Derek Allen

Derek Allen is a graduate student instructor at the University of California, Berkeley, responsible for teaching courses on Portuguese-speaking cultures and Luso-African literature since August 2022. Derek has extensive experience in multi-lingual data annotation and translation with Moveworks, focusing on AI machine learning for IT support from May 2021 to December 2024. Previous roles include associate instructor for Spanish and Portuguese at Indiana University Bloomington, Portuguese collections analyst at BCforward, and Portuguese/Spanish transit editor at Apple. Derek holds a PhD in Hispanic Languages and Literatures from UC Berkeley, a Master of Arts in Portuguese from Indiana University Bloomington, and a Bachelor of Arts in Portuguese from Brigham Young University, along with studies at various Portuguese institutions.