Education
Boston University (Boston, Massachusetts USA)
Earned 24 credits towards a Doctorate of Philosophy in Linguistics
University of Washington (Seattle, Washington USA)
Master of Science in Computational Linguistics
Graduation Date: December 2017
Austin Community College (Austin, Texas USA)
Earned 54 credits towards an Associate of Arts in American Sign Language Interpreter Training
The University of Texas at Austin (Austin, Texas USA)
Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Graduation Date: December 2014
The University of Texas at Austin (Austin, Texas USA)
Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics
Graduation Date: December 2014
Work Experience
(Note: The following is a truncated list.)
Travis Nguyen Interpreter Services (Boston, Massachusetts USA)
Interpreter/Translator/Consultant
September 2017 – Present
Seattle Central College (Seattle, Washington USA)
Sign Language Interpreter
September 2017 – June 2018
IBM (Austin, Texas USA)
Software Engineer
June 2015 – April 2016
The UT Austin Computational Linguistics Lab (Austin, Texas USA)
Undergraduate Research Assistant
July 2013 – December 2015
Volunteer Experience
Teaching Facilitator for Mexican Sign Language/Lengua de señas mexicana (LSM) online course
February 2023 – Present
Professional Affiliations
- National Board for Certified Medical Interpreters (NBCMI)
- Texas Board for the Evaluation of Interpreters (BEI)
- Order of the Engineer
Professional Development
(Note: The following is a truncated list.)
- Project CLIMB (Cultivating Legal Interpreters from Minority Backgrounds) at the University of Colorado, with a focus on the American Justice System (AJS) at the intersection of race/ethnicity (specifically, Black, Latine/x/a/o, and Native) and ability (specifically, auditory status [both Deaf and hearing])
- DeafBlind Interpreting Institute at Western Oregon University
- Government Immersion Program with the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH), with a focus on government interpreting at the state level for the multiple agencies under EOHHS (Executive Office for Health and Human Services)
Skills
- Native proficiency in English (ILR Level 5)
- Professional working proficiency in Spanish (ILR Level 4)
- Limited working proficiency in Vietnamese (ILR Level 2)
- Professional proficiency in American Sign Language (Level 4)