Christopher Pierce

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nnI'm a lifelong musician and composer with a deep command of music theory, history, and production craft.

About

I’m an audio engineer, songwriter, and producer with 15+ years of professional experience in analog and digital recording, mixing, mastering, and live sound — with credits across world-class commercial studios and a fully equipped professional home studio.\n\nI’m a lifelong musician and composer with a deep command of music theory, history, and production craft. Today I apply that ear as an AI Audio Trainer and Team Lead, shaping how next-generation models hear and understand sound. I’m also a published textbook author, collegiate educator, and team builder who has trained and led thousands of people across disciplines.

  • 13 years' experience
  • Joined May 2026

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment
  • Education
  • Software & Internet
  • Professional Services
  • Other
  • Travel & Hospitality

Work experience· 7 roles

AI Model Trainer / Audio Annotator · MercorAug 2025 – Present · 1 yr 4 mos

Lead a team producing and reviewing complex audio, image, and video annotation datasets for AI model training. QA Reviewer and Team Lead across 15+ projects — defining standards, maintaining data integrity, and coaching annotators. Authored prompts and guidelines across Mental Health, Humanities, Document Intelligence, and Culture domains. Trained and mentored 3,000+ annotators through structured coaching, daily meetings, and performance feedback. Vetted and hired 2,000+ candidates for a large-scale annotation project from screening through onboarding. Drove a 15% improvement in model accuracy and annotation efficiency through targeted quality initiatives.

AI Model Trainer / Audio Annotator — Team Lead & QA Reviewer · MercorAug 2025 – Present · 1 yr 4 mos

Lead a team producing and reviewing complex audio, image, and video annotation datasets for AI model training. QA Reviewer and Team Lead across 15+ projects — defining standards, maintaining data integrity, and coaching annotators. Authored prompts and guidelines across Mental Health, Humanities, Document Intelligence, and Culture domains. Trained and mentored 3,000+ annotators through structured coaching, daily meetings, and performance feedback. Vetted and hired 2,000+ candidates for a large-scale annotation project from screening through onboarding. Drove a 15% improvement in model accuracy and annotation efficiency through targeted quality initiatives.

Audio Model Trainer / Deep Captioning Annotator (Team Lead) · MercorAug 2025 – Present · 1 yr 4 mos

Train AI models through creation and review of complex audio, image, and video captions; lead QA and feedback cycles to maintain consistency and data integrity; conduct daily team trainings, manage documentation, and coordinate cross-functional feedback loops; collaborate with ML engineers to improve model logic, training protocols, and labeling guidelines.

Inside Sales Agent · The Nickley GroupMay 2023 – Jun 2025 · 2 yrs 2 mos
Property Manager / Executive Assistant · Amazon Hose & RubberNov 2017 – Apr 2023 · 5 yrs 6 mos
Music Enrichment Director · Central Florida Community ArtsSep 2017 – May 2019 · 1 yr 9 mos
Music History Course Director · Full Sail UniversityFeb 2008 – Dec 2012 · 4 yrs 11 mos

Education· 8

B.S. Entertainment Business · Full Sail University2030 – 2003
A.S. Recording Arts · Full Sail University2030 – 2011
B.S. Entertainment Business · Full Sail University2030 – 2003
A.S. Recording Arts · Full Sail University2030 – 2011

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