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-CV — Prad Nukala
-=========================
+# CV — Prad Nukala
 
-<!--toc:start-->
-- [CV — Prad Nukala
-=========================](#cv-prad-nukala)
-  - [Build](#build)
-  - [Layout](#layout)
-  - [TODO](#todo)
-  - [License](#license)
-<!--toc:end-->
+Multi-variant, single-page LaTeX résumé. Each variant targets a different role and lives as a standalone `.tex` file in `src/`; the raw career material lives as structured YAML in `docs/`.
 
-Single-page LaTeX resume for **Prad Nukala** — Principal Architect, Distributed Systems & Applied Cryptography. Built on the [Deedy-Resume](https://github.com/deedydas/Deedy-Resume) OpenFonts template (XeLaTeX, two asymmetric columns).
+- Site: [prad.nu](https://prad.nu) · GitHub: [@prdlk](https://github.com/prdlk) · Email: [prad@sonr.io](mailto:prad@sonr.io)
 
-- Site: [prad.nu](https://prad.nu)
-- Demo: [did.run](https://did.run)
-- GitHub: [@prdlk](https://github.com/prdlk)
-- Email: [prad@sonr.io](mailto:prad@sonr.io)
+## Variants
+
+| Variant | Role |
+|---------|------|
+| `react-native` | Senior React Native Engineer |
+| `protocol` | Senior Blockchain & Protocol Engineer |
+| `cryptography` | Applied Cryptography & Security Engineer |
+| `founding-engineer` | Founding Engineer & Full-Stack Builder |
 
 ## Build
 
-Requires **XeLaTeX** and **BibTeX** (the template loads bundled OTFs in `fonts/lato/` and `fonts/raleway/` via `fontspec`, so all commands must run from the repo root).
+Requires **pdflatex** (`latexmk`) from any TeX Live / MacTeX install — no XeLaTeX, fonts, or BibTeX needed.
 
 ```bash
-make           # one-shot build → dist/deedy_resume-openfont.pdf
-make watch     # latexmk -pvc: rebuild + live-preview on every save
-make preview   # build once and open the PDF
-make clean     # remove LaTeX aux files, keep the PDF
-make distclean # remove dist/ entirely
+make                       # build every variant → dist/*.pdf
+make protocol            # build one variant by name
+make preview V=protocol  # build a variant and open it
+make watch   V=protocol  # rebuild + live-preview on save
+make clean                 # remove LaTeX aux files, keep the PDFs
+make distclean             # remove dist/ entirely
 ```
 
-Under the hood, `make` runs `latexmk -xelatex -output-directory=dist`, which handles the BibTeX passes for `publications.bib` automatically.
+The Makefile globs `src/*.tex`, so dropping in `src/<role>.tex` gives you `make <role>` automatically.
 
 ## Layout
 
-- **`deedy_resume-openfont.tex`** — résumé content. Two `minipage` columns (`0.33\textwidth` left, `0.66\textwidth` right) split by `\hfill`.
-- **`deedy-resume-openfont.cls`** — document class: colors, font mappings, and the custom commands (`\namesection`, `\runsubsection`, `\descript`, `\location`, `\sectionsep`, `tightemize`).
-- **`publications.bib`** — entries cited via `\nocite{*}`.
-- **`fonts/`** — bundled Lato + Raleway OTFs.
+Each variant is a two-column [`paracol`](https://ctan.org/pkg/paracol) document (`\columnratio{0.3}`): a left rail (Contact, Skills, Honors, Organizations) and a main column (Experience, Projects, Education). The preamble and role-independent blocks are identical across variants — only the title, skills, experience bullets, and project ordering change.
 
-The template is **single-page by design** and silently overflows to a second page if either column gets too long. When adding content, prefer trimming over adding.
+Résumés are **single-page by design** and silently overflow if a column runs long. After editing, verify:
 
-## TODO
+```bash
+pdfinfo dist/<variant>.pdf | grep Pages   # must read: Pages: 1
+```
 
-- [ ] Add ./docs/projects/floadt.yml
-- [ ] Add ./docs/projects/likely.yml
-- [ ] Add ./docs/experience/spacebolt.yml
-- [ ] Add ./docs/projects/voluntree.yml
-- [ ] Add ./docs/projects/yue.yml
-- [ ] Add ./docs/experience/likely.yml
-- [ ] Add ./docs/experience/pool.yml
-- [ ] Add ./docs/experience/swiper-no-mauling.yml
-- [ ] Add ./docs/experience/timeboard.yml
+## Source material
+
+`docs/` holds the canonical career record as YAML (`experience/`, `projects/`, `skills/`, `recognition/`, `information/`). Variants are hand-curated from it — nothing auto-generates the `.tex`. See `AGENTS.md` files for per-directory detail.
 
 ## License
 
-Template © 2014 Debarghya Das, Apache License 2.0. See [LICENSE](LICENSE).
+Apache License 2.0. See [LICENSE](LICENSE).