Hi, I'm Grant A. Brown, currently pursuing an MSc in Speech and Language Processing at the University of Edinburgh. I specialize in computer science, linguistics, and artificial intelligence, with practical experience in automatic speech recognition, natural language processing, and speech synthesis. Throughout my academic and professional journey, I have developed skills in leveraging synthetic data and transfer learning to improve acoustic models, particularly for Spanish language applications. In addition to my academic achievements, I have hands-on experience working in multilingual environments as an English Language Assistant and a Spanish Data Linguist for Amazon. I am fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese and passionate about advancing the capabilities of large language models through evaluating accuracy and adapting responses. As a freelance translator and research assistant, I have honed my linguistic and data analysis skills empowering me to contribute meaningfully in AI, language technologies, and education sectors.

Grant A. Brown

Hi, I'm Grant A. Brown, currently pursuing an MSc in Speech and Language Processing at the University of Edinburgh. I specialize in computer science, linguistics, and artificial intelligence, with practical experience in automatic speech recognition, natural language processing, and speech synthesis. Throughout my academic and professional journey, I have developed skills in leveraging synthetic data and transfer learning to improve acoustic models, particularly for Spanish language applications. In addition to my academic achievements, I have hands-on experience working in multilingual environments as an English Language Assistant and a Spanish Data Linguist for Amazon. I am fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese and passionate about advancing the capabilities of large language models through evaluating accuracy and adapting responses. As a freelance translator and research assistant, I have honed my linguistic and data analysis skills empowering me to contribute meaningfully in AI, language technologies, and education sectors.

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Hi, I’m Grant A. Brown, currently pursuing an MSc in Speech and Language Processing at the University of Edinburgh. I specialize in computer science, linguistics, and artificial intelligence, with practical experience in automatic speech recognition, natural language processing, and speech synthesis. Throughout my academic and professional journey, I have developed skills in leveraging synthetic data and transfer learning to improve acoustic models, particularly for Spanish language applications.

In addition to my academic achievements, I have hands-on experience working in multilingual environments as an English Language Assistant and a Spanish Data Linguist for Amazon. I am fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese and passionate about advancing the capabilities of large language models through evaluating accuracy and adapting responses. As a freelance translator and research assistant, I have honed my linguistic and data analysis skills empowering me to contribute meaningfully in AI, language technologies, and education sectors.

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Language

English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Advanced
Portuguese
Advanced
Italian
Beginner

Work Experience

English Language Assistant at Antares | NALCAP
June 30, 2024 - August 27, 2025
Assisted in high school classes teaching English as a representative of a native English speaker and American culture for Spanish students. Created lesson plans and partner speaking activities using linguistic knowledge to educate students on English, American life, and other subject matters while improving their English abilities.
Advanced AI Data Trainer at Invisible Technologies
September 30, 2023 - August 27, 2025
Reviewed conversations with large language models (LLM) to evaluate the response’s informational accuracy and whether the LLM successfully answered the users’ queries. Interacted with LLM as a user to determine common errors and ways the LLM can be trained to adapt to these errors.
ML Spanish Data Linguist at Amazon
January 31, 2023 - August 27, 2025
Authored and improved NLU Spanish grammars and rules that help Alexa execute specific actions and intents for Spanish-speaking customers worldwide. Quickly learned the Spanish authoring process and became the new point of contact for two specific workflows within three months.
Freelance Translator at Defined Crowd
October 31, 2021 - August 27, 2025
Completed over 20,000 translations of Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, and Spanish to English words as the company created new translation and localization resources.
English Language Assistant at Antares | NALCAP
June 30, 2024 - August 27, 2025
Assisted in high school classes teaching English as a native speaker and American culture to Spanish students. Created lesson plans and partner speaking activities utilizing linguistics knowledge to improve students' English abilities and educate on American life and other subjects.
Advanced AI Data Trainer at Invisible Technologies
September 30, 2023 - August 27, 2025
Reviewed conversations with large language models (LLMs) to evaluate informational accuracy and success in answering users' queries. Interacted with LLMs as a user to identify common errors and methods to train and adapt the LLM for improved performance.
ML Spanish Data Linguist at Amazon
January 31, 2023 - August 27, 2025
Authored and improved NLU Spanish grammars and rules to help Alexa execute specific actions and intents for Spanish-speaking customers worldwide. Quickly learned the Spanish authoring process and served as point of contact for two specific workflows within three months.
Freelance Translator at Defined Crowd
October 31, 2021 - August 27, 2025
Completed over 20,000 translations involving Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, and Spanish to English as the company created new translation and localization resources.

Education

MSc Speech and Language Processing at University of Edinburgh
September 1, 2023 - June 30, 2025
BA Linguistics and Spanish & Portuguese Studies at Georgetown University
September 1, 2018 - May 31, 2022
MSc Speech and Language Processing at University of Edinburgh
September 1, 2023 - June 30, 2025
BA Linguistics and Spanish & Portuguese Studies at Georgetown University
September 1, 2018 - May 31, 2022

Qualifications

The Joaquim De Siqueira Coutinho Gold Medal
January 11, 2030 - August 27, 2025
Linguistics Certificate of Excellence
January 11, 2030 - August 27, 2025
First Honors
January 11, 2030 - August 27, 2025
The Joaquim De Siqueira Coutinho Gold Medal
January 11, 2030 - August 27, 2025
Linguistics Certificate of Excellence
January 11, 2030 - August 27, 2025
First Honors
January 11, 2030 - August 27, 2025

Industry Experience

Education, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment