I try to keep this relatively up-to-date. Given the nature of such things, believe me, this resume will the the first to know should something change drastically. I last updated on February 03, 2009.
M.S. |
Technical Japanese |
University of Washington |
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(Technical Communication Focus) |
9/2002—6/2005 (3.78 GPA) |
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Localization Certificate |
University of Washington Extension |
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9/2004—6/2005 |
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B.A. |
Japanese Linguistics |
University of Washington |
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9/1997—6/2002 (3.56 GPA) |
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B.S. |
Chemistry |
University of Washington |
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9/1997—6/2002 (3.56 GPA) |
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International Project Engineer in Windows is pretty much the best job ever. I seem to be a cross between Production Engineer, Publishing Specialist, Web Developer, Tools Developer, Assistant Site Manager, Junior Program Manager, Graphic Designer, and "do everything technical or Japanese-related that we can think of" person.
Managed end-to-end project execution for multiple outsourced localization releases.
Engaged with core teams to drive globalization and localizability improvements upstream.
Administered internal SharePoint site and extranet SharePoint portal.
Developed and tested file management automation; provided support for a variety of internal tools.
Built localized Windows for verification and troubleshooting of user assistance content; consulted on international build for both internal team and core product teams.
Managed Help content file drops and verifications for the Windows XPN release.
Performed checkins and coordinated testing.
Troubleshot Help bugs for over twenty languages; fixed in-house or drove fixes to vendor.
Built CHM Help content.
Edited Flash content and audio for Japanese using Macromedia Flash and Sound Forge.
Conducted post-project translation memory analyses using Trados.
Instrumented and administered Web sites using PHP and Perl to run Web-based experiments on information design.
Developed, tested, and documented unobtrusive PHP tools to track behavioral, perceptual, and comprehension data online.
Assisted with graphical and statistical data analysis using Excel and SPSS.
Assisted with literature reviews, writing and editing journal and conference articles, and presenting at conferences.
Administered several infrastructure servers, including the Big Brother, CorporateTime, and LDAP servers; provided desktop support to administration staff.
Administered and developed new content and tools for the internal Web site for a staff training program (PHP, MySQL); co-managed the program itself.
Edited the reference Web pages for the Walk-In Workshop Program for style and technical accuracy; provided curriculum support for workshop instructors.
Researched and tested new technology options for the department.
Provided database (MySQL and PostgreSQL) and Web development (PHP, HTML, standards) consulting services.
Assisted with managing and training student staff working in the general-access computing labs.
Modeled powder behavior, using neural network software, to predict plant-design values from fundamental powder properties.
Applied an understanding of underlying chemical and physical processes to develop explanations for successful prediction models.
Developed Excel VBA tools to import and analyze neural network output data.
Provided occasional translation and editing services.
Recruited, interviewed, trained, and placed qualified college students as technical support staff in the Seattle Public School district; communicated with principals and other school district officials at regular intervals to assess computing needs in the district.
Administered and created new content and tools for the program Web site (PHP, MySQL).
Designed, bug tested, and documented a separate departmental software project, a Web-based scheduling and general staff management tool.
Edited documentation for a variety of departmental projects.
Provided cross-platform software support for UW students, faculty, and staff in the two campus general-access computing labs; assisted platform leads with hardware maintenance.
Taught walk-in workshops on HTML, Photoshop, and Unix to UW students, faculty, and staff, and organized and taught training workshops for other student staff.
Researched and wrote a departmental style guide; edited documentation for a variety of other departmental projects.
Spyridakis, Wei, Barrick, Cuddihy, and Maust. "Internet-Based Research: Providing a Foundation for Web Design Guidelines." IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, forthcoming 2005
Wei, Evans, Eliot, Barrick, Maust, and Spyridakis. "Influencing Web Browsing Behaviour with Intriguing and Informative Hyperlink Wording." Journal of Information Science, 31, 5, 433-445, 2005.
Cuddihy, Wei, Bartell, Barrick, Maust, Leopold, and Spyridakis. "Conducting Remote, Internet-based Experiments on Web Design." Proceedings of the IEEE International Professional Communication Conference, 2005.
Wei, Cuddihy, Barrick, and Spyridakis. "Conducting Usability Research through the Internet." Proceedings of the Usability Professionals' Association 2005 Conference, 2005.
Wei, Maust, Barrick, Cuddihy, and Spyridakis. "Wikis for Supporting Collaborative Writing." Proceedings of the 52nd Annual International Technical Communication Conference, 204-209, 2005.
Cuddihy, Wei, Barrick, Maust, Bartell, and Spyridakis. "Methods for Assessing Web Design through the Internet." CHI '05 Extended Abstracts of the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 1316-1319, 2005.
Barrick, Maust, Spyridakis, Eliot, Wei, Evans, and Mobrand. "A Tool for Supporting Web-Based Empirical Research: Providing a Basis for Web Design Guidelines." Proceedings of the IEEE International Professional Communication Conference, 189-193, 2004.
Evans, Wei, Eliot, Barrick, Maust, and Spyridakis. "The Effect of Informative, Intriguing, and Generic Hyperlink Wording on Web Browsing Behavior." Proceedings of the 51st Annual International Technical Communication Conference, 313-317, 2004.
2004 Recipient (group): ACM SIGUCCS Competition, Electronic Instructional Classroom Materials, Second Place.
2002 Recipient: Henry S. Tatsumi Scholarship for excellence in the study of Japanese.
Teaching Assistant: Technical Communication 100
Department of Technical Communication, University of Washington, 9/2004—12/2004.
Teaching Assistant: Chemistry 120
Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, 9/2001—12/2001.