Schedule - FOSDEM PGDay 2018
Gülçin Yıldırım Jelinek
Gülçin started working with Postgres at a startup in 2012 and was amazed at how powerful Postgres truly is! Over the years, she has actively contributed to the PostgreSQL community by organizing conferences, delivering talks and engaging as a dedicated community member. In recognition of her commitment, Gülçin was elected to the PostgreSQL Europe Board in 2017 and later recognized as an official PostgreSQL Contributor.
Fueled by her passion for PostgreSQL automation and cloud technologies, Gülçin took on the role of Cloud Services Manager and led the cloud development efforts at 2ndQuadrant, which was later acquired by EDB in 2020. Currently, Gülçin is leading Product at Xata.
In addition to her engineering work, she is deeply committed to fostering diversity and inclusion in technology. She is an integral part of Postgres Women, advocating for increased representation of women in technical communities. She is one of the co-founders of Kadin Yazilimci (Women Developers of Turkey) and has led the core team for more than 13 years. In 2023, she launched Diva: Dive into AI as a Kadin Yazilimci initiative and has served as Chair of the organizing committee since.
Gülçin lives in Prague and is the co-founder and the main organizer of the monthly Prague PostgreSQL Meetup.