Roger Zimmerman

Roger Zimmerman is the Chief of Research & Development at 3Play Media, a leading platform for high-quality, cost-effective media captioning and textual search.1 Here are some key details about Roger Zimmerman:

Professional Background

Roger Zimmerman is a proven and experienced technical leader and developer with strong skills in:

• Project management
• Mentoring
• Product development
• Communication
• Research
• Coding

He has particular expertise in applying domain knowledge to large databases to enhance statistical modeling algorithms, especially in speech and language processing.1

Current Role

As Chief of Research & Development at 3Play Media since March 2011, Zimmerman leads efforts to:

• Enhance all aspects of the company's product and technology
• Exploit natural language processing algorithms to reduce costs and improve workflow1

Previous Experience

• Senior R&D Engineer/Architect at Nuance Communications (2008-2011)
• Senior R&D Engineer at eScription (1999-2008)
• Director of Applied Research at Voice Control Systems (1997-1999)
• Member of Technical Staff at Voice Processing Corporation (1983-1998)1

Education

Zimmerman holds a Sc.B. in Physics with a focus on Acoustics from Brown University (1979-1983). He was the first to complete a "special concentration" in acoustics at Brown.1

Specialties

His areas of expertise include:

• Automatic Speech Recognition
• Natural Language Processing
• Large Scale SaaS systems
• Technical Project Management
• Intellectual Property1

Roger Zimmerman is known for his leadership through clear communication and example, as well as his extensive experience in designing and delivering large-scale hosted software products.