Career Opportunity, Principal Speech Scientist
arnoldgarlick
Location: Flexible Position ID: AXG-1225
SUMMARY
The candidate will be responsible for grammar tuning (from a grammar
and VUI perspective) and problem analysis, including issue
identification and report preparation. Will also be responsible for
designing, developing and implementing several key speech recognition
grammars.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Design, develop, implement and tune Grammar XML (GRXML), JSP and Java
grammars, including developing Statistical Language Module (SLM)
grammars for major commercial speech recognition engines.
Responsible for meeting customer and business goals as an individual
contributor and a member of a cross-functional project team. Tasks
require interaction with internal and customer staff.
Development for sophisticated vertical, horizontal and custom
application grammars.
Application tuning and problem analysis duties such as coordinating
transcription and data collection along with performing the tuning
analysis and report preparation.
Conduct studies of speech recognition applications, including
confidence rejection threshold testing, alternate phonetic
pronunciation, language model weighting variance testing, speech
engine parameter setting, and speech grammar optimization.
As a Subject Matter Expert in speech applications, the Principal
Speech Scientist uses state-of-the-art approaches to address the most
critical issues impacting the company's success in designing and
selling future concepts, products, and technologies.
Serve as consultant to management and external spokesperson for the
organization.
Exercise wide latitude in determining objectives and approaches to
critical assignments.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Requires a minimum of 15 years related experience and a Bachelor's
degree in Cognitive Science, Human Factors, Industrial Psychology,
Computer Science, Linguistics or a related field (or equivalent
experience).
Must have a strong customer focus, with excellent verbal and written
communication skills.
Knowledge of VoiceXML and Visio.
Mastery of writing grammars in GRXML and ECMA script and the
development and tuning of Statistical Language Module grammars.
Knowledge of the latest developments (product successes and failures)
in the IVR, call center automation, and speech technology markets.
Skill sets should include:
XML data processing
Knowledge of XSLT and proficiency with Perl
Expertise developing web services in JSP and or ASP.NET
Knowledge of Java and/or C# and object oriented design concepts
Mastery of report writing
Proven ability to work effectively with programmers and quality
assurance teams
Knowledge of the strengths/weaknesses and selling points of the major
commercial speech recognition engines.
Experience with computational linguistics is a plus.
Please refer to Position ID: AXG-1225
Contact:
Arnold Garlick
Pacific Search Consultants
arn...@speechTekJobs.com
office: 949. 366. 9000 extension 2#
www.SpeechTekJobs.com