I'm Kim M. Dobson, a generative AI data annotation project lead with 3 years’ experience in training LLMs and agents. I'm also a professional writer and editor with a Publishers Weekly Editors’ Pick novel and a wide range of fiction and nonfiction work. My writing portfolio appears under the pen name K.D. Burrows at _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ I apply high-level editorial standards to train AI models on industry-leading development platforms and AI labs, delivering robust guidelines, rubrics, and high-quality datasets. I value clear communication, rigorous QA, and creative problem-solving to help teams build reliable, human-centered AI solutions.

Kim M. Dobson

I'm Kim M. Dobson, a generative AI data annotation project lead with 3 years’ experience in training LLMs and agents. I'm also a professional writer and editor with a Publishers Weekly Editors’ Pick novel and a wide range of fiction and nonfiction work. My writing portfolio appears under the pen name K.D. Burrows at _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ I apply high-level editorial standards to train AI models on industry-leading development platforms and AI labs, delivering robust guidelines, rubrics, and high-quality datasets. I value clear communication, rigorous QA, and creative problem-solving to help teams build reliable, human-centered AI solutions.

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I’m Kim M. Dobson, a generative AI data annotation project lead with 3 years’ experience in training LLMs and agents. I’m also a professional writer and editor with a Publishers Weekly Editors’ Pick novel and a wide range of fiction and nonfiction work. My writing portfolio appears under the pen name K.D. Burrows at Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup

I apply high-level editorial standards to train AI models on industry-leading development platforms and AI labs, delivering robust guidelines, rubrics, and high-quality datasets. I value clear communication, rigorous QA, and creative problem-solving to help teams build reliable, human-centered AI solutions.

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Work Experience

Reviewer, Voice Actor, and Data Annotator at Alignerr
March 1, 2025 - Present
Performed high-fidelity voice recordings for training and fine-tuning speech recognition and conversational AI models; served as a reviewer to determine tone, emotion, and audio quality; delivered nuanced vocal renditions across diverse scripts to aid in natural language understanding and prosody modeling.
QA Lead and AI Trainer at iMerit
June 1, 2025 - Present
AI trainer, reviewer, and quality assurance lead. Provided reviews, feedback, and training to upskill 150 staff on image and video annotation projects.
Reviewer and Data Annotator at Mercor
August 1, 2025 - October 1, 2025
Wrote and reviewed prompt/golden answer pairs to train and evaluate advanced language models based on long-document content; created detailed prompts with multiple constraints, instructions, and rubrics.
Reviewer and Data Annotator at Stellar AI
November 1, 2024 - July 1, 2025
Wrote and reviewed high-quality tasks to train AI-based agentic systems to streamline and improve business operations; included web navigation agent tasks, multimodal tasks, and puzzle tasks.
Quality Manager at Scale AI
April 1, 2023 - October 1, 2024
Delivered high-quality project work as a contributor, reviewer, auditor, and project leader; promoted from new contributor to quality manager in eight months; audited over 1,200 tasks and created benchmark tasks for QA and contributor assessment.
Editor at Lake Eerie Books
March 1, 2020 - April 1, 2023
Developed book concepts, plot structures, and outlines; conducted developmental editing, copy editing, research, and fact-checking for fiction and non-fiction works.
Freelance Writer & Editor at Freelance
August 1, 2018 - Present
Author, freelance writer, ghostwriter, and editor of books and articles ranging from research-based content to dialogue-driven fiction.
Research Manager at LGF Group
August 1, 2015 - March 1, 2020
Managed research projects with a focus on data accuracy, fact-checking, and high-quality client deliverables; topics included customer, market, channel, and competitive research.
Project Director at The Sales Strategy Institute
June 1, 1999 - November 1, 2013
Co-founder and Project Director of a 30-employee market research firm specializing in market research, customer analysis, and competitive benchmarking; led teams for clients such as IBM, Hewlett-Packard, and GE.

Education

B.A. in English at State University of New York, Buffalo State College
January 11, 2030 - February 7, 2026

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Education, Software & Internet