Shelby Turner is an experienced linguistic consultant currently working at Innodata Inc. since July 2023. Previously, Shelby served as a Japanese Linguistic Consultant at smartKYC from January to December 2022, where responsibilities included translating keywords and creating semantic rules. Prior to that role, Shelby was a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Arizona from August 2019 to December 2021 and an English Assistant Language Teacher in the JET Program at Tagara Metropolitan High School for four years. Early in the career, Shelby held an internship in public relations at Austin College, focusing on media communication. Shelby holds a Master of Arts in Japanese Linguistics from the University of Arizona and a Bachelor's degree in Asian Studies from Austin College.