Julia G.
Entrepreneur
- Role
- Asl Interpreter Interpreter Mentor at Microsoft
- Location
- Redmond, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Julia G.
Over 22 years of experience in technology industry processes, terminology, and Microsoft culture. Embedded in product groups including Windows, Office and Office for Mac, Microsoft Research, Microsoft Translator, MSDN, Skype, Windows Phone, Windows Embedded, CodePlex, AdCenter, Accessibility, TechNet, Visual Studio, Surface Hub, Rooms and Devices, and LinkedIn.• One of three co-founders of a web-based start-up. Managed all aspects including, program management, design input, feature backlog and prioritization, testing, v-next prioritization, bug triage, demos, customer feedback, and release management.• Strong entrepreneurial drive to seek out new opportunities, evaluate risk and reward tradeoffs, monitor progress, and decide between continued investment and failing fast to a different direction.• Creative and energetic, with a passion for collaborative, agile development of innovative products and services.• Highly adaptable. Proven record of learning rapidly, working well under pressure, and communicating ideas clearly and effectively.
Experience
Asl Interpreter Interpreter Mentor
Mar 2000 — Present · Redmond, WA, US
Microsoft vendor for more than 20 years, providing Sign Language interpretation in highly technical and complex environments; over 15 years with a software engineer in Microsoft Research. Exposure to both breadth and depth of Microsoft products, and several versions of those products, including “tented” projects. Interpret, transliterate, and voice (as appropriate) for Microsoft software engineers, program managers, technical writers, researchers, designers, executives (including Satya Nadella, Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer and Brad Smith), guest speakers, and community partners. Settings include: code and design document reviews, spec reviews, 1:1 meetings, team meetings, team morale events, team building, Insights training, Diversity and Inclusion events, Executive Town Halls, Annual Company Meeting, TechFest, and One Week hackathons. Deep contextual knowledge and comprehension for highly technical, fast paced meetings that may involve participants with diverse backgrounds and accents, in addition to highly specialized, industry-specific terminology. Co-authored an arXiv technical paper for MSR: A Base Camp for Scaling AI. Experience working with software engineers and program managers in traditional, and agile, end-to-end engineering lifecycles including Kanban, scrum, pairing and mobbing. Travel to Japan, Canada, UK, and multiple locations in the US.
Education
Seattle Central Community College
Associate of Arts (AA)
1990 — 1994
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