Anna DeLotto

- Training AI to complete agentic tasks independently. - Rating and correcting tasks.

- Planned, coordinated and executed all SDS/speech in-vehicle testing for both combustion (legacy and new systems) and EV projects. Ran testing of media, navigation, radio, general, and car functions commands (and commands from additional domains). - Used logging equipment to document errors found during testing sessions. - Clustered and categorised error patterns. - Prepared regular status reports to communicate test and validation results to VW Group partners. - Coordinated CRs about speech issues - pushed for necessary changes in SDS specifications for the NAR market. - Tackled topics relating to JD Power complaints (excessive false triggers of the voice assistant) and worked towards improvement for the customers. - Communicated with shareholders and providers about speech topics. - Assisted in hosting visitors from Germany and other offices, represented and demonstrated current status of the speech function.

• Developed the German locale’s text-to-speech system as a part of a large tech company’s upcoming product team, focused primarily on text normalization. • Performed naturalness rating tasks on audio produced by the artificial intelligence model. • Expanded the German dataset used to train the model. • Wrote/edited annotation guidelines for the locale. • Transitioned from the client’s initial TTS system to its lighter C++-based descendant.

• Organized and created comprehensive spreadsheets for trade shows and conferences; prioritized contacts and companies who would be interested in expanding to Germany and evaluated their likelihood of doing so (according to G-scores). • Contacted company leaders to inquire about planning expansion. • Wrote current awareness reports about companies with plans to expand to Europe. • Updated information in the company CRM regularly.

Helping fellow students of Latin to understand grammar concepts, do their homework, study, and sort out tricky bits of translation.

Trained under the marketing department in social media marketing and international business etiquette. • Translated product German <-> English across various departments, including Engineering, MarCom, and Sales. • Shadowed team members in both the sales and engineering departments to expand my knowledge of company operations. • Accompanied Sales on off-site client visits.

• Answered phone and in-person inquiries for varied clientele, students, parents, administrative and custodial staff. • Managed messages for teachers and administrators. • Coordinated with custodial staff to set up and secure building and event space for performance and fundraising events. • Temporarily minded children.

Linguistics and Classical Languages Double Major, German Language Minor