HAKAM GHANIM

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I am an AI-focused content specialist and bilingual linguist with LLM evaluation and prompt engineering experience, delivering and QA’ing high-stakes content in regulated contexts.

About

I am an AI-focused content specialist and bilingual linguist with LLM evaluation and prompt engineering experience, delivering and QA’ing high-stakes content in regulated contexts. I design machine-readable, citation-friendly content (FAQs, concise answer blocks, structured outlines) and improve reliability through test-case design, A/B prompt testing, and rigorous editorial standards. I communicate clearly and move quickly in deadline-driven workflows.

I focus on privacy, accuracy, and evidence-based writing across healthcare interpreting, government translation, and peer-reviewed scientific publishing. I collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to standardize output quality, reduce rework, and create practical content frameworks that are easy to extract and audit, while upholding rigorous standards for readability and accessibility.

  • 7 years' experience
  • Joined January 2026

Skills· 1

Languages

  • ArabicFluent
  • EnglishFluent

Industry experience

  • Healthcare
  • Government
  • Education
  • Professional Services
  • Life Sciences

Work experience· 7 roles

Certified Medical Interpreter (Arabic ↔ English) · MCIS Language Solutions, CanadaJan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos

Deliver medical interpreting across varied care contexts (appointments, follow-ups, patient education), ensuring clarity and minimizing risk from miscommunication.

Certified Medical Interpreter (Arabic ↔ English) · Ottawa Language Access (OLA)Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos

Interpret in clinical encounters, supporting accurate transfer of patient history, symptoms, procedures, medication instructions, and discharge guidance. Operate in high-stakes, privacy-sensitive environments with strict professionalism, neutrality, and documentation discipline.

AI Trainer (LLM Evaluation & Prompt Engineering) · MindriftJan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos

A/B tested 50+ prompt variants for document summarization and quality control, reducing hallucination patterns by ~35%. Authored a best-practices prompt guide adopted by interdisciplinary teams to standardize output quality and reduce rework. Designed structured question sets and “failure-mode” checks to evaluate factual accuracy, coherence, and compliance with formatting constraints. Produced reproducible error traces and actionable feedback to improve model behavior (consistency, completeness, and citation-friendly formatting).

Arabic Language Instructor (Contract; Government Clients) · Graybridge Malkalm (Global Affairs Canada)Nov 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 1 mo
High School Teacher · Ahlul-Bayt Islamic School, Ottawa, ONNov 2022 – Jun 2025 · 2 yrs 8 mos
Language Editor (Scientific Publishing) · The Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences, University of MosulJan 2020 – Present · 6 yrs 11 mos
Translator (Public Sector) · Ninawa Province Government / Mosul City Council, IraqJan 2009 – Jan 2010 · 1 yr 1 mo

Education

PhD (In Progress) · Carleton University2020 – 2026
MA, Linguistics with Natural Language Processing · Syracuse University2022
MA, Linguistics / Applied Linguistics · California State University, Fullerton2015
BA, Translation (Arabic – English) · University of Mosul2009

Certifications and awards

Language Documentation Certificate2030 – 2026
Multiple Data Science & NLP Certifications2030 – 2026
Naida Waite Scholarship2024 – 2026
Patricia Bruner Award for Excellence in Linguistics2014 – 2026

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