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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 interests are pretty varried and constantly changing, but most often you can find me programming in <atarget="_blank"href="https://www.python.org">Python</a>, learning about practical repairs to internal combustion engines, or answering hypothetical questions on <atarget="_blank"href="https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com">StackExchange Worldbuilding</a>. I enjoy reading! Some of my favorite books are Isaac Asimov's <atarget="_blank"href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46654.The_Foundation_Trilogy">Foundation Triology</a>, Patrik Ness's <atarget="_blank"href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13047567-chaos-walking">Chaos Walking Series</a>, and nearly all of <ahref="https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/5194.Michael_Crichton">Michael Crichton's</a> works.
<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>
