Melisa K. Savich m3lixir

Cover Letters - Initial Effective Communication

It’s imperative that you communicate why you are the right person for the job. Employers have a problem. They need an engineer or data scientist on their team, and you can be that person! They’ll never get the chance to meet you unless you introduce yourself. Be sure to make a strong first impression by following the guidelines in this ReadMe.

Follow the First Rule of Job Search

“Never say or write anything unless it positively supports your position as an applicant.”+

Communicate why you are the right person for the job
Don’t undermine yourself
Failing to send a cover letter
Not showing enough interest in the company

Anonymising PDFs

PDF metadata

Metadata in PDF files can be stored in at least two places:

the Info Dictionary, a limited set of key/value pairs
XMP packets, which contain RDF statements expressed as XML

	{
	"meta": {
	"theme": "flat"
	},
	"basics": {
	"name": "Melisa K. Savich",
	"label": "Security Research Engineer",
	"email": "[email protected]",
	"phone": "+12489432251",
	"website": "https://melisasavich.com",

	#!/usr/bin/env python3
	# requires: pip install splinter
	import argparse
	import datetime
	import os
	import shutil
	import time
	from urllib.parse import urlparse
	from pathlib import Path

	Optimizing websites is an art that few are familiar with. The more the engineer is able to list off the top of their head, the more likely they are to do all of the following naturally as they code instead of having to return later.

	(Also, typically a professionally constructed site should score over 75 percent when analyzed by gtmetrix.com, which can also serve as a checklist.)

	- Optimize all assets
	- Place all assets on a separate, cookie-free domain. Using a CDN is best
	- Avoid inline JavaScript and CSS
	- Enable gzipping
	- Ensure all code is minified
	- Defer parsing of JavaScript

	var devices = [
	{ name: 'Desktop - Huge', width: 2880, height: 1800, ratio: 2, type: 'desktop' },
	{ name: 'Desktop - Extra Large', width: 1920, height: 1080, ratio: 1, type: 'desktop' },
	{ name: 'Desktop - Large', width: 1440, height: 900, ratio: 1, type: 'desktop' },
	{ name: 'Desktop - HiDPI', width: 1366, height: 768, ratio: 1, type: 'desktop' },
	{ name: 'Desktop - MDPI', width: 1280, height: 800, ratio: 1, type: 'desktop' },
	{ name: 'Laptop with HiDPI screen', width: 1440, height: 900, ratio: 2, type: 'desktop' },
	{ name: 'Laptop with MDPI screen', width: 1280, height: 800, ratio: 1, type: 'desktop' },
	{ name: 'Laptop with touch', width: 1280, height: 950, ratio: 1, type: 'desktop' },
	{ name: 'Tablet - Portrait', width: 768, height: 1024, ratio: 1, type: 'tablet' },

	#!/usr/bin/env python
	from flask import Flask, abort, request
	from uuid import uuid4
	import requests
	import requests.auth
	import urllib
	CLIENT_ID = None # Fill this in with your client ID
	CLIENT_SECRET = None # Fill this in with your client secret
	REDIRECT_URI = "http://localhost:65010/reddit_callback"

	i386 : iPhone Simulator
	x86_64 : iPhone Simulator
	arm64 : iPhone Simulator
	iPhone1,1 : iPhone
	iPhone1,2 : iPhone 3G
	iPhone2,1 : iPhone 3GS
	iPhone3,1 : iPhone 4
	iPhone3,2 : iPhone 4 GSM Rev A
	iPhone3,3 : iPhone 4 CDMA
	iPhone4,1 : iPhone 4S