Education
University of Washington
M.S., Technical Communication 1992-01-01 - 1997-01-01The University of Osaka
independent graduate study, Japanese linguistics 1985-01-01 - 1987-01-01University of California, Berkeley
B.A., Asian Languages 1974-01-01 - 1978-01-01Work Experience
Microsoft
2001-06-01 - 2018-03-01
Microsoft
multiple translation agencies
1982-01-01 - 1998-12-01
multiple translation agencies
University of Washington, Human Centered Design & Engineering
1990-01-01 - 1995-01-01
University of Washington, Human Centered Design & Engineering
Skills
Summary
I started my career at Microsoft working on natural language processing, which led naturally to the world of databases. I enjoy testing software and building my own applications, and bring a very hands-on approach to documentation. Past products include Integration Services, Analysis Services, SQL Server Data Mining, Azure Machine Learning, and SQL Server R Services. R has really grown on me, but I particularly like Python for its text processing and neural networks libraries. In off hours I play MMORG and read about ancient civilizations, geology, and astronomy.