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## About me 

Hey, I'm Evan! I'm a software developer by day, and indecisive about my hobbies by night. 

I like to learn new things, and build up my arsenal of unusual skills. Everything I do revolves around making use of cutting-edge technology to solve problems. This website is the home to everything I'm up to, feel free to look around!

<center><em>"Collecting hobbies like pokemon cards"</em></center>
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- Software developer
- 3D artist
- [Photographer](https://instagram.com/evanpratten)
- [Network operator](https://net.va3zza.com)
- [Musician](/music)
- Hacker

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- [Blogger](/blog)
- Amateur radio operator
- [Competitive programmer](/hobbies/software/competitive-programming)
- IPv6 nerd
- Drone pilot
- General maker of things

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As always, I'm working on multiple projects at the same time and have my head crammed full of technobabble. Currently, I am:

- Working on the graphics pipeline powering children's TV productions at [Industrial Brothers](https://www.industrialbrothers.com/)
- Operating [AS398057](https://net.va3zza.com), providing internet backbone services.
- Contributing to the Rust library and tooling ecosystem over on [GitHub](https://github.com/ewpratten)

## Experience

- **Pipeline Software Developer**, [Industrial Brothers](https://www.industrialbrothers.com/)
- **Pipeline Technical Director**, [Industrial Brothers](https://www.industrialbrothers.com/)
- **Lead of Software Development**, [Raider Robotics](https://raiderrobotics.org)
- **Technical Consultant**, [Personal Computers of London](http://pcol.ca)
- **Co-Founder**, [RetryLife](/music/retrylife)

## Projects

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<h3>AS398057</h3>

AS398057 (formerly AS204466) is my personal network, powering many of my projects. I cover all aspects of network operation myself, from playing [NOC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_operations_center) to getting my hands dirty with hand-crafted router configs.

- [Website](https://net.va3zza.com)
- [PeeringDB](https://peeringdb.com/asn/398057)
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<h3>Rust libraries</h3>

I develop and maintain many Rust libraries. Some are end products, but many are developed out of necessity for other projects of mine. I see a strong future in the Rust programming language, and it has become my language of choice in personal projects.

- [Published libraries](https://crates.io/users/Ewpratten?sort=downloads)
- [All Rust projects](https://github.com/search?o=desc&p=1&q=user%3AEwpratten+language%3ARust&s=stars&type=Repositories)
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<h3>The Ludum Dare game jam</h3>

Every half-year, I set aside some time to participate in [Ludum Dare](https://ldjam.com/). The following are the *finished* games I have worked on as a part of the event:

- [\[data::loss\]](https://github.com/Ewpratten/ludum-dare-49)
- [Deep Breath](https://github.com/Ewpratten/ludum-dare-48)
- [Micromanaged Mike](https://rsninja.dev/LudumDare46/)
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