Chuck Wooters
About Chuck Wooters
Chuck Wooters is a Distinguished Machine Learning Scientist currently working at Ada in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has extensive experience in the field, having held various research and leadership positions at notable companies such as Microsoft, Apple, and the Department of Defense.
Work at Ada
Chuck Wooters has been serving as a Distinguished ML Scientist at Ada since 2022. His role focuses on advancing machine learning technologies within the organization. Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, Wooters contributes to Ada's mission by leveraging his extensive background in linguistics and speech recognition.
Previous Employment History
Before joining Ada, Chuck Wooters held various significant positions in the tech industry. He worked at Microsoft as a Principal Researcher from 2018 to 2021, and prior to that, he was part of the Siri Team at Apple from 2013 to 2015. Wooters also served as a Senior Research Scientist at Semantic Machines from 2016 to 2018, and as an Adjunct Researcher at the Human Language Technology Center of Excellence from 2009 to 2013.
Education and Expertise
Chuck Wooters holds multiple degrees from the University of California, Berkeley. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics, a Master of Arts in Linguistics, and a Ph.D. in Speech Recognition. His educational background equips him with a robust understanding of language processing and machine learning applications.
Technical Advisory Role
In addition to his position at Ada, Chuck Wooters serves as a Technical Advisor at Displace since 2022. This role allows him to apply his expertise in machine learning and speech recognition to support the company's technological initiatives.
Career Contributions
Throughout his career, Chuck Wooters has held various roles that contributed to advancements in language technology. His experience includes positions at the Department of Defense as a Senior Computer Scientist and at BBN Technologies as a Senior Scientist. He also worked as Chief Speech Scientist/CTO at Next I.T. from 2007 to 2012, focusing on speech technology innovations.