Ananda Lima

Current

• Photographer at Ananda Lima Photography
• Portuguese Instructor at Freelance (Self-employed)

Past

• Language Engineer at InQuira
• Consultant at Mango Languages
• President (2007), Department Representative (2005) at Humanities Council - UCLA Graduate Students Association

• Lecturer (Ling 20, 5) and Teaching Assistant (Ling 1, 20, 120B, 127, 165B) at UCLA Linguistics Department and UCLA Extension
• Researcher (Graduate Student level) at UCLA Linguistics Department and UCLA International Institute (LMP)
• English as a Foreign Language Teacher and Tutor (TESL, TEFL) at Various Language Schools

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Education

• University of California, Los Angeles
• The University of Queensland
• TAFE

• University of California, Los Angeles

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Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Ananda Lima’s Experience

• Photographer

  Ananda Lima Photography

  (Photography industry)

  February 2009 — Present (11 months)

• Portuguese Instructor

  Freelance (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Writing and Editing industry)

  February 2000 — Present (9 years 11 months)

• Language Engineer

  InQuira

  (Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

  October 2008 — December 2009 (1 year 3 months)

• Consultant

  Mango Languages

  (E-Learning industry)

  December 2007 — January 2009 (1 year 2 months)

  Course Director for Brazilian Portuguese and ESL for Brazilian Portuguese Speakers - December 2007 - October 2008.
  
  Indepedent Consultant (Linguistics, Portuguese and ESL) from October 2008 - up to present on a per project basis.

• President (2007), Department Representative (2005)

  Humanities Council - UCLA Graduate Students Association

  (Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Education Management industry)

  October 2005 — April 2008 (2 years 7 months)

• Lecturer (Ling 20, 5) and Teaching Assistant (Ling 1, 20, 120B, 127, 165B)

  UCLA Linguistics Department and UCLA Extension

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Research industry)

  September 2005 — December 2007 (2 years 4 months)

• Researcher (Graduate Student level)

  UCLA Linguistics Department and UCLA International Institute (LMP)

  (Research industry)

  December 2006 — September 2007 (10 months)

• English as a Foreign Language Teacher and Tutor (TESL, TEFL)

  Various Language Schools

  (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  September 1996 — December 2002 (6 years 4 months)

  • UCLA Athletics Tutorial - Tutor of linguistics, ESL and academic writing - Summer and Fall 2002.
  • Latin American Institute of Languages - Teacher, Brasilia, 1998 and 2000-2001(Brazilian Summer)
  • Private tutor, Brasilia 1997 - 2001
  • Number One Idiomas - Teacher, Brasilia, 1998.
  • Elite Idiomas - Teacher, Brasilia 1996-1997 (Brazilian Summer).
  • Positive Idiomas - Teacher, Brasilia, 1997.
  • Mnemo System Idiomas - Teacher, Brasilia, 1996. (First job, while still attending high school)

Ananda Lima’s Education

• University of California, Los Angeles

  M.A. , Linguistics , 2004 — 2006

  Activities and Societies:

  Humanities Council, Linguistics Circle (Humanities Representative), Graduate Students Association Elections Board, Teaching Evaluation Committee.

• The University of Queensland

  B.A. (Honours) , Linguistics, Psychology , 2000 — 2003

  Coursework included linguistics, advanced Spanish, psychology, research techniques, experiment design and interpretation and basic programming.

  Activities and Societies:

  Romance Languages Club (Vice-President), UQ Dance (Co-founder)

• TAFE

  Certificate IV , Business Management , 1999 — 1999

• University of California, Los Angeles

  Ph.D. (on leave) , Linguistics , 2004

  Expert in Syntax and Portuguese Linguistics. Research in Portuguese and Spanish. Training in Computational Linguistics, Linguistics (Syntax, Semantics, Phonology).

  Activities and Societies:

  Humanities Council (President), Graduate Students Association Appointments Board and Elections Board, UCLA Extension.

Additional Information

Ananda Lima’s Interests:

Language and linguistics, language localization, search, user experience, social and professional networks, internet trends, teaching, e- learning, training and development.

Ananda Lima’s Groups:

Linguistics Society of America
UCLA Graduate Students Association

•    The Language Technology Group
•    The University of Queensland Alumni
•    Photography Industry Professionals
•    NextWeb
•    New York Semantic Web Meetup
•    Text Analytics
•    The UCLA Alumni Group
•    UCLA Bruins Biz Network
•    New Jersey Wedding Business Group

Ananda Lima’s Honors:

• Miguel Velez Fellowship Recipient, Spring 2006.
• University Medalist, University of Queensland, 2004 (only top 1 % of students were nominated).
• Sole recipient of the Australian National University Summer Research Scholarship, 2003-2004.
• Winner of bursary for Study Abroad (best of 120 applicants), University of Queensland Study Abroad Program, 2002.
• Phi Sigma Theta National Honor Society Membership, UCLA, 2002.
• Four University of Queensland Faculty of Arts Commendations of High Achievement (Dean's List), 2000-2002.
• Three Commendations for High Achievement, University of Queensland School of Psychology, 2000-2001.
• Golden Key International Honor Society Membership, 2001.

Ananda Lima’s Contact Settings

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