Hande Ergun Email & Phone Number

United States

Remote

I am a localization consultant for accurate and smooth integration of Turkish language with the geocoding system. I review datasets and provide consulting on grammatical, orthographical, and cultural aspects of the language.

California, United States

I teach Turkish language and culture in a STEAM framework to young children with Turkish roots. My focus areas include promoting a sense of belonging, and linguistic and cultural diversity.

Istanbul, Turkey

Linguistic consultant from 2010 on.

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

- Acted as a Turkish Linguistic QA expert for accuracy and cultural relevance of episodic and feature length streaming media content.- Depending on the content my review points included: - gender, race/ethnicity, LGBTQ+ sexualities, disability identity, class status, cultural oppression, acts of individual resistance - biased, non-inclusive language and culturally sensitive content, also nuances between Turkish and American cultures

Remote

- Led Turkish localization and global English language data curation teams in a diverse, online work environment on all aspects of the project on a daily basis with implementing new processes as required. - Involved in the training creation of new and current team members. Created vertical-based trainings for specific projects.- Efficiently represented the team at senior management level in order to meet business objectives.- Acted as a single point of contact to assist the team for (socio-)linguistic, literary and cultural challenges in projects in terms of both Turkish and (mainly American) English languages and cultures.

Netherlands

Istanbul, Turkey