Gökçe Gündoğdu Lehr
Dublin
Summary
People-oriented Team Lead successful in monitoring performance, delegating work and motivating members. Versed in managing daily direction and team communication for the Google Assistant with over 7 years of experience in Natural Language Processing. Collaborative and resourceful professional dedicated to identifying project needs to develop and deliver creative solutions.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Team Lead
Cognizant
Dublin
12.2022 - Current
- Monitored team progress and enforced deadlines with regular liaison with SDM
- Managed and led diverse teams in various geographies, languages, and work environments
- Led and motivated team members to achieve performance goals and meet KPI targets
- Enhanced team members' skills through leadership, coaching, and mentoring
Language Lead
Telus International
Istanbul
05.2020 - 12.2022
- Managed timelines and supervised performance and workload of Associate and Senior Linguists.
- Aligned objectives and deadlines cross-functionally between linguistics and engineering teams
- Collaborated closely with Language Owner and Software Engineers to address linguistic and technical obstacles as the Language Lead.
Associate Linguist
Lionbridge
Istanbul
10.2016 - 05.2020
- Provided expertise in Turkish morphology, semantics, and syntax.
- Localized product features for Google Assistant from English to Turkish
- Annotated, trained, and evaluated linguistic data for NLP algorithms
Translator
As Localization Services
Istanbul
08.2014 - 09.2016
- Provided retail localization support for Apple products, translating from English to Turkish as a freelance translator
Associate Editorial Director
Sel Publishing House
Istanbul
02.2013 - 02.2014
- Reviewed manuscripts for accuracy, readability, and compliance with editorial standards.
- Prepared marketing materials such as press releases and promotional flyers to publicize titles.
- Researched industry news related to book publishing and shared findings with team members.
- Conducted research for potential titles using online databases and print resources.
Editorial Intern
Orlanda Verlag
Berlin
06.2012 - 09.2012
- Researched industry trends related to editorial topics of interest.
- Reviewed manuscripts, edited content for accuracy, grammar, punctuation, clarity, style, syntax and consistency.
Education
MA in Turkish Studies (w/ thesis) -
Sabancı University
02.2017
Master of Arts - Cultural Studies
Sabancı-Harvard Summer School
BA in Western Languages And Literatures -
Boğaziçi University
01.2013
Erasmus Program -
University of Amsterdam
02.2011
Skills
- Natural Language Processing
- Localization
- Performance monitoring
- Language Research
- Employee Performance Evaluations
- Team building
Languages
- Turkish, Native proficiency
- English, Full professional proficiency
- German, Ltd. professional proficiency
Certifications Courses
- First Time Lead Certification (2023, Online)
- Introduction to Programming - C Programmers Society (2019, Istanbul, Turkey)
- European Youth Action Certificate Workshop on Democracy and Youth Participation (2024, Narbonne, France)
- Natural Language Processing with NLTK - Hands-On Python, udemy.com (Online - ongoing)
References
Tolga Kayadelen,
Computational Linguist & Turkish Language Owner,
Google Inc., London office,
tkayadelen@google.com,
0044 075 0027 1095
Timeline
Team Lead
Cognizant
12.2022 - Current
Language Lead
Telus International
05.2020 - 12.2022
Associate Linguist
Lionbridge
10.2016 - 05.2020
Translator
As Localization Services
08.2014 - 09.2016
Associate Editorial Director
Sel Publishing House
02.2013 - 02.2014
Editorial Intern
Orlanda Verlag
06.2012 - 09.2012
MA in Turkish Studies (w/ thesis) -
Sabancı University
Master of Arts - Cultural Studies
Sabancı-Harvard Summer School
BA in Western Languages And Literatures -
Boğaziçi University
Erasmus Program -
University of Amsterdam