Merle Tenney

Selbstständig, Internationalization Program Manager, Consultant, Yahoo!
Santa Clara, Vereinigte Staaten

Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse

Extensive experience and contacts in international
localization
writing aids
translation aids (CAT
MT)
and terminology management

Werdegang

Berufserfahrung von Merle Tenney

  • Bis heute 18 Jahre, seit Aug. 2007

    Internationalization Program Manager, Consultant

    Yahoo!

    Manage virtual team to add internationalization and Unicode support to PHP 5.3. Add locale-based internationalization support via International Components for Unicode (ICU). Implement Unicode support by testing and debugging existing PHP multibyte string functions with UTF-8.

  • 1 Jahr und 5 Monate, Jan. 2006 - Mai 2007

    Senior Program Manager, Natural Language Group

    Microsoft

    Led design and development of writing assistance functions for Microsoft Office products. Introduced framework for diverse reference content, coupled with powerful reference integration/navigation and application accessibility. Provided initial specification of ESL reference support in Office.

  • 3 Jahre und 10 Monate, März 2002 - Dez. 2005

    AppVector

    International Product Director

    Led design and development of dynamic text service framework for key software products on multiple platforms. Developed initial modules for traditional and innovative text services.

  • 1 Jahr und 6 Monate, Okt. 2000 - März 2002

    Senior Manager, International Development

    Palm, PalmSource, now Access

    Managed all aspects of international development for Palm OS system software and Palm Desktop application software (Windows and Macintosh clients).

  • 3 Jahre und 7 Monate, Okt. 1996 - Apr. 2000

    International Technology Evangelist

    Apple Computer

    Represented developer requirements for Mac OS internationalization, localization, text and font technologies. Rolled out international Mac OS technologies to worldwide developer community. Organized and presented international developer briefings and Apple Worldwide Developers Conference sessions.

  • 5 Jahre und 8 Monate, März 1991 - Okt. 1996

    International Engineering Manager

    Claris, now FileMaker

    Supervised internationalization of all Claris applications and supported worldwide localization of applications into over 25 languages. Led design and implementation of text services and general international functionality (sorting, casing, time/date formats, etc.) in Claris applications.

  • 1 Jahr und 2 Monate, Feb. 1990 - März 1991

    Linguistic Development Director

    Microlytics

    Managed development of OEM language products for major European languages, including spelling checkers, thesauruses, and multilingual word and phrase dictionaries. Assembled multilingual textual and lexical databases for product development and quality assurance.

  • 1 Jahr und 5 Monate, Okt. 1988 - Feb. 1990

    Product Manager, Proofing Tools

    Lexpertise Linguistic Software

    Managed international versions of MacProof and PC Proof, early grammar and style checkers for writers working in their native language. Managed French-native and German-native versions of Bilingual MacProof and Bilingual PC Proof, seminal English as a Second Language (ESL) checkers.

  • 6 Jahre und 4 Monate, Juli 1982 - Okt. 1988

    Product Manager, Translation and Writing Tools

    ALP Systems/ALPnet, now SDL

    As Product Manager of the Translation Support System, designed multilevel interactive language translation system. Launched Writing Products Division and developed proofing products. As Director of Terminology, in Switzerland, acquired and converted electronic versions of print dictionaries.

Ausbildung von Merle Tenney

  • 5 Jahre und 9 Monate, Sep. 1970 - Mai 1976

    Mathematics

    Brigham Young University (BYU)

    Linguistics, Spanish

Sprachen

  • Englisch

    Muttersprache

  • Spanisch

    Fließend

  • Französisch

    Grundlagen

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