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Doug Higby

International Language Technology Use Coordinator at SIL

language technology consultant
lexical data collection and publishing
linguistic data format conversion
web design
linguistic analysis and assisted translation
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Doug Higby
56 years old
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Grand Rapids (49507) United States (Michigan)
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About Me
My wife and I have worked in West Africa doing language-based development work for 17 years. Now I am based in Michigan in order to oversee the language technology training for SIL Interational. I am passionate about empowering people to learn in their mother tongue.
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Experiences
  • Mentor SIL Area Language Technology Coordinators in each of the 5 world regions.
  • Lead the effort to develop Language Technology Consultants for minority languages globally.
  • Maintain information and training websites to promote the use of Language Technology: http://lingtransoft.info
  • Responsible for the training of SIL's field workers and partners in language technology.
  • Organizes two annual training events to train language technology consultants from 28 different countries in Africa.
  • Promotes new language technology to organization leaders and demonstrates how it can improve efficiency in field work.
  • Learned the Fulfulde Language
  • Captured local stories and produced reading materials to promote literacy.
  • Worked with a team of Malians and expatriates to translate the Scriptures and other materials into Fulfulde.

Counselor

Alternative Directions
September 1989 to May 1990
  • Night supervisor for Alternative Directions, a half-way house for ex-offenders.
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