Ulrich Sossou
Cotonou, Littoral, Benin
Summary
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RockstarUlrich Sossou is a data-minded software engineer and stagiaire with 15 years of hands-on experience bridging front-end and back-end development while applying statistical training to practical problems. Based in Cotonou, Benin, he combines a Licence in Demographic and Social Statistics with a passion for data science and algorithmic trading, bringing analytical rigor to product and decision-support work. His open-source contributions include meaningful UX and rendering fixes to the widely used Fabric.js canvas library and converting Bootstrap components for Angular/Foundation projects, reflecting a strong eye for polish and cross-framework interoperability. On the backend he has extended Facebook Messenger bot functionality, improving robustness around webhooks and message handling. Currently supporting strategic planning and M&E at the Ministry of Living Environment and Transport, he produces technical deliverables that inform policy and project decisions. Known for turning user-facing quirks into reliable features, he pairs statistical insight with pragmatic engineering.
15 years of coding experience
Github Skills (31)
javascript10
facebook-messenger10
bootstrap10
api-design10
canvas10
css10
bots10
ui-design10
ruby10
uid10
api10
front-end-development10
angularjs10
googlebot10
html10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
sorich87/bootstrap-tour
Jul 2012 - Aug 2021
Quick and easy product tours with Twitter Bootstrap Popovers
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:3 releases, 277 commits, 57 PRs in 9 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Ulrich primarily contributed to the documentation of the Bootstrap Tour library. Their commits include the addition and correction of documentation, along with modifications to the example tour scripts. They also updated the code to use new Bootstrap features. This suggests a focus on improving the user experience and usability of the tour creation process.
gulpcsstourstwitterbootstrap
yalabot/angular-foundation
Jan 2014 - Mar 2014
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:61 commits in 2 months
Contributions summary:Ulrich primarily contributed to the conversion of existing Bootstrap components to Foundation-based components within the Angular Foundation library. This involved modifying the code to align with Foundation's styling and structure, specifically focusing on components like tabs, alerts, tooltips, dropdowns, modals, progress bars, accordion, pagination, and rating. Furthermore, the user made documentation updates to reflect these changes and added animations, enhancing the overall user experience.
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