diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d617910
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/build
+*.jpeg
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8fc2e0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+TEXFILE = cv.tex
+BUILDDIR = build
+
+compile: $(BUILDDIR)
+	pdflatex -output-directory=$(BUILDDIR) $(TEXFILE)
+
+$(BUILDDIR):
+	mkdir -p $(BUILDDIR)
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf $(BUILDDIR)