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I am an AI Data Annotation & Machine Learning Operations Specialist with over six years of experience supporting enterprise-scale AI systems. My deep expertise spans computer vision, OCR, NLP, video understanding, and large-scale dataset quality assurance, with a proven track record delivering production-ready labeled data for real-world deployments. I am trusted for accuracy, confidentiality, and consistency across long-term AI programs, and I thrive in collaborative remote environments, coordinating with US-based ML engineers and data scientists to meet evolving project requirements.…I am an AI Data Annotation & Machine Learning Operations Specialist with over six years of experience supporting enterprise-scale AI systems. My deep expertise spans computer vision, OCR, NLP, video understanding, and large-scale dataset quality assurance, with a proven track record delivering production-ready labeled data for real-world deployments. I am trusted for accuracy, confidentiality, and consistency across long-term AI programs, and I thrive in collaborative remote environments, coordinating with US-based ML engineers and data scientists to meet evolving project requirements.

Luke Maingi

Data Annotator, Data Scientist, AI Engineer, +3

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I am an AI Data Annotation & Machine Learning Operations Specialist with over six years of experience supporting enterprise-scale AI systems. My deep expertise spans computer vision, OCR, NLP, video understanding, and large-scale dataset quality assurance, with a proven track record delivering production-ready labeled data for real-world deployments. I am trusted for accuracy, confidentiality, and consistency across long-term AI programs, and I thrive in collaborative remote environments, coordinating with US-based ML engineers and data scientists to meet evolving project requirements.…I am an AI Data Annotation & Machine Learning Operations Specialist with over six years of experience supporting enterprise-scale AI systems. My deep expertise spans computer vision, OCR, NLP, video understanding, and large-scale dataset quality assurance, with a proven track record delivering production-ready labeled data for real-world deployments. I am trusted for accuracy, confidentiality, and consistency across long-term AI programs, and I thrive in collaborative remote environments, coordinating with US-based ML engineers and data scientists to meet evolving project requirements.

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I am an AI Data Annotation & Machine Learning Operations Specialist with over six years of experience supporting enterprise-scale AI systems. My deep expertise spans computer vision, OCR, NLP, video understanding, and large-scale dataset quality assurance, with a proven track record delivering production-ready labeled data for real-world deployments.

I am trusted for accuracy, confidentiality, and consistency across long-term AI programs, and I thrive in collaborative remote environments, coordinating with US-based ML engineers and data scientists to meet evolving project requirements.

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Work Experience

AI Data Annotation Consultant (Contract) at micro1

January 1, 2023 - Present

Selected as a vetted AI contractor supporting enterprise and startup clients through micro1’s talent network. Execute high-precision image, text, OCR, and video annotation tasks following strict ML specifications. Deliver instruction-based labeling across rapidly changing project requirements. Maintain consistent accuracy benchmarks exceeding 98% across assigned tasks. Collaborate asynchronously with US-based ML engineers and data scientists.

Senior AI Data Annotation Specialist at Scale AI

January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2023

Led large-scale computer vision and NLP annotation projects supporting autonomous systems and enterprise AI. Performed advanced OCR labeling on complex scanned and handwritten datasets. Conducted multi-frame video annotation and object tracking for action recognition models. Reviewed and audited datasets from junior annotators to ensure production-level quality. Provided detailed feedback on annotation guidelines to improve downstream model performance.

AI Data Analyst at TELUS International AI Data Solutions (Lionbridge AI)

January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2021

Annotated millions of data points across image, video, and text datasets. Executed semantic segmentation and classification tasks for computer vision models. Supported multilingual AI projects requiring strict guideline compliance. Identified data inconsistencies and flagged edge cases affecting training accuracy.

Data Annotation Specialist at Appen

January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2019

Performed image, text, and audio labeling for global AI clients. Completed OCR verification projects improving text recognition accuracy. Maintained throughput and quality under tight delivery timelines. Participated in peer reviews and dataset validation cycles.

Junior Data Labeling Associate at iMerit

January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2018

Completed foundational image annotation and text categorization tasks. Supported early-stage AI training datasets for computer vision applications. Built strong annotation discipline and attention to detail.