/4/ Client engagements
Chapter /4/ - engagement records for sixteen organisations.
Engagement records
Apple01
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.
Blackwell's Publishers02
Technical reviewer for the book The Sounds of the World's Languages.
Centigram Communications03
British English script evaluation and localization, with voice talent for voice messaging instructional software.
Compaq / Digital Equipment04
Directed advanced phonetic and linguistic research and development for text-to-speech synthesis, DECtalk products, UK English synthesis, and German and Spanish components.
FileMaker / Claris05
Language and internationalization consulting across 20 languages and dialects, including competitive product research for FileMaker International Engineering.
Fastv.com06
Integrated speech input-output with streamed live broadcast media using natural language.
Fonix07
Vice President for Strategic Technology, covering multilingual text-to-speech, natural language research, talking agents, and team leadership for language experts.
General Magic08
Evaluation of voice user interface design and phonetic modules for MyTalk and Portico products and services.
Interval Research09
Linguistic and phonetic specification for a computer music composition interface.
Lexicon Naming10
Linguistic evaluation of product names in multiple languages and psycholinguistic features of orthographic and script characters.
Oxford University Press11
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.
Panasonic12
Specified acoustic phonetic, prosodic, and phonemic components for US English female speech synthesis using a parallel rule-based synthesizer.
Philips / Voice Control Systems13
Director of Language Development for speech recognition research, CTI receptionist interface design, and Latin American Spanish phonetic documentation.
Sun Microsystems14
Specified architecture and linguistic components for seven-language speech synthesis in the SunSoft TTS system and evaluated API extensions.
Telia / Infovox15
British English text-to-speech design and evaluation for a parallel rule-based speech synthesizer.
Unisys / PulsePoint Communications16
Voice messaging design and recording, British English script localization, and international comparison of voicemail instructions in six languages.