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Francesca Shaw

Research Linguist / Audio Specialist
Montreal, QC
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francesca@lyrebird.ai
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(+1) 514-586-8426
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Work Experience

Lyrebird AI

Research Linguist
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Jan 2018 - Current

Leading Lyrebird's data collection efforts, including: scriptwriting, casting, organising and engineering recording sessions. Additional responsibilities in media relations, copywriting/editing, and recruitment.

CereProc Ltd.

Project Manager (Remote)
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May 2017 - Dec 2017

Leading a project to produce a Quebecois text-to-speech voice. Responsibilities included: planning in conjunction with the Edinburgh team, hiring and working with a native Quebecois linguist, organising and overseeing studio recording sessions, and data delivery.

CereProc Ltd.

Research Linguist
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Sep 2014 - Apr 2017

QA testing, improving text-processing systems, improving lexicons, scriptwriting, casting voice artists, engineering studio recording sessions, project managing custom voice/language creation projects with large clients.

CereProc Ltd.

Sales and Marketing Assistant
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Oct 2013 - Sep 2014

Nuance Communications

Independent Contractor
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Jan 2013 - Sep 2013

Improving the accuracy of automatically-generated phonetic transcriptions.

UCL

Course Co-Ordinator
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Jun 2013 - Jul 2013

Preparing materials for and helping to run a short professional development course for specialist instructors of pupils with dyslexia.

Education

The University of Edinburgh

Linguistics 2008 - 2012

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Scriptwriting
  • Voice Talent Casting
  • Localization
  • QA Testing