Curriculum Vitae for Alan Orth

A CV written in LaTeX using the moderncv class.

Sample

Here's what it looks like with real data, using the "classic" style and blue color scheme:

Why

I decided to start keeping my CV in LaTeX because:

• I can never find my CV when I need it
• I have dozens of files named resume.doc on my computer
• LaTeX -> PDF ensures a consistent, beautiful layout
• Writing your CV in a source-based language means you can track it in git (w00t!)

Usage

To "build" a PDF you simply type:

$ make

To clean up all generated and intermediate content, type:

$ make clean

Pre-requistes for building

Depending on your GNU/Linux distribution the package names may be different. Basically, you need the texlive package, as well as whichever "extras" package contains the moderncv stuff.

On Arch Linux:

$ sudo pacman -Sy texlive-core texlive-latexextra

On Fedora:

$ sudo yum install texlive texlive-moderncv

On Ubuntu:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:texlive-backports
$ sudo apt-get install texlive
$ sudo apt-get --no-install-recommends install texlive-latex-extra

Mac OS X: download and install BasicTeX (a minimal TeXLive distribution) and then:

$ export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/texlive/2015basic/bin/x86_64-darwin
$ sudo tlmgr install collection-fontsrecommended
$ wget https://launchpad.net/moderncv/trunk/1.5.1/+download/moderncv-1.5.1.zip
$ unzip moderncv-1.5.1.zip
$ sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/texlive/2015basic/texmf-local/tex/latex/moderncv
$ sudo cp moderncv/*.sty moderncv/*.cls /usr/local/texlive/2015basic/texmf-local/tex/latex/moderncv
$ sudo mktexlsr

Others: send a pull request with instructions for your distro.