Daniel Poulin
Architect at Amadeus
Simsbury, Connecticut, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDaniel Poulin is an architect and seasoned software leader with 14 years of experience translating complex business requirements into clear, implementable technical specifications and scalable systems. Currently at Amadeus after leading engineering and architecture initiatives at Digital Surgeons and Reality Interactive, he blends backend expertise (PHP, Laravel, CraftCMS) with modern frontend stacks like Next.js and Tailwind, and strong CI/CD and infrastructure craft. A lifelong learner with a BS in Biochemistry, he brings analytical rigor uncommon in web engineering and a predilection for process-driven team improvements. An active open-source contributor, he’s made notable full‑stack enhancements to the Helix modal editor (adding PHP/Twig highlighting and advanced text-object commands) and polished responsive UI in the Gumby CSS framework, demonstrating both low-level editor work and frontend polish.
14 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bachelor of Science - BS, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at UConn College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Github Skills (22)
editors10
text-editor10
css10
sass10
responsive-design10
ui-design10
editor10
uid10
php10
front-end-development10
code-editor10
rust10
twig10
tree-sitter9
kakoune9
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
helix-editor/helix
Oct 2021 - Aug 2022
A post-modern modal text editor.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:37 reviews, 18 commits, 29 PRs in 9 months
Contributions summary:Daniel contributed significantly to the Helix editor project, implementing new features and improving existing ones. Their work involved modifying both the user interface and core functionalities of the editor. They added support for PHP and Twig syntax highlighting and text object queries, enhancing the editor's ability to understand and interact with these languages. Furthermore, the user improved the file picker and added new text object commands such as comment, as well as bulk buffer closing commands.
text-editorvimrustkakoune
GumbyFramework/Gumby
Jul 2013 - Oct 2013
A Flexible, Responsive CSS Framework - Powered by Sass
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:31 commits in 2 months
Contributions summary:Daniel primarily contributed to the CSS and UI aspects of the Gumby framework. They modified the `css/gumby.css` file, adding and adjusting styles for the navigation bar, buttons, and other UI elements. Additionally, they fixed styling issues and improved the appearance of various components, ensuring a consistent user experience. Several commits also addressed code formatting and ensured the correct behavior of UI components across different screen sizes.
csssass
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