Relative pronouns usage when I am talking about myself

Question

I don't know which one of these statements is correct:

I am a hardworking person, who is always using the latest techniques and technologies as good as I can.

Or

I am a hardworking person, who is always using the latest techniques and technologies as good as He(or She) can.

@Robusto I'm not sure about the difference! but my problem is using I or He/she. — Saman Gholami, Sep 04 '15 at 11:30
You need to be sure about such things. What I pointed out was a worse problem than the one you're asking about. — Robusto, Sep 04 '15 at 11:35
I, you, he, she, we, they are NOT relative pronouns, they are subject pronouns. Please do some minimal research before posting very basic questions. — Mari-Lou A, Sep 04 '15 at 11:59
@Mari-LouA "who" is the relative pronoun in the question!!!!!!!! I don't know why you think I didn't know something like that and down-vote the question! — Saman Gholami, Sep 04 '15 at 12:12
"Relative pronouns" is plural, there is only one who in your post, I surmised you were referring to the subject pronouns. I downvoted for lack of research. You accepted an answer because it offered "I can", a very simple answer. — Mari-Lou A, Sep 04 '15 at 12:14
@Robusto gave you the answer 10 minutes after you posted your question AND supplied the correct adverb well — Mari-Lou A, Sep 04 '15 at 12:17
@Mari-LouA It's the topic! My question is about using all of the relative pronouns when I want talking about myself, this one is just a sample and I don't know how it is related to the lack of research! By the way I get the answer and I don't care anything else. Stackexchange is a community for Q&A. — Saman Gholami, Sep 04 '15 at 12:21
How can you talk about yourself using "he" or "she"? Where can I find answers to simple and basic questions? ... Of course, if your question isn't adequately answered by these resources, feel free to ask here on English Language and Usage Stack Exchange. Be sure to mention the research you've done and what you're still hoping to learn! — Mari-Lou A, Sep 04 '15 at 12:26
Not so terrible a question. I think the OP wants to know whether the relative pronoun in this sentence would make you parse it as follows: "I am a hardworking guy. This hardworking guy uses the latest techniques and technologies as well as he can." Or: "I am a hardworking guy. I use the latest techniques and technologies as well as I can." — Tragicomic, Sep 04 '15 at 15:09
possible duplicate of Is this correct? "One of the things that makes him great is..." — FumbleFingers, Sep 05 '15 at 12:13
I find it interesting that effectively the same issue arises in one of those people who like** vs one of those people who likes**, where both versions get over 800 hits in Google Books. With such high usage figures for both forms, I think it's pedantic and fatuous to suggest that either is in any meaningful sense "wrong". — FumbleFingers, Sep 05 '15 at 12:19

chasly - supports Monica · Accepted Answer · 2015-09-04T12:39:39.557

I am a hardworking person, who is always using the latest techniques and technologies as well as I can.

You can use 'I'.

As for he or she - that depends on whether the writer is male or female. There is no need to be gender-neutral when you know the sex of the person.

EDIT

In response to a comment I'll add the following. I assumed that the person referred to at the end of the sentence was the writer of the sentence. That doesn't have to be true, e.g.

I, John, I am a hardworking person, who is always using the latest techniques and technologies as well as Mary can.

In that case, if we didn't know the name/gender of the second person, the problem returns. However it is unusual to have a situation in which you compare yourself to an individual whose name/gender you don't know. In fact if you had a particular person in mind and weren't sure of their gender, it would probably be insulting to say 'he or she'.

I thought the OP was looking for a pronoun that could be used for either sex. If the other person's sex is unknown, what would you have suggested? However, it seems the OP accepted this answer for the "I can", in which case the question is general reference, and off-topic. — Mari-Lou A, Sep 04 '15 at 11:53
@Mari-LouA - Ah yes, good point. I engaged in some mind-reading there. I'll add to my answer. — chasly - supports Monica, Sep 04 '15 at 12:30

Relative pronouns usage when I am talking about myself

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