CV System

JSON-driven CV system using vitae + awesomecv in R. Single source of truth in resume.json. Multiple tailored outputs from Rmd templates.

Structure

cv-system/
├── resume.json          # Master record — edit this for all content changes
├── parse_resume.R       # Parser — reads JSON, returns vitae-ready tibbles
├── render_cv.R          # CLI render script
├── DMC_executive.Rmd    # Full executive CV template
├── DMC_az_cvrm.Rmd      # AstraZeneca CVRM tailored template
└── README.md

Workflow

Update content

Edit resume.json only. Never edit the Rmd templates for content changes.

Render from CLI

# Full executive CV
Rscript render_cv.R

# Specific template
Rscript render_cv.R DMC_az_cvrm.Rmd

# Render to output folder
Rscript render_cv.R DMC_executive.Rmd output/

Create a new tailored version

1. Add a profile entry to resume.json under profiles
2. Copy an existing Rmd template, change PROFILE <- "your_new_profile"
3. Adjust the summary text in the Rmd header if needed
4. Run Rscript render_cv.R DMC_yourcompany.Rmd

Toggle a role or bullet

In resume.json, set "include": false on any work entry or highlight. It disappears from all renders. Set back to true to restore it. Never delete entries — the JSON is your archive.

Add a new role

Add a new object to the work array in resume.json:

{
  "id": "unique_id",
  "include": true,
  "company": "Company Name",
  "position": "Your Title",
  "location": "City, ST",
  "startDate": "YYYY-MM",
  "endDate": "YYYY-MM",
  "highlights": [
    {
      "include": true,
      "bold": "Headline",
      "text": "Description of what you did."
    }
  ]
}

GitHub workflow

git pull
# edit resume.json
Rscript render_cv.R DMC_executive.Rmd
git add resume.json DMC_executive.pdf
git commit -m "updated [role/section]"
git push

Requirements

• R >= 4.0
• Packages: vitae, rmarkdown, jsonlite, dplyr, purrr, tibble
• LaTeX distribution (TinyTeX recommended): tinytex::install_tinytex()

Install packages once

install.packages(c("vitae", "rmarkdown", "jsonlite", "dplyr", "purrr", "tibble"))
tinytex::install_tinytex()