latex-cv-documents

name: LaTeX CV & Documents description: | Build LaTeX CVs, cover letters, and generate skill pill images. Manages Adam's CV at ~/Projects/cv/ with pdflatex, ImageMagick pill generation, and fswatch auto-rebuild.

LaTeX CV & Documents Skill

Build and manage Adam's LaTeX CV, cover letters, and skill pill images.

Quick Reference

SKILL=${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/latex/latex.sh

# Build CV
bash $SKILL build-cv

# Build cover letter
bash $SKILL build-cover

# Build any .tex file
bash $SKILL build somefile.tex

# Open CV in Preview
bash $SKILL open

# Generate a skill pill
bash $SKILL pill source-icon.png "Terraform"

# List all pill images
bash $SKILL pill-list

# Check dependencies
bash $SKILL check

# Clean build artifacts
bash $SKILL clean

# Watch and auto-rebuild
bash $SKILL watch

Environment

IMPORTANT: pdflatex is NOT on the default PATH. Always use the full path /Library/TeX/texbin/pdflatex or this skill's commands.

CV Project Layout

~/Projects/cv/
  cv.tex                  # Main CV (2 pages, skill pills)
  cv-dist.tex             # Distribution variant (no projects section)
  cover.tex               # Cover letter template
  cv.pdf / cv-dist.pdf    # Built PDFs
  img/                    # 125 skill pill PNGs (2200x482px, grayscale)
  generate_label/         # Ruby script for pill generation
    generate_label.rb     # Main generator (ImageMagick)
  doc/                    # Company research docs
    comverga.md
    cyfrowy-polsat.md
    jampack.md
    marketer-tech.md
    roomzilla.md
  justfile                # Build tasks (build, watch, clean)
  DISTRIBUSION.md         # Interview prep notes
  JAMPACK.md              # Jampack role notes
  JOB.md                  # Job search notes
  NOTES.md                # General CV notes
  QUESTIONS.md            # Interview questions

CV Architecture

cv.tex — single-file LaTeX document:

• Lines 7-25: PDF metadata (pdfkeywords stuffed for SEO/ATS)
• Lines 33-44: URL macros (\jampackUrl, \roomzillaUrl, etc.)
• Lines 45: \imgPath — absolute path to img/ (update if project moves)
• Lines 54-110: Pill row macros (\sixrow, \fiverow, \fourrow, etc.)
• Lines 114-134: Job entry and achievement macros
• Lines 136-158: Header, summary, contact info
• Lines 165-210: ACHIEVEMENTS section (4 entries)
• Lines 213-242: PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (5 roles)
• Lines 244-297: SKILLS section (pill images by category)
• After pills: ATS-invisible text block (white 1pt text with all keywords)

ATS Keyword Strategy

Skills are displayed as PNG pill images (visual wow factor for humans) but are invisible to ATS parsers. Two countermeasures:

1. pdfkeywords metadata — stuffed with ~100 keywords (lines 11-24)
2. Invisible text block — 1pt white text after skills section with all keywords as parseable text

Pill Image Categories

Generating New Pills

All pills are 2200x482px, grayscale/monochrome. Generator uses ImageMagick + Ruby:

# From the cv directory:
ruby generate_label/generate_label.rb \
  -i generate_label/source-icon.png \
  -t "LABEL" -w 2200 -o img/name.png --grayscale

Always use --grayscale. Source icons should be high-contrast PNGs.

Cover Letter

cover.tex is a generic template. Customize the body for each application. Same LaTeX font and styling as the CV for consistency.

Build Notes

• just watch should be running in a background terminal — auto-rebuilds on save
• If not running, use bash latex.sh build-cv or bash latex.sh build
• The justfile rm -f *.png after build cleans pdflatex artifacts (not the img/ pills)
• \imgPath is absolute (/Users/chi/Projects/docs/cv/img) — NOTE: this path may be stale if project was moved. Current location is ~/Projects/cv/img

Prerequisites

• TeX Live 2026 at /Library/TeX/texbin/
• ImageMagick (brew install imagemagick)
• Ruby (system or brew)
• fswatch (brew install fswatch)
• just (brew install just)