Portfolio 1

Gemfile

@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ source "https://rubygems.org"
 
 gem "github-pages", group: :jekyll_plugins
 gem "jekyll-include-cache", group: :jekyll_plugins
+
+gem "webrick", "~> 1.8"

_config.yml

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 # Site Settings
 locale                   : "en-US"
-title                    : "Nathan's ePortfolio"
+title                    : "Nathan's Website"
 title_separator          : "-"
 subtitle                 : "Made by hand!"
 name                     : "Nathan"
-description              : "My ePortfolio."
+description              : "My Website."
 url                      : # the base hostname & protocol for your site e.g. "https://mmistakes.github.io"
 baseurl                  : # the subpath of your site, e.g. "/blog"
 repository               : "Indigo5684/Indigo5684.github.io" # GitHub username/repo-name e.g. "mmistakes/minimal-mistakes"
@@ -306,6 +306,15 @@ defaults:
       layout: single
       author_profile: false
       share: true
+
+  - scope:
+      path: ""
+      type: en319
+    values:
+      layout: single
+      author_profile: false
+      share: true
+
   - scope:
       path: ""
       type: projects
@@ -318,6 +327,9 @@ collections:
   uh223:
     output: true
     permalink: /:collection/:path/
+  en319:
+    output: true
+    permalink: /:collection/:path/
   projects:
     output: true
     permalink: /:collection/:path/

_data/navigation.yml

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 main:
   - title: "About Me"
     url: /about/
-  - title: "Personal Projects"
-    url: /projects/
-  - title: "UH 223"
-    url: /uh223/
+#  - title: "Personal Projects"
+#    url: /projects/
+#  - title: "UH 223"
+#    url: /uh223/
+  - title: "Writing Portfolio"
+    url: /en319/

_en319/2024-05-01-access.md

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+---
+title: "Access Guide"
+excerpt: "An access guide designed for inclusivity."
+sidebar:
+  - title: "A wild KITTEN has appeared!"
+    image: https://placekitten.com/450/400
+    image_alt: "logo"
+    text: "Meow"
+---
+
+This report demonstrates my ability to collaborate with a team to create clear and concise instructions and procedures for a diverse audience. While this example focuses on an event with an audience that may not be able-bodied, the skillset developed easily translates to creating clear and concise procedures for the reproduction of scientific data, as well as catering to a diverse set of audiences such as investors, sponsors, project managers, and other researchers.
+
+[Download](/assets/en319/access.docx){: .btn .btn--info .text-center}

_en319/2024-05-01-cover-letter.md

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+---
+title: "Writing Portfolio"
+excerpt: "A sample report on the feasibility of a proposed project."
+sidebar:
+  - title: "A wild KITTEN has appeared!"
+    image: https://placekitten.com/450/400
+    image_alt: "logo"
+    text: "Meow"
+---
+
+To Whom It May Concern,
+
+Welcome to my writing portfolio, where mathematics and physics meets English. It is well understood phenomena in academia that when given a relatively large sample consisting of STEM graduates, a vast majority fail to understand the nuance of writing and communication. To this, I present my portfolio, where
+
+It may not be immediately apparent how my portfolio correlates to math and physics. To this, I raise my project proposal. Whether writing grants or presenting to sponsors, I am proud to be able to create persuasive rhetoric that incorporates scientific data, such as survey results, statistics, or monetary figures. This is compounded in my feasibility report, in which I am able to use publicly verifiable figures to justify a position.
+
+At the same time, I recognize that as a mathematician, I fall under a small minority consisting of those who would enjoy more numbers, not less. As a writer, I am able to create works that cater to a specific audience that may not share my values or knowledge. An example of this can be found in my progress report, in which I acknowledged that my audience was an internal event planning committee. As such, they would be reading from a different perspective than, say, an ADA or compliance auditor.
+
+The last work I wish to highlight is the Access Guide document, in which I and others collaborated on to cater to an audience that potentially requires accommodations, while simultaneously creating a document that the general reader may use to navigate the event. In addition to being able to develop materials for the general public and work with a team, the access guide represents the ability to create standardized procedures and instructions. These are skills that would transfer readily to other purposes, such as creating documentation or writing corporate policy.
+
+Linked below are hyperlinks to the various materials described.
+
+| Access Guide | Progress Report | Proposal | Memos | Feasibility Report |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| [Download](/en319/2024-05-01-access){: .btn .btn--info .text-center} | [Download](/en319/2024-05-01-progress){: .btn .btn--info .text-center} | [Download](/en319/2024-05-01-proposal){: .btn .btn--info .text-center} | [Download](/en319/2024-05-01-memos){: .btn .btn--info .text-center} | [Download](/en319/2024-05-01-feasibility){: .btn .btn--info .text-center} |

_en319/2024-05-01-feasibility.md

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+---
+title: "Feasibility Report"
+excerpt: "A sample report on the feasibility of a proposed project."
+sidebar:
+  - title: "A wild KITTEN has appeared!"
+    image: https://placekitten.com/450/400
+    image_alt: "logo"
+    text: "Meow"
+---
+
+This report demonstrates my ability to conduct original research to determine the feasibility of a proposal, as well as create viable alternate options, and make an informed recommendation for further action. While this report focuses on traffic in Tuscaloosa, I am also comfortable writing reports regarding the evaluation of mathematical models.
+
+[Download](/assets/en319/feasibility.md){: .btn .btn--info .text-center}

_en319/2024-05-01-memos.md

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+---
+title: "Memos"
+excerpt: "Sample internal memos for internal communication."
+sidebar:
+  - title: "A wild KITTEN has appeared!"
+    image: https://placekitten.com/450/400
+    image_alt: "logo"
+    text: "Meow"
+---
+
+The collection of memos below demonstrate my ability to not only work as a member of a team and ability to review the work of a coworker, but the willingness to take initiative to aid a coworker as well as time-management skills to know when I have time to do so.
+
+[Download](/assets/en319/memos.md){: .btn .btn--info .text-center}

_en319/2024-05-01-progress.md

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+---
+title: "Progress Report"
+excerpt: "An AI-generated and manually edited progress report."
+sidebar:
+  - title: "A wild KITTEN has appeared!"
+    image: https://placekitten.com/450/400
+    image_alt: "logo"
+    text: "Meow"
+---
+
+The report below demonstrates my ability to clearly and concisely report my progress, as well as the ability to utilize AI-assistance when drafting. While this report is written for an event planning comittee, I am also comfortable writing progress reports for sponsors, grant providers, and other research overseers.
+
+[Download](/assets/en319/progress.md){: .btn .btn--info .text-center}

_en319/2024-05-01-proposal.md

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+---
+title: "Sample Proposal"
+excerpt: "A sample proposal targeted towards a university."
+sidebar:
+  - title: "A wild KITTEN has appeared!"
+    image: https://placekitten.com/450/400
+    image_alt: "logo"
+    text: "Meow"
+---
+
+This report demonstrates my ability to seek initiative when seeing a problem, as well as my ability to utilize scientific evidence (e.g. statistics) in documents to create a persuasive argument without detracting from the reader's focus or overfilling the document with jargon. While this proposal is aimed towards fire safety and the ability to find alternate housing, I am comfortable with and prepared to seek out potential problems before they occur and undertake or propose preventative measures for the future.
+
+[Download](/assets/en319/proposal.docx){: .btn .btn--info .text-center}

_pages/en319.md

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+---
+title: Writing Portfolio
+layout: collection
+permalink: /en319/
+collection: en319
+entries_layout: grid
+classes: wide
+---

assets/en319/memos.md

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+**To**: [Redacted]
+**From**: Nathan [Last Name]
+**Subject**: Feasibility Report for Doubling the Amount of Busses
+
+**Purpose**:
+
+I'm writing to request permission to research and write a feasibility report for the proposed project of increasing the number of busses to alleviate traffic. As a mathematics major, I hope that my experience with simulations and mathematical models may be impactful regarding the project and its possible outcome.
+
+**Feasibility Analysis**:
+
+The proposed project seeks to reduce traffic by adding additional bus capacity. This may not prove to be effective, as the current bus system can be argued to be under-utilized, as many busses run far under maximum capacity, meaning that adding additional busses will spread the already-limited bus traffic out over more busses instead of increasing the total bus traffic. Additionally, increasing the number of busses may prove to yield diminishing returns for every additional bus added, meaning that after a certain cutoff, it is no longer economically worthwhile to incrase bus capacity on comparison to alternatives, such as dedicated bus lanes or implementing centrally controlled traffic signals.
+
+**Recommendations**:
+
+Pending approval, I plan to conduct a thourough review of the proposed project as well as alternatives implemented by other universities to identify areas for improvement. Following this, I will write a report detailing the proposal and its alternatives, as well as my analysis thereof, and make a recommendation for which way the university should move foreward (if at all).
+
+If you approve of this request, please email Dr. Fitzsimmons to have me officially assigned to the project, and afterwards, forward me a copy of the proposal as well as any specific guidelines or expectations you may have.
+
+Thank you for considering this request.
+
+From,
+
+Nathan [Last Name]
+
+---
+
+**To**: [Redacted]
+**From**: Nathan [Last Name]
+**Subject**: Feasibility Report for Adding Design Courses to Architectural Engineering
+
+**Purpose**:
+
+I'm writing to request permission to research and write a feasibility report for the proposed project of adding design courses to the architectual engineering major. As someone who's switched majors and minors, as well as experienced edge-cases in the catalog and advising program, I hope to bring my experience to the project.
+
+**Feasibility Analysis**:
+
+The proposed project seeks to modify the degree program. As such, care must be taken to ensure the university remains in-line with accredidation agencies and the international architectual community while not making sacrificies in the quality of graduates. Because of this, care must be taken to maintain the integrity of the degree program without making major sacrifices to other areas of student study. Additionally, as a small major, the department may face budgetary concerns in regards to staffing and employment, as concern over whether multiple sections of courses will see high enrollment. Lastly, the department may face backlash from other departments, such as the art department, over whether design courses qualify as Fine Arts (FA) courses and thus fill the core graduation requirement for students.
+
+**Recommendations**:
+
+Pending approval, I plan to conduct a thourough review of the proposed project as well as alternatives implemented by other universities to identify areas for improvement. Following this, I will write a report detailing the proposal and its alternatives, as well as my analysis thereof, and make a recommendation for which way the university should move foreward (if at all).
+
+If you approve of this request, please email Dr. Fitzsimmons to have me officially assigned to the project, and afterwards, forward me a copy of the proposal as well as any specific guidelines or expectations you may have.
+
+Thank you for considering this request.
+
+From,
+
+Nathan [Last Name]
+
+[Email Redacted]
+
+---
+
+**To**: [Name Redacted]
+**From**: Nathan [Last Name]
+**Date**: 2024-03-31
+**Subject**: MEMO: Feasibility Reports for Housing Education
+
+I am writing to you regarding the recent housing education project proposal. Several of my colleagues have expressed interest in writing a feasibility report for the project. Notably, [Name Redacted] wrote as an RA on-campus, giving her a unique insight into the inner workings of the housing department, of which I as student writer can only pretend to write as an insider of. Additionally, she showcased a comprehensive understanding of the project goals and its purpose. It is for these reasons that I would prefer her as an initial member of the project team while the finer details are still being developed.
+
+[Name Redacted] wrote expressing interest in writing a feasibility report as well, with a focus on orientation and communication skills. While these are important skills, the project scope encompasses additional methods to convey information aside from orientation and emphasizes information aside from interpersonal skills. As I believe the feasibility of the project should be assessed across all intended communication methods and how it conveys all relevant information, I would recommend [Last Name] join the project later as our representative to the Bama Bound team, rather than while the project is still being assessed before implementation.
+
+Lastly, [Name Redacted] wrote expressing her belief that the project itself is feasible and that the status quo is indeed flawed, however she offered no research plan for whether the project could meet its intended goals, instead offering a proposed action plan. Since she does not speak from a position of authority other than having lived on-campus and seems more interested in implementation than theory, if she were to join the project, I would recommend her to do so as communications design or writing staff, rather than in the current preparatory phase.
+
+Once a decision has been made regarding staffing for the project, please assign employees as such in InternalProgramNameHere and send me an email so I can grant access to the current draft materials.

assets/en319/progress.md

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+**To**: Medical Pediatric Conference Team Members
+**From**: Access Guide Team for 2024 Conference
+**Date**: 2024-02-07
+**Subject**: Progress Update on Pediatric Care Medical Conference Access Guide
+
+Dear Team,
+
+I am writing to provide an update on the progress of the Access Guide for the upcoming Pediatric Care Medical Conference. As you know, our goal is to ensure that the guide is ready for distribution by February 18th.
+
+I am pleased to report that we have made significant strides in the development of the access guide. We have successfully completed the framework and conducted thorough research to gather relevant information and resources. This foundational research has laid a solid groundwork for the guide and has equipped us with valuable insights into the accessibility needs of our conference attendees.
+
+Currently, we are focused on formatting the guide and applying the research findings to its content. While we have encountered some challenges, including timing issues and access limitations to our conference location, I am impressed by the dedication and resilience of our team in overcoming these obstacles. Despite these challenges, we remain steadfast in our commitment to delivering a comprehensive and informative access guide.
+
+I am pleased to report that our access guide team is working well together and is leveraging each other's strengths to ensure the success of this project. Our collaborative efforts have enabled us to stay on track with our schedule, and I am confident that we will meet our deadline of February 18th.
+
+As we move forward, let us continue to communicate effectively, support one another, and remain focused on our shared goal of creating an inclusive and accessible experience for all conference attendees.
+
+Thank you for your hard work and dedication to this important project. Together, we will ensure that the Pediatric Care Medical Conference Access Guide is a valuable resource for all participants.
+
+Best regards,
+
+[Redacted], [Redacted] Nathan [Last Name]
+Technical Writers
+[Emails Redacted]