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At GlobaLinguist, we are creating a new generation of language technology to address the historic shift in language use underway around the world.
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Driven primarily by globalization and rising global economies, it has been estimated that two billion people will be actively engaged in learning a second language by the end of the next decade. GlobaLinguist is filling the need for language resources by providing innovative, web-based language-learning solutions for schools, businesses, governments, and individuals anywhere in the world, supporting any language.
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The majority of the next billion Internet users are coming from non-English speaking countries. These users will benefit from the Internet and the opportunities created through globalization only if they can communicate in this new, wired world.
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WordChamp.com, GlobaLinguist's innovative website, is the web's fastest growing multilingual community, providing a new platform for learning and teaching foreign languages, and providing resources for networking across countries, languages, and cultures.
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WordChamp.com provides members with an open database of user-generated language learning content that includes word pairs in over 100 languages, self-paced exercises for individual learners, free resources for language teachers, and community networking tools to assist anyone in the day-to-day development of a foreign language.
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WordChamp.com users currently span 212 countries and include the largest number of language teachers in the world.
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GlobaLinguist, Inc. is privately held. Management and angel funded, we are currently making plans for our first venture-backed financing round.
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Fred joined GlobaLinguist in 2006 with over 25 years of experience bringing new, leading edge technology to the marketplace worldwide. Prior to GlobaLinguist, he joined Viaweb in 1996 during its startup. As COO, he led business development and managed operations. Viaweb developed software and services for creating domestic and international web-based retail storefronts. Yahoo acquired Viaweb in 1998. Prior to Viaweb, he worked at electronic publishing software leader Interleaf. Hired in 1984 during Interleaf's startup to develop business partnerships worldwide, he held several senior management positions including Vice President of Strategic Partners, Senior Vice President of Asia Pacific, and from 1992 to 1996, President of Interleaf Japan. In the late-seventies, while still in graduate school, he joined word processing pioneer Wang Laboratories and held senior sales management positions between 1978 and 1984.
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A lifelong computer nerd and language lover, Daniel graduated from Stanford University in 1992 with degrees in Computer Science and Japanese. He has lived in Japan for over three and a half years, speaks and reads Japanese fluently, has reading knowledge of French, Spanish, and German, and has studied bits and pieces of another half-dozen languages, including Chinese, Hebrew, and Arabic. He worked as a trainer and programmer at Interleaf Japan from 1994 through 1996, and more recently as a video game developer, where he helped create the core technology behind several best-selling games, and managed teams of up to 22 people. WordChamp is the most recent product of decades of creating language learning tools for his own use.
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Hutch joined GlobaLinguist in 2006, having worked with a number of high-profile emerging and publicly held companies within diverse industries including software, telecommunications, and new media. He has served as the founding CFO of the following companies: Sonus Networks (Nasdaq-SONS), the Family Education Network (acquired by Pearson), Viaweb (acquired by Yahoo!), Winphoria Networks (acquired by Motorola) and VideoServer (Nasdaq-EZEN). Hutch, a certified public accountant, was previously a senior manager at Deloitte & Touche and co-founder of the Boston office's High Technology and Emerging Business Group.
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Keith joined GlobaLinguist in 2007 with over 25 years experience in software development. He graduated from MIT in 1981 with a BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in CS. Most recently he was VP of Application Development at IDC. IDC is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology markets with offices in over 77 countries. Keith had responsibility for database and website development activities worldwide with developers in Framingham, Singapore, India, and Toronto. Previously he was President of THT, Inc., a software and database consulting firm and Director of Database Services at Gomez, Inc.
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Laura joined GlobaLinguist in 2007 with over 8 years experience in global marketing and management. She graduated from Goucher College with a B.A. in French, 1996, and has an MBA from the University of Connecticut, 2007. She has extensive experience in developing and implementing consumer marketing strategies. During her tenure at The Home Depot, she held roles in Brand Management and Multicultural Marketing, where she was responsible for reaching the Hispanic market, one of the world’s fastest growing consumer segments, overseeing a multi-million dollar budget. With Habitat for Humanity International, she collaborated with over 100 affiliates across Latin America and the Caribbean on a variety of programs. As a Marketing Consultant she has also worked with Life is Good International, cMarket, and AARP. Laura is fluent in English, Italian, French, and Spanish, having worked and lived in Latin America and Europe.
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