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I am a professional Linguistic Data Specialist and AI Trainer with experience in phonemic transcription, phonetics-based annotation, and speech data labeling for AI and speech recognition systems. I work with IPA-based transcription and pronunciation analysis to improve model accuracy and linguistic tagging across large datasets. My background spans NLP, multilingual annotation, and quality assurance, and I routinely apply Python for data analysis to validate data quality and guide model training. I collaborate with enterprise clients, research teams, and voice technology developers to deliver scalable, accurate linguistic resources.…I am a professional Linguistic Data Specialist and AI Trainer with experience in phonemic transcription, phonetics-based annotation, and speech data labeling for AI and speech recognition systems. I work with IPA-based transcription and pronunciation analysis to improve model accuracy and linguistic tagging across large datasets. My background spans NLP, multilingual annotation, and quality assurance, and I routinely apply Python for data analysis to validate data quality and guide model training. I collaborate with enterprise clients, research teams, and voice technology developers to deliver scalable, accurate linguistic resources.

Martin Goodman

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I am a professional Linguistic Data Specialist and AI Trainer with experience in phonemic transcription, phonetics-based annotation, and speech data labeling for AI and speech recognition systems. I work with IPA-based transcription and pronunciation analysis to improve model accuracy and linguistic tagging across large datasets. My background spans NLP, multilingual annotation, and quality assurance, and I routinely apply Python for data analysis to validate data quality and guide model training. I collaborate with enterprise clients, research teams, and voice technology developers to deliver scalable, accurate linguistic resources.…I am a professional Linguistic Data Specialist and AI Trainer with experience in phonemic transcription, phonetics-based annotation, and speech data labeling for AI and speech recognition systems. I work with IPA-based transcription and pronunciation analysis to improve model accuracy and linguistic tagging across large datasets. My background spans NLP, multilingual annotation, and quality assurance, and I routinely apply Python for data analysis to validate data quality and guide model training. I collaborate with enterprise clients, research teams, and voice technology developers to deliver scalable, accurate linguistic resources.

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I am a professional Linguistic Data Specialist and AI Trainer with experience in phonemic transcription, phonetics-based annotation, and speech data labeling for AI and speech recognition systems. I work with IPA-based transcription and pronunciation analysis to improve model accuracy and linguistic tagging across large datasets.

My background spans NLP, multilingual annotation, and quality assurance, and I routinely apply Python for data analysis to validate data quality and guide model training. I collaborate with enterprise clients, research teams, and voice technology developers to deliver scalable, accurate linguistic resources.

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Linguistic Data Annotator / Phonemic Transcription at RWS

January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2024

Phonemic transcription of English speech data using IPA for ASR and speech synthesis models. Transcribed and reviewed 15,000+ audio utterances, including conversational, read speech, and regional accent samples. Annotated pronunciation variants, stress patterns, and phoneme boundaries according to client-specific linguistic guidelines. End clients included enterprise speech technology and voice assistant developers (NDA-protected). Maintained >98% QA accuracy across multiple review cycles.

Speech Transcription & Phonemic Annotator at Verbit

January 1, 2024 - Present

Provided IPA-based phonemic transcription for English speech datasets used in accessibility and enterprise speech AI systems. Transcribed and annotated 20,000+ audio clips.

Transcription Specialist & Linguistic Reviewer at Rev

January 1, 2024 - Present

Delivered high-accuracy transcription services. Ensured consistency for spoken language datasets used in voice recognition research.

AI Trainer & Speech Data Annotator at Mindrift

January 1, 2024 - Present

Worked on speech and language datasets involving phonetic labeling, pronunciation evaluation, and NLP-driven tasks. Supported speech-to-text model training by validating phoneme-level transcriptions and correcting alignment issues. Reviewed linguistically complex prompts involving homophones, reduced speech, and connected speech phenomena. Project volume: 10,000+ annotated speech and text samples across multiple task phases.

Speech & Linguistic Annotation Contractor (Phonetic Transcription) at Dataplus

January 1, 2025 - Present

Contributed to audio transcription and linguistic annotation projects focused on English pronunciation and acoustic clarity. Performed phonetic consistency checks and assisted in pronunciation normalization tasks. Participated in guideline calibration sessions with linguists and project leads. Supported speech datasets used for voice recognition, IVR systems, and conversational AI.

AI Training Contributor (Linguistics Focus) at Argos Multilingual

January 1, 2023 - Present

Contributed to AI training datasets with linguistic focus for multilingual NLP tasks; collaborated on annotation and quality assurance.

Data Annotator & Language Evaluator at Outlier

January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022

Evaluated conversational AI responses with attention to natural language flow, pronunciation logic, and phoneme-level clarity. Assisted in refining datasets used for speech-enabled chatbot systems. Ensured linguistic accuracy by adhering to evolving annotation and transcription standards.