@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ import styled from 'styled-components';
77
88const AboutMeHeader = styled . div `
99 float: left;
10- margin-right: 3em;
11- margin-bottom: 0.5em;
10+ margin-right: 1em;
11+ margin-bottom: 1em;
12+ padding: 1em;
1213
1314 @media (max-width: 600px) {
1415 float: none;
@@ -37,6 +38,25 @@ const Picture = styled.img`
3738 }
3839` ;
3940
41+ const Blurb = styled . section `
42+ color: #333;
43+ font-size: 1.1em;
44+ letter-spacing: 0.01em;
45+ text-align: justify;
46+ text-justify: inter-character;
47+
48+ @media (max-width: 600px) {
49+ letter-spacing: inherit;
50+ font-size: 1.2em;
51+ }
52+
53+ @media (max-width: 500px) {
54+ }
55+
56+ @media (max-width: 475px) {
57+ }
58+ ` ;
59+
4060export default function About ( ) {
4161 return (
4262 < Layout >
@@ -87,71 +107,63 @@ export default function About() {
87107 </ div >
88108 </ AboutMeHeader >
89109
90- < section >
91- < div
92- style = { {
93- fontSize : '1.1em' ,
94- textJustify : 'inter-character' ,
95- textAlign : 'justify' ,
96- } }
97- >
98- < p >
99- Hi there! I'm a software engineer with over 10 years of professional
100- experience. I started as a self-taught coder, making webpages
101- (Geocities 😍) and writing small utilities to make my IT help desk
102- job easier.
103- </ p >
104-
105- < p >
106- I broke into the industry as a tester at a small startup that
107- frequently deployed and demoed its product to investors. This
108- experience taught me how critical software quality is to the
109- business—especially as I observed how development practices directly
110- impacted the app's reliability. To help keep up with the rapid pace
111- of development (one-week sprints), I implemented extensive test
112- automation, which eventually allowed me to take on development work.
113- This shift gave me more control over the quality of the product.
114- </ p >
115-
116- < p >
117- After the startup, I moved into software delivery consulting,
118- bringing my experience in both development and testing. I spent my
119- time pairing and mobbing with teams to implement application code
120- while advocating for better testing practices—asking about potential
121- test scenarios, encouraging developers to update end-to-end browser
122- tests, and generally influencing how teams thought about testing as
123- an integral part of development.
124- </ p >
125-
126- < p >
127- The more I worked as both a developer and tester, the more I saw a
128- deep connection between good implementation design and testability.
129- My "tester spidey sense" would tingle during story refinement or
130- while pairing on a feature. I had learned through experience—often
131- painful experience—how certain design decisions could create testing
132- headaches. Over time, I developed a strong intuition for spotting
133- trouble before it happened, and my technical background allowed me
134- to address it effectively. Being able to wear both hats at the same
135- time turned out to be a major superpower.
136- </ p >
137-
138- < p >
139- Over my career, I've worked across multiple industries, helping
140- organizations design and build greenfield applications, modernize
141- legacy systems, and establish best practices in development,
142- testing, and delivery. My expertise spans the entire software
143- lifecycle—from early product discussions to defining robust testing
144- strategies, building automation frameworks, and mentoring teams on
145- implementing scalable, testable, maintainable software.
146- </ p >
147-
148- < p >
149- Outside of work, I love writing test tools, game development,
150- cooking, and synthesizers. I love to learn new things, so this list
151- is constantly growing.
152- </ p >
153- </ div >
154- </ section >
110+ < Blurb >
111+ < p >
112+ Hi there! I'm a software engineer with over 10 years of professional
113+ experience. I started as a self-taught coder, making webpages
114+ (Geocities 😍) and writing small utilities to make my IT help desk job
115+ easier.
116+ </ p >
117+
118+ < p >
119+ I broke into the industry as a tester at a small startup that
120+ frequently deployed and demoed its product to investors. This
121+ experience taught me how critical software quality is to the
122+ business—especially as I observed how development practices directly
123+ impacted the app's reliability. To help keep up with the rapid pace of
124+ development (one-week sprints), I implemented extensive test
125+ automation, which eventually allowed me to take on development work.
126+ This shift gave me more control over the quality of the product.
127+ </ p >
128+
129+ < p >
130+ After the startup, I moved into software delivery consulting, bringing
131+ my experience in both development and testing. I spent my time pairing
132+ and mobbing with teams to implement application code while advocating
133+ for better testing practices—asking about potential test scenarios,
134+ encouraging developers to update end-to-end browser tests, and
135+ generally influencing how teams thought about testing as an integral
136+ part of development.
137+ </ p >
138+
139+ < p >
140+ The more I worked as both a developer and tester, the more I saw a
141+ deep connection between good implementation design and testability. My
142+ "tester spidey sense" would tingle during story refinement or while
143+ pairing on a feature. I had learned through experience—often painful
144+ experience—how certain design decisions could create testing
145+ headaches. Over time, I developed a strong intuition for spotting
146+ trouble before it happened, and my technical background allowed me to
147+ address it effectively. Being able to wear both hats at the same time
148+ turned out to be a major superpower.
149+ </ p >
150+
151+ < p >
152+ Over my career, I've worked across multiple industries, helping
153+ organizations design and build greenfield applications, modernize
154+ legacy systems, and establish best practices in development, testing,
155+ and delivery. My expertise spans the entire software lifecycle—from
156+ early product discussions to defining robust testing strategies,
157+ building automation frameworks, and mentoring teams on implementing
158+ scalable, testable, maintainable software.
159+ </ p >
160+
161+ < p >
162+ Outside of work, I love writing test tools, game development, cooking,
163+ and synthesizers. I love to learn new things, so this list is
164+ constantly growing.
165+ </ p >
166+ </ Blurb >
155167 </ Layout >
156168 ) ;
157169}
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