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class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-dhf6g5-d1d46f38fbb8e6efd01f546d71138902\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-dhf6g5-d1d46f38fbb8e6efd01f546d71138902{\nheight:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-dhf6g5-d1d46f38fbb8e6efd01f546d71138902 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ml933y0s-9ad14e7949d2b42bda3835bff86664ec\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-ml933y0s-9ad14e7949d2b42bda3835bff86664ec .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ml933y0s-9ad14e7949d2b42bda3835bff86664ec '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold;\">Aaron Stein<\/p>\n<p>Programmer for the Steinm\u00fchlen School App \/ Developer @E.ON Grid Solutions<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-cnjv11-54abf8e75234b5d26474ff1e8ec0e199\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-cnjv11-54abf8e75234b5d26474ff1e8ec0e199{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-cnjv11-54abf8e75234b5d26474ff1e8ec0e199 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_button '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap av-22e5jp-95cdbd1f208207bf9933b27b064059cd-wrap avia_animated_button av-animated-when-visible-95 fade-in avia-button-left  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last '>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-22e5jp-95cdbd1f208207bf9933b27b064059cd\">\n#top #wrap_all 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