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## About me

I am a first-year college student, studying Information Security at Sheridan College. I develop software both as a hobby, and professionally, and have been programming since I was in the 5th grade. I am also a Canadian amateur radio operator (callsign **VA3ZZA**), and the former Lead Software Developer at [Raider Robotics](https://github.com/frc5024).

## What I have been up to

<ul class="events-list">
<li>2021</li>
<ul>
    <li><div><span>Oct</span> <span>Set up network infrastructure for managing a personal public /24 IPv4 block</span></div></li>
    <li><div><span>Oct</span> <span>Produced <a href="https://github.com/Ewpratten/ludum-dare-49"><strong>[data::loss]</strong></a> as part of Ludum Dare 49</span></div></li>
    <li><div><span>Jun</span> <span>Participated in ARRL Summer Field Day, scoring 270 points</span></div></li>
    <li><div><span>Apr</span> <span>Produced <a href="https://github.com/Ewpratten/ludum-dare-48"><em>Deep Breath</em></a> as part of Ludum Dare 48</span></div></li>
</ul>

<li>2020</li>
<ul>
  <li><div><span>Aug</span> <span>Participated in Google CTF 2020</span></div></li>
  <li><div><span>May</span> <span>Participated in Hack-A-Sat CTF</span></div></li>
  <li><div><span>Apr</span> <span>Produced <a href="https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/46/micromanaged-mike"><em>Micromanaged Mike</em></a> as part of Ludum Dare 46</span></div></li>
  <li><div><span>Mar</span> <span>FRC Humber district event <em>finalists</em> as part of Raider Robotics</span></div></li>
  <li><div><span>Feb</span> <span>Participated in the Canadian Computing Competition</span></div></li>
</ul>

<li>2019</li>
<ul>
  <li><div><span>Jun</span> <span>Participated in Google CTF 2019</span></div></li>
  <li><div><span>Apr</span> <span>FRC district championships <em>quarter-finalists</em> as part of Raider Robotics</span></div></li>
  <li><div><span>Apr</span> <span>FRC Western district event <em>semi-finalists</em> as part of Raider Robotics</span></div></li>
  <li><div><span>Mar</span> <span>Participated in the ECOO Programming Contest</span></div></li>
  <li><div><span>Feb</span> <span>FRC Ryerson district event <em>quarter-finalists</em> as part of Raider Robotics</span></div></li>
  <li><div><span>Feb</span> <span>Participated in the Canadian Computing Competition</span></div></li>
</ul>

<li>2018</li>
<ul>
  <li><div><span>Sep</span> <span>Completed Google's *Foobar* programming challenge</span></div></li>
  <li><div><span>Apr</span> <span>Participated in the ECOO Programming Contest</span></div></li>
  <li><div><span>Mar</span> <span>FRC Waterloo district event <em>quarter-finalists</em> as part of Raider Robotics</span></div></li>
  <li><div><span>Mar</span> <span>FRC Georgian district event <em>quarter-finalists</em> as part of Raider Robotics</span></div></li>
</ul>
</ul>