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Topeka, Kansas

• Annotated machine learning training data for natural language processing and generation
• Provided quality control evaluation of annotations
• Collaborated on annotation guideline development

Austin, Texas Area

• Managed all stages of documentation of three dialects of Ixil (a Mayan language of Guatemala), which produced a corpus of natural speech with transcription and translation of over 60 recorded hours
• Oversaw collection and processing of over 700 audio & video recordings
• Managed data corpus and metadata
• Created scripts to segment audio for transcription in ELAN (annotation program) and process output texts
• Provided linguistic and technical training to Ixil language collaborators (including transcription, translation, use of recording equipment, computer programs, data storage and management)
• Collated, edited, and typeset six-volume collection of project text materials (3766 total pages)

• Prepared and taught original course materials
• Graded assignments, administered exams, gave final evaluations
• Held office hours to provide academic support to university students

• Helped build and analyze dictionary database of 1500-items for 30 languages
• Collected and maintained dictionary data: gathered over 42,000 dictionary entries from various source materials and entered into database; checked data against other sources
• Prepared descriptive statistics and data visualizations for presentations, carried out analyses using computational methods (primarily cluster analysis), produced write-up of project findings

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Linguistics

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Linguistics, With Honors