Fiscal Year

2021

Case Number

A-20267-02883

Case Status

Certified

Received Date

2020-10-21

Decision Date

2021-05-07

Refile

N

Original File Date

2021-01-01 09:21:10

Previous SWA Case Number State

Schedule A Sheepherder

N

Employer Name

Cerence Operating Company

Employer Name Slug

cerence-operating-company

Employer Address 1

15 Wayside Road

Employer Address 2

Employer City

Burlington

Employer City Slug

burlington

Employer State

MASSACHUSETTS

Employer State Slug

massachusetts

Employer Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Employer Postal Code

1803

Employer Phone

(857) 362-7300

Employer Number of Employees

185

Employer Year Commenced Business

2019

NAICS Code

511210

FW Ownership Interest

N

Employer Contact Name

Macy Wright

Employer Contact Address 1

15 Wayside Road

Employer Contact Address 2

Employer Contact City

Burlington

Employer Contact State/Province

MASSACHUSETTS

Employer Contact Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Employer Contact Postal Code

1803

Employer Contact Phone

(857) 327-8024

Employer Contact Email

macy.wright@cerence.com

Agent Attorney Name

Brian D Potter

Agent Attorney Firm Name

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Agent Attorney Phone

(617) 946-4877

Agent Attorney Address 1

Two Seaport Lane Seaport East

Agent Attorney Address 2

Suite 300

Agent Attorney City

Boston

Agent Attorney State/Province

MASSACHUSETTS

Agent Attorney Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Agent Attorney Postal Code

2210

Agent Attorney Email

bpotter@seyfarth.com

PW Track Number

P10019331171362

PW SOC Code

15-2041

PW SOC Title

Statisticians

PW Skill Level

Level I

PW Wage

72696.00

PW Unit of Pay

Year

PW Wage Source

OES

PW Determination Date

2020-03-19

PW Expiration Date

2020-06-30

Wage Offer From

135000.00

Wage Offer To

0.00

Average Salary

135000.00

Wage Unit of Pay

Year

Worksite Address 1

1110 112th Avenue NE

Worksite Address 2

Suite 500

Worksite City

Bellevue

Worksite City Slug

bellevue

Worksite State

WASHINGTON

Worksite Postal Code

98004

Job Title

Software Engineer

Job Title Slug

software-engineer

Minimum Education

Master's

Major Field of Study

Linguistics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Required Training

N

Required Experience

N

Required Experience Months

Accept Alternative Field of Study

N

Accept Alternative Major Field of Study

Accept Alternative Combination

Y

Accept Alternative Combination Education

Bachelor's

Accept Alternative Combination Education Years

5

Accept Foreign Education

Y

Accept Alternative Occupation

Y

Accept Alternative Occupation Months

36

Accept Alternative Job Title

Performing Natural Language Understanding using Python

Job Opportunity Requirements Normal

Y

Foreign Language Required

N

Specific Skills

1 Demonstrated Expertise DE of Machine Learning Algorithms, including MaxEnt, Logistic Regression, and CRF used in Natural Language Understanding NLU systems;br br 2 DE developing high performing statistical models and NLU grammars, conducting root cause analysis of semantic errors in NLU systems, and proposing solutions to improve performance;br br 3 DE developing and modifying existing Bash, Windows Batch and Python scripts; andbr br 4 DE analyzing automotive voice assistant user log data for NLU performance reporting and improvements, and developing the NLU component of automotive voice assistant software on Windows and Linux.

Combination Occupation

N

Offered to Applicant Foreign Worker

Y

Foreign Worker Live on Premises

N

Foreign Worker Live in Domestic Service

N

Foreign Worker Live in Domestic Service Count

Professional Occupation

Y

Application for College/University Teacher

N

SWA Job Order Start Date

2020-05-15

SWA Job Order End Date

2020-06-15

Sunday Edition Newspaper

Y

First Newspaper Name

The Seattle Times

First Advertisement Start Date

2020-05-17

Second Newspaper Ad Name

The Seattle Times

Second Advertisement Type

Newspaper

Second Ad Start Date

2020-05-31

Employer Website From Date

2021-01-01 09:21:10

Employer Website To Date

2021-01-01 09:21:10

Professional Organization Ad From Date

2021-01-01 09:21:10

Professional Organization Advertisement To Date

2021-01-01 09:21:10

Job Search Website From Date

2020-05-12

Job Search Website To Date

2020-06-15

Employee Referral Program From Date

2021-01-01 09:21:10

Employee Referral Program To Date

2021-01-01 09:21:10

Local Ethnic Paper From Date

2020-05-22

Local Ethnic Paper To Date

2020-05-22

Radio/TV Ad From Date

2020-05-26

Radio/TV Ad To Date

2020-05-26

Employer Received Payment

N

Posted Notice at Worksite

Y

Layoff in Past Six Months

N

Country of Citizenship

CANADA

Foreign Worker Birth Country

CANADA

Class of Admission

TN

Foreign Worker Education

Bachelor's

Foreign Worker Information: Major

LINGUISTICS

Foreign Worker Years of Education Completed

1999

Foreign Worker Institution of Education

UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA

Foreign Worker Education Institution Address 1

3800 FINNERTY ROAD

Foreign Worker Education Institution Address 2

Foreign Worker Education Institution City

VICTORIA

Foreign Worker Education Institution State/Province

BC

Foreign Worker Education Institution Country

CANADA

Foreign Worker Education Institution Postal Code

V8P 5C2

Foreign Worker Experience with Employer

N

Foreign Worker Employer Pays for Education

N

Foreign Worker Currently Employed

Y

Employer Completed Application

N

Preparer Name

Brian D Potter

Preparer Title

Attorney

Preparer Email

bpotter@seyfarth.com

Employer Information Declaration Name

Macy Wright

Employer Information Declaration Title

Manager, Talent Acquisition and Employment