diff --git a/build-docker.sh b/build-docker.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ec71ae0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-docker.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Source secrets if the file exists
+if [ -f .secrets ]; then
+    source .secrets
+else
+    echo "Warning: .secrets file not found. Building public version only."
+fi
+
+# Set defaults for missing variables
+PERSONAL_NAME=${PERSONAL_NAME:-$(whoami)}
+PERSONAL_EMAIL=${PERSONAL_EMAIL:-""}
+PERSONAL_WEBSITE=${PERSONAL_WEBSITE:-""}
+PERSONAL_SCHOOL_EMAIL=${PERSONAL_SCHOOL_EMAIL:-""}
+PERSONAL_PHONE=${PERSONAL_PHONE:-""}
+PERSONAL_HOME_ADDRESS_LINE1=${PERSONAL_HOME_ADDRESS_LINE1:-""}
+PERSONAL_HOME_ADDRESS_LINE2=${PERSONAL_HOME_ADDRESS_LINE2:-""}
+PERSONAL_SCHOOL_ADDRESS_LINE1=${PERSONAL_SCHOOL_ADDRESS_LINE1:-""}
+PERSONAL_SCHOOL_ADDRESS_LINE2=${PERSONAL_SCHOOL_ADDRESS_LINE2:-""}
+PERSONAL_SCHOOL_ADDRESS_LINE3=${PERSONAL_SCHOOL_ADDRESS_LINE3:-""}
+
+# Function to cleanup
+cleanup() {
+    rm -f *.aux *.log *.out *.fls *.fdb_latexmk *.synctex.gz *.bbl *.blg personal_info.tex
+    if [ -f personal_info.tex.bak ]; then
+        mv personal_info.tex.bak personal_info.tex
+    fi
+}
+
+trap cleanup EXIT
+mkdir -p output
+
+# Backup current personal_info.tex if it exists
+if [ -f personal_info.tex ]; then
+    cp personal_info.tex personal_info.tex.bak
+fi
+
+# Build private version (if secrets are available)
+if [ -n "$PERSONAL_PHONE" ] || [ -n "$PERSONAL_HOME_ADDRESS_LINE1" ] || [ -n "$PERSONAL_SCHOOL_ADDRESS_LINE1" ]; then
+    echo "Building private version..."
+    cat > personal_info.tex << EOL
+% Private version of personal information
+\newcommand{\personalName}{$PERSONAL_NAME}
+\newcommand{\personalEmail}{$PERSONAL_EMAIL}
+\newcommand{\personalPhone}{$PERSONAL_PHONE}
+\newcommand{\personalWebsite}{$PERSONAL_WEBSITE}
+\newcommand{\personalSchoolEmail}{$PERSONAL_SCHOOL_EMAIL}
+\newcommand{\personalHomeAddressLineOne}{$PERSONAL_HOME_ADDRESS_LINE1}
+\newcommand{\personalHomeAddressLineTwo}{$PERSONAL_HOME_ADDRESS_LINE2}
+\newcommand{\personalSchoolAddressLineOne}{$PERSONAL_SCHOOL_ADDRESS_LINE1}
+\newcommand{\personalSchoolAddressLineTwo}{$PERSONAL_SCHOOL_ADDRESS_LINE2}
+\newcommand{\personalSchoolAddressLineThree}{$PERSONAL_SCHOOL_ADDRESS_LINE3}
+EOL
+
+    docker build --platform linux/arm64 -t resume-builder .
+    docker run --platform linux/arm64 --rm \
+        -v "$(pwd):/workspace" \
+        -v "$(pwd)/output:/workspace/output" \
+        resume-builder bash -c "latexmk -pdf -file-line-error -halt-on-error -interaction=nonstopmode resume.tex cv.tex && mv *.pdf output/"
+
+    mv output/resume.pdf output/resume-private.pdf 2>/dev/null || true
+    mv output/cv.pdf output/cv-private.pdf 2>/dev/null || true
+fi
+
+# Build public version
+echo "Building public version..."
+cat > personal_info.tex << EOL
+% Public version of personal information
+\newcommand{\personalName}{$PERSONAL_NAME}
+\newcommand{\personalEmail}{$PERSONAL_EMAIL}
+\newcommand{\personalPhone}{~}
+\newcommand{\personalWebsite}{$PERSONAL_WEBSITE}
+\newcommand{\personalSchoolEmail}{$PERSONAL_SCHOOL_EMAIL}
+\newcommand{\personalHomeAddressLineOne}{~}
+\newcommand{\personalHomeAddressLineTwo}{~}
+\newcommand{\personalSchoolAddressLineOne}{~}
+\newcommand{\personalSchoolAddressLineTwo}{~}
+\newcommand{\personalSchoolAddressLineThree}{~}
+EOL
+
+docker run --platform linux/arm64 --rm \
+    -v "$(pwd):/workspace" \
+    -v "$(pwd)/output:/workspace/output" \
+    resume-builder bash -c "latexmk -pdf -file-line-error -halt-on-error -interaction=nonstopmode resume.tex cv.tex && mv resume.pdf output/resume-public.pdf && mv cv.pdf output/cv-public.pdf"
+
+echo "Build complete!"
+echo "Generated files in output/:"
+ls -l output/ 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build-local.sh b/build-local.sh
index ec71ae0..f89dfa7 100755
--- a/build-local.sh
+++ b/build-local.sh
@@ -30,11 +30,35 @@ cleanup() {
 trap cleanup EXIT
 mkdir -p output
 
+# Check if required LaTeX tools are available locally
+check_latex_tools() {
+    command -v latexmk >/dev/null 2>&1 || return 1
+    command -v pdflatex >/dev/null 2>&1 || return 1
+    return 0
+}
+
+# Function to build using local tools
+build_local() {
+    latexmk -pdf -file-line-error -halt-on-error -interaction=nonstopmode "$1"
+}
+
+# Function to build using Docker
+build_docker() {
+    echo "Local LaTeX tools not found, falling back to Docker..."
+    ./build-docker.sh
+    exit $?
+}
+
 # Backup current personal_info.tex if it exists
 if [ -f personal_info.tex ]; then
     cp personal_info.tex personal_info.tex.bak
 fi
 
+# Check if we can use local tools, otherwise fall back to Docker
+if ! check_latex_tools; then
+    build_docker
+fi
+
 # Build private version (if secrets are available)
 if [ -n "$PERSONAL_PHONE" ] || [ -n "$PERSONAL_HOME_ADDRESS_LINE1" ] || [ -n "$PERSONAL_SCHOOL_ADDRESS_LINE1" ]; then
     echo "Building private version..."
@@ -52,14 +76,11 @@ if [ -n "$PERSONAL_PHONE" ] || [ -n "$PERSONAL_HOME_ADDRESS_LINE1" ] || [ -n "$P
 \newcommand{\personalSchoolAddressLineThree}{$PERSONAL_SCHOOL_ADDRESS_LINE3}
 EOL
 
-    docker build --platform linux/arm64 -t resume-builder .
-    docker run --platform linux/arm64 --rm \
-        -v "$(pwd):/workspace" \
-        -v "$(pwd)/output:/workspace/output" \
-        resume-builder bash -c "latexmk -pdf -file-line-error -halt-on-error -interaction=nonstopmode resume.tex cv.tex && mv *.pdf output/"
-
-    mv output/resume.pdf output/resume-private.pdf 2>/dev/null || true
-    mv output/cv.pdf output/cv-private.pdf 2>/dev/null || true
+    build_local resume.tex
+    build_local cv.tex
+    
+    mv resume.pdf output/resume-private.pdf 2>/dev/null || true
+    mv cv.pdf output/cv-private.pdf 2>/dev/null || true
 fi
 
 # Build public version
@@ -78,10 +99,11 @@ cat > personal_info.tex << EOL
 \newcommand{\personalSchoolAddressLineThree}{~}
 EOL
 
-docker run --platform linux/arm64 --rm \
-    -v "$(pwd):/workspace" \
-    -v "$(pwd)/output:/workspace/output" \
-    resume-builder bash -c "latexmk -pdf -file-line-error -halt-on-error -interaction=nonstopmode resume.tex cv.tex && mv resume.pdf output/resume-public.pdf && mv cv.pdf output/cv-public.pdf"
+build_local resume.tex
+build_local cv.tex
+
+mv resume.pdf output/resume-public.pdf
+mv cv.pdf output/cv-public.pdf
 
 echo "Build complete!"
 echo "Generated files in output/:"