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Scott Tadman • Edited

I'd just like to point out that the font used on this is head-hurty small and you may want to find a way to use a more forgiving and readable typeface.

That summary in particular is really jammed up. If I was reviewing a lot of applications I'd probably just skim this one and set it aside as it's not an easy read. Seeing a dense chunk of text like that makes me go "Oh boy" instead of what should be "This looks interesting".

If something looks readable, it'll get read. If it looks daunting, or if someone's going to need reading glasses to even understand what it says, you're fighting an uphill battle. Consider the reviewer who's already had to spend two hours reading CVs.

You have a lot of margin space there you could relax to open up some space between the lines and make it easier to follow. Those arbitrary indentations are also not helping at all.

That introductory paragraph is better done as a cover letter or in the email when you submit it. Let that section about your engineering experience breathe a bit better if that's the jewel you're trying to show case.