Apple
Specified architectural tradeoffs and voice selection for MacInTalk Pro 2, UK English localization, dictionary creation, voice recording, and international comparison of text fields in five European languages.
Clients
Speech technology consulting across research and product teams
Client work has ranged from phonetic specification and voice recording to localization, internationalization, product research, and voice messaging design.
Blackwell's Publishers
Technical reviewer for the book The Sounds of the World's Languages.
Centigram Communications
British English script evaluation and localization, with voice talent for voice messaging instructional software.
Compaq / Digital Equipment
Directed advanced phonetic and linguistic research and development for text-to-speech synthesis, DECtalk products, UK English synthesis, and German and Spanish components.
FileMaker / Claris
Language and internationalization consulting across 20 languages and dialects, including competitive product research for FileMaker International Engineering.
Fastv.com
Integrated speech input-output with streamed live broadcast media using natural language.
Fonix
Vice President for Strategic Technology, covering multilingual text-to-speech, natural language research, talking agents, and team leadership for language experts.
General Magic
Evaluation of voice user interface design and phonetic modules for MyTalk and Portico products and services.
Interval Research
Linguistic and phonetic specification for a computer music composition interface.
Lexicon Naming
Linguistic evaluation of product names in multiple languages and psycholinguistic features of orthographic and script characters.
Oxford University Press
Phonetic expert and voice recording talent for ESL pronunciation materials, on-camera presenter for Ada training, and entry writer for Speech Synthesis in the International Encyclopaedia of Linguistics.
Panasonic
Specified acoustic phonetic, prosodic, and phonemic components for US English female speech synthesis using a parallel rule-based synthesizer.
Philips / Voice Control Systems
Director of Language Development for speech recognition research, CTI receptionist interface design, and Latin American Spanish phonetic documentation.
Sun Microsystems
Specified architecture and linguistic components for seven-language speech synthesis in the SunSoft TTS system and evaluated API extensions.
Telia / Infovox
British English text-to-speech design and evaluation for a parallel rule-based speech synthesizer.
Unisys / PulsePoint Communications
Voice messaging design and recording, British English script localization, and international comparison of voicemail instructions in six languages.