diff --git a/dist/cli/index.js b/dist/cli/index.js
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/dist/core/abstract-resume.js b/dist/core/abstract-resume.js
index 0d99a78..343ca78 100644
--- a/dist/core/abstract-resume.js
+++ b/dist/core/abstract-resume.js
@@ -62,6 +62,41 @@ Definition of the AbstractResume class.
       return lastDate.diff(firstDate, unit);
     };
 
+
+    /**
+    Removes ignored or private fields from a resume object
+    @returns an object with the following structure:
+    {
+      scrubbed: the processed resume object
+      ignoreList: an array of ignored nodes that were removed
+      privateList: an array of private nodes that were removed
+    }
+     */
+
+    AbstractResume.prototype.scrubResume = function(rep, opts) {
+      var ignoreList, includePrivates, privateList, scrubbed, traverse;
+      traverse = require('traverse');
+      ignoreList = [];
+      privateList = [];
+      includePrivates = (opts != null ? opts["private"] : void 0) == null ? true : opts != null ? opts["private"] : void 0;
+      scrubbed = traverse(rep).map(function(x) {
+        if (!this.isLeaf) {
+          if (this.node.ignore === true || this.node.ignore === 'true') {
+            ignoreList.push(this.node);
+            return this.remove();
+          } else if ((this.node["private"] === true || this.node["private"] === 'true') && !includePrivates) {
+            privateList.push(this.node);
+            return this.remove();
+          }
+        }
+      });
+      return {
+        scrubbed: scrubbed,
+        ingoreList: ignoreList,
+        privateList: privateList
+      };
+    };
+
     return AbstractResume;
 
   })();
diff --git a/dist/core/fresh-resume.js b/dist/core/fresh-resume.js
index 487aac0..c7d2886 100644
--- a/dist/core/fresh-resume.js
+++ b/dist/core/fresh-resume.js
@@ -77,24 +77,11 @@ Definition of the FRESHResume class.
      */
 
     FreshResume.prototype.parseJSON = function(rep, opts) {
-      var ignoreList, privateList, ref, scrubbed, that, traverse;
+      var ignoreList, privateList, ref, ref1, scrubbed, that;
       that = this;
-      traverse = require('traverse');
-      ignoreList = [];
-      privateList = [];
-      scrubbed = traverse(rep).map(function(x) {
-        if (!this.isLeaf) {
-          if (this.node.ignore === true || this.node.ignore === 'true') {
-            ignoreList.push(this.node);
-            return this.remove();
-          } else if ((this.node["private"] === true || this.node["private"] === 'true') && !(opts != null ? opts["private"] : void 0)) {
-            privateList.push(this.node);
-            return this.remove();
-          }
-        }
-      });
+      ref = this.scrubResume(rep, opts), scrubbed = ref.scrubbed, ignoreList = ref.ignoreList, privateList = ref.privateList;
       extend(true, this, scrubbed);
-      if (!((ref = this.imp) != null ? ref.processed : void 0)) {
+      if (!((ref1 = this.imp) != null ? ref1.processed : void 0)) {
         opts = opts || {};
         if (opts.imp === void 0 || opts.imp) {
           this.imp = this.imp || {};
diff --git a/dist/core/jrs-resume.js b/dist/core/jrs-resume.js
index 7a7f6a7..5b4e5e2 100644
--- a/dist/core/jrs-resume.js
+++ b/dist/core/jrs-resume.js
@@ -71,25 +71,12 @@ Definition of the JRSResume class.
      */
 
     JRSResume.prototype.parseJSON = function(rep, opts) {
-      var ignoreList, privateList, ref, scrubbed, that, traverse;
+      var ignoreList, privateList, ref, ref1, scrubbed, that;
       opts = opts || {};
       that = this;
-      traverse = require('traverse');
-      ignoreList = [];
-      privateList = [];
-      scrubbed = traverse(rep).map(function(x) {
-        if (!this.isLeaf) {
-          if (this.node.ignore === true || this.node.ignore === 'true') {
-            ignoreList.push(this.node);
-            return this.remove();
-          } else if ((this.node["private"] === true || this.node["private"] === 'true') && !(opts != null ? opts["private"] : void 0)) {
-            privateList.push(this.node);
-            return this.remove();
-          }
-        }
-      });
+      ref = this.scrubResume(rep, opts), scrubbed = ref.scrubbed, ignoreList = ref.ignoreList, privateList = ref.privateList;
       extend(true, this, scrubbed);
-      if (!((ref = this.imp) != null ? ref.processed : void 0)) {
+      if (!((ref1 = this.imp) != null ? ref1.processed : void 0)) {
         opts = opts || {};
         if (opts.imp === void 0 || opts.imp) {
           this.imp = this.imp || {};
diff --git a/src/core/abstract-resume.coffee b/src/core/abstract-resume.coffee
index 1670eda..9571457 100644
--- a/src/core/abstract-resume.coffee
+++ b/src/core/abstract-resume.coffee
@@ -50,4 +50,32 @@ class AbstractResume
     lastDate = _.last( new_e )[1];
     lastDate.diff firstDate, unit
 
+  ###*
+  Removes ignored or private fields from a resume object
+  @returns an object with the following structure:
+  {
+    scrubbed: the processed resume object
+    ignoreList: an array of ignored nodes that were removed
+    privateList: an array of private nodes that were removed
+  }
+  ###
+  scrubResume: (rep, opts) ->
+    traverse = require 'traverse'
+    ignoreList = []
+    privateList = []
+    includePrivates = if not opts?.private? then true else opts?.private
+
+    scrubbed = traverse( rep ).map ( x ) ->
+      if !@isLeaf
+        if @node.ignore == true || @node.ignore == 'true'
+          ignoreList.push @node
+          @remove()
+        else if (@node.private == true || @node.private == 'true') && !includePrivates
+          privateList.push @node
+          @remove()
+
+    scrubbed: scrubbed
+    ingoreList: ignoreList
+    privateList: privateList
+
 module.exports = AbstractResume
diff --git a/src/core/fresh-resume.coffee b/src/core/fresh-resume.coffee
index 1de2cf3..6bc91ce 100644
--- a/src/core/fresh-resume.coffee
+++ b/src/core/fresh-resume.coffee
@@ -55,18 +55,7 @@ class FreshResume extends AbstractResume
 
     # Ignore any element with the 'ignore: true' or 'private: true' designator.
     that = @
-    traverse = require 'traverse'
-    ignoreList = []
-    privateList = []
-
-    scrubbed = traverse( rep ).map ( x ) ->
-      if !@isLeaf
-        if @node.ignore == true || @node.ignore == 'true'
-          ignoreList.push this.node
-          @remove()
-        else if (@node.private == true || @node.private == 'true') && !opts?.private
-          privateList.push @node
-          @remove()
+    { scrubbed, ignoreList, privateList } = @scrubResume rep, opts
 
     # Now apply the resume representation onto this object
     extend( true, @, scrubbed );
diff --git a/src/core/jrs-resume.coffee b/src/core/jrs-resume.coffee
index 4038a29..42551a9 100644
--- a/src/core/jrs-resume.coffee
+++ b/src/core/jrs-resume.coffee
@@ -50,18 +50,7 @@ class JRSResume extends AbstractResume
     opts = opts || { };
     # Ignore any element with the 'ignore: true' or 'private: true' designator.
     that = this
-    traverse = require 'traverse'
-    ignoreList = []
-    privateList = []
-
-    scrubbed = traverse( rep ).map ( x ) ->
-      if !@isLeaf
-        if @node.ignore == true || @node.ignore == 'true'
-          ignoreList.push this.node
-          @remove()
-        else if (@node.private == true || @node.private == 'true') && !opts?.private
-          privateList.push @node
-          @remove()
+    { scrubbed, ignoreList, privateList } = @scrubResume rep, opts
 
     # Extend resume properties onto ourself.
     extend true, this, scrubbed
diff --git a/src/verbs/build.coffee b/src/verbs/build.coffee
index fc7409f..01a0128 100644
--- a/src/verbs/build.coffee
+++ b/src/verbs/build.coffee
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ _build = ( src, dst, opts ) ->
 Prepare for a BUILD run.
 ###
 _prep = ( src, dst, opts ) ->
-
   # Cherry-pick options //_opts = extend( true, _opts, opts );
   _opts.theme = (opts.theme && opts.theme.toLowerCase().trim()) || 'modern';
   _opts.prettify = opts.prettify is true