SYDNEY BLANKE
South Jordan, UT 84009
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LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sydney-blanke-5a37a3155
OBJECTIVE Seeking a position with opportunities for growth, where I can engage with the tech industry, improve and utilize my linguistic abilities, as well as my strong multitasking, management, and problem-solving skills. Available for full or part time. Willing to relocate as necessary.
SKILLS &
ABILITIES
LANGUAGES
French: Advanced Russian: Early Intermediate
Danish: Advanced; fluent Norwegian: Advanced Intermediate Typing: 112 wpm
Microsoft Suite, Gmail, Google Drive, SmartCAT, Python 3 and C# (Beginner), Client relations, confidentiality
Excellent oral and written communication
Highly self-motivated
Scheduling, bookkeeping/accounting
Management and coordination, esp. with projects.
EXPERIENCE COMPUTATIONAL LINGUIST; NLP: APPEN
FALL 2018 - PRESENT
US English Annotator Linguist:
Natural Language Generation Team; Reasoning Team; Natural Language Understanding Team; FLEX team. Part-time remote positions. Duties Include: accurate and efficient dialogue/semantic parsing and annotation in multi-turn dialogues between user and AI, per given guidelines and ontologies. Data generation and preparation, general linguistic consultation, development of linguistic and project guidelines/training materials, creative group problem solving, issue reporting, and review of other annotators’ work. Additionally tasked with acting as interim supervisor in times of the lead’s absence (Reason Team). SENIOR PARALEGAL & OFFICE MANAGER: LAW OFFICE OF NAOMI HIRAYASU
Fall 2017 – Fall 2018
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Liaison to clients, courts, and opposing counsels. Duties include legal documentation, simple drafting, case management, court filing, billing, marketing, and scheduling.
STUDIO MANAGER & ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR: PARADISE TANGO 2015 – Fall 2018
Front of house reception, customer service, basic accounting, event booking & preparation, sales, marketing, teaching.
TRANSLATOR, CAPTIONER, TALENT REVIEWER: DOTSUB
Summer 2017 – Present
Danish and French translation, video closed captioning and time coding, proofreading, reviewing and evaluating the work of others. ARCHERY INSTRUCTOR: ARCHERY FOR ALL
2016 – Fall 2018
Private events, school classes, summer camps
PRIVATE & PARAPROFESSIONAL TUTOR
INDEPENDENTLY OPERATED BUSINESS: 2013 – Present
WHEELER MIDDLE SCHOOL: Fall 2012 – Spring 2013
WIZKIDS TUTORING CENTER, Pearl City: Summer 2012
Client management, scheduling, customer service, quality assurance. All subjects, but primarily mathematics.
EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI’I AT MANOA
B.A. WITH HONORS IN LINGUISTICS:
INTERPRETATION/TRANSLATION
Student Marshal; Class of Spring 2017
3.96 GPA; Summa cum laude.
HONORS &
AWARDS
WISWELL SCHOLARSHIP for excellence in Russian Studies Multiple semesters; $2,000 in total awards
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM
1st place award, Arts & Humanities Oral Presentation
$3,495 awarded funding
REFERENCES WILSON MILLER, TEAM LEAD JENNIFER GRISWOLD, OWNER APPEN PARADISE TANGO
408- 512-4608 831-***-****
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NAOMI HIRAYASU, ATTORNEY
LAW OFFICE OF NAOMI HIRAYASU
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