Helen VanScoy

Helen VanScoy has extensive work experience in the field of VUI design, user interface engineering, and language consulting. Helen began their career as a Spanish instructor at the University of Texas at Austin and later worked as a Spanish linguistics consultant and UI designer at SBC Technology Resources, Inc. Helen also worked as a language consultant and VUI designer at AT&T Labs. Helen then joined Speechworks, Inc. as a user interface engineer, where they focused on VUI design, human factors, usability, and prompt production. ScanSoft, Inc. later acquired Speechworks, Inc., and Helen continued their role as a sr. user interface engineer at ScanSoft. Helen also worked as a senior UI designer and user interface designer at Nuance Communications during the same period. Finally, they joined PTP as a director of VUI design in 2005.

Helen VanScoy's education history begins with their attending NMB High School. The specific years of their high school education are not provided. After completing high school, they went on to Florida Atlantic University from 1985 to 1989. At Florida Atlantic University, Helen earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Spanish and a minor in Latin American studies. Following their undergraduate studies, Helen pursued further education at the University of California, Davis, where they obtained a Master of Arts degree in Linguistics from 1992 to 1994. Finally, Helen attended The University of Texas at Austin from 1994 to 2000, focusing on Linguistics and working towards an ABD (All But Dissertation).