Jolene Poulin
tân'si I'm Jolene, a Métis-settler software developer currently located in Burnaby, BC on the unceded ancestral territory of the Hul’qumi’num, Stó:lō, Tsleil-Waututh, and Qayqayt Peoples (source)
I'm currently working at samdesk as a Front-End Developer. I enjoy working in roles that have a positive impact on my community. I'm a self-starter, thrive in a hands-on environment, and will always advocate for clear, well-tested code.
Experience
Education
University of Alberta
September 2016 - December 2020
Bachelor of Science with Specialization in Computing Science
Projects
Skills
Technical Languages and Tools
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- React
- Apollo GraphQL
- Python
- Jest
- React Testing Library
- Rollbar
- Sanity
- Vercel
- GitHub Actions
- Material UI
- Headless UI
- HTML
- CSS
- Storybook
Natural Languages
- English - fluent
- French - proficient
- German - proficient
- Spanish - beginner
- nêhiyawêwin - beginner
Publications
- Co-author Finding words that aren’t there: Using word embeddings to improve dictionary search for low-resource languages, published 2023
- Co-author Speech Database (Speech-DB) – An on-line platform for storing, validating, searching, and recording spoken language data, published 2023
- Work featured in nêhiyawi-pîkiskwêwina maskwacîsihk : Spoken Dictionary of Maskwacîs Cree, published 2023