<pclass="service-description"><ahref="https://www.plex.tv/"target="_blank">Plex</a> is a media management solution for sharing my movie, TV, music, and photo collections with friends.</p>
<pclass="status-text">Having trouble accessing a network service? Soon you'll be able to check my network's status online and let me know if there are problems!</p>
