Wojtek Dziejma

Wojtek Dziejma

Jelenia Góra, Dolnośląskie, Poland
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About

I am quite probably the world's only Polish-, English- and Gaelic-speaking web developer.

My particular expertise is in solution design, web development and applied linguistics.
I also have an interest in design, usability, accessibility and content - everything close to the user.

Here are some of the things I work with nowadays:
- Solution analysis and design (modelling, requirements, tests)
- HTML5, CSS, TypeScript/JavaScript (Angular, Node)
- AWS, Serverless, microservices
- Content, IA, style guides, prototyping
- JetBrains IDEs (WebStorm, IDEA)
- software engineering best practices: CI, automated task/build tools, testing, version control, code repositories etc. - I do have my favourites for each but I am flexible and try to keep up to date

Here are some of the things I have worked with, either in passing, at university or in the past, and do not claim professional-level experience of:
- Java and native Android development
- Polymer
- Titanium
- Python/NLTK
- Hybrid mobile apps (Cordova, Ionic)
- static site generators (Jekyll, Nanoc)
- document processing/annotation (XMLT, XSL)
- WordPress, Moodle, ExpressionEngine, Drupal and other PHP solutions
- Eclipse-based IDEs (Eclipse for Java, ADT, Aptana, Titanium Studio)
- prototyping tools (Axure RP, Balsamiq)
- user research (usability studies, metrics, statistics)
- Adobe Creative Suite/Cloud (Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, Fireworks, Lightroom)
- Flex, Blender, animation
- e-learning (trained teacher and translator with commercial experience)

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Experience

  • Paragon DCX Graphic

    Paragon DCX

    Jelenia Góra, Dolnośląskie, Poland

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    Jelenia Góra, Dolnośląskie, Poland

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    Jelenia Góra Area, Poland

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    Jelenia Gora, Lower Silesian District, Poland

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    Remote / Isle of Skye

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    Glasgow

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    Poznan, Greater Poland District, Poland

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    Poznan, Greater Poland District, Poland

Education

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    Activities and Societies: HWU Mountainnering Club, HWU Kayaking Club

    My MSc project was a digital trail guide in the form of a cross-platform hybrid mobile app (Cordova/Ionic/Angular deployed for iOS and Android) and companion website (CMS-backed, an HTML5 progressive app with offline capability using Service Worker). The project finished with a metrics-based usability field study with users. The project was awarded funding from Comunn na Gàidhlig under the Gaelic Innovation Scheme and was the first bilingual English and Gaelic digital tourist guide in the…

    My MSc project was a digital trail guide in the form of a cross-platform hybrid mobile app (Cordova/Ionic/Angular deployed for iOS and Android) and companion website (CMS-backed, an HTML5 progressive app with offline capability using Service Worker). The project finished with a metrics-based usability field study with users. The project was awarded funding from Comunn na Gàidhlig under the Gaelic Innovation Scheme and was the first bilingual English and Gaelic digital tourist guide in the world. The project was awarded a mark of 87/100 resulting in an A grade and graduation with Distinction.

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    Activities and Societies: Glasgow University Polish Society, Comunn Oiseanach Oilthigh Ghlaschu (Ossianic Society), Taigh na Gàidhlig (Gaelic-speaker residence scheme)

    While at Glasgow University I received the following additional honours:

    Magnus MacLean Memorial Prize for performance in Gaelic (2007)
    MacTaggart Prize for excellence in Celtic Studies (2008)
    Author of Best Student Society Website 2009 (Student Representative Council Award)

    My dissertation, "Ro-shamhla Gràmair gun Cho-theacsa Stèidhichte air Feartan airson na Gàidhlig" ("Prototype Context-free Feature-based Grammar for Scottish Gaelic"), is a working prototype system in…

    While at Glasgow University I received the following additional honours:

    Magnus MacLean Memorial Prize for performance in Gaelic (2007)
    MacTaggart Prize for excellence in Celtic Studies (2008)
    Author of Best Student Society Website 2009 (Student Representative Council Award)

    My dissertation, "Ro-shamhla Gràmair gun Cho-theacsa Stèidhichte air Feartan airson na Gàidhlig" ("Prototype Context-free Feature-based Grammar for Scottish Gaelic"), is a working prototype system in Python for parsing basic sentences, based on NLTK, including a 12,000 word write-up in Gaelic. It was awarded an A grade.

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    Activities and Societies: NUIG Mountaineering Club, Lotus Society (Yoga)

    While in Galway I also graduated with distinction (92%) from Dioplòma sa Ghaeilge (Diploma in Irish), a part-time B2 level (CEFR) level language course.

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    Activities and Societies: Co-founded Streap is Coiseachd aig an t-Sabhal (local mountaineering club), taught one semester of Polish Language throught the medium of Scottish Gaelic

    Professor John Sinclair prize for achievements in Linguistics

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    Major Specialism: Linguistics
    Minor Specialism: Language Teaching

    BA Thesis:
    “Upoun thy botingis, stra wispis hingis owt”: A TagCount analysis of offensive expressions in “The Flyting of Dunbar and Kennedie”

    A computational analysis of a Middle Scots poem, with the aim of finding correlations between offensive expressions, semantic fields, etymologies and parts of speech, included design of a custom encoding scheme for the poem.

Licenses & Certifications

Volunteer Experience

  • University of Glasgow, Digital Archive of Scottish Gaelic Graphic

    XML Developer

    University of Glasgow, Digital Archive of Scottish Gaelic

    - 4 months

    Education

    As a researcher, I explored the most efficient way to migrate a collection of over 600 documents (surveys, wordlists) in MS Word format to web-ready XML, and implemented it in Python. I also wrote a report detailing my findings.

    I made use of a number of tools/technologies, such as Visual Basic for Applications, Python, lxml, Beautiful Soup, and XML including XSLT and XSD.

  • GOPR Górskie Ochotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe Graphic

    Rescue Team Member

    GOPR Górskie Ochotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe

    - Present 6 years 2 months

    Health

Courses

  • 3D Modelling and Animation

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  • Advanced Interaction Design

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  • Advanced Software Engineering

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  • Arts and Media Informatics

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  • Computer Network Security

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  • Contrastive Grammar

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  • Document Encoding

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  • Gaelic

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  • Generative Syntax of English

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  • Historical Linguistics

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  • Human-Computer Interaction

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  • Humanities Applications

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  • Introduction to Modern Welsh

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  • Java Online CPD Course

    University of Dundee

  • Language Teaching Theory

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  • Linguistic History of Scotland

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  • Mobile Communications and Programming

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  • Modern Irish - B2 level

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  • Multimedia Analysis and Design

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  • Multimedia Development

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  • Network Applications

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  • Old Irish

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  • P-Celtic Languages

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  • Phonetics and Phonology

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  • Programming and Logical Foundations (Python)

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  • Readings in General Linguistics

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  • Research Methods and Project Planning

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  • Software Engineering Foundations

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  • Spanish

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  • Teaching Placement (Middle school, High school)

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  • Translation and Interpreting

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Languages

  • Polish

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Gaelic

    Professional working proficiency

  • Irish

    Limited working proficiency

  • German

    Limited working proficiency

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