Graduate of the Software Engineering program of the University of Ottawa, Julien is an enthusiastic volunteer and the president of Carleton Toastmasters club (2015-2016)

He obtained his Toastmasters competent communicator designation in 2014 after completing 10 speeches.

He is also president of the Ottawa-Gatineau chapter of Fair Vote Canada, an organization that does lobbying and public education on the benefits of changing our voting system so that more votes count.

He likes to cyclo-commute as much as possible, year round.