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I am a former Peace Corps volunteer (TEFL), educator, historian, and AI trainer with an MA in Modern History (Queen’s University Belfast) and professional certificate in editing (University of Chicago). I have experience in working to develop LLMs for AI companies, acquiring content for an online streaming company, and educating both children and adults in the classroom. In my personal life I’m also a musician (guitarist), YouTuber, Wikipedia editor, and amateur editor of videos.
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Kirghiz, Kyrgyz
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Spanish; Castilian
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Work Experience
Generalist Model Expert (History / Humanities Specialist) at Mercor
November 1, 2025 - March 1, 2026Synthesizing, annotating, and categorizing data for LLM training; applying predefined rubrics and taxonomies to produce structured outputs, while flagging inconsistencies, ambiguities, and errors in datasets for improving generative AI models.
AI Tutor at xAI
October 1, 2024 - October 1, 2025Used proprietary software to provide input, project labels, quality assurance, peer reviews, and curated data for AI model training, and kept track of work progress via Rippling, Hubstaff, and Google Sheets; communicated with technical staff via Slack, Google Meet, and Rippling performance reviews to help improve the design of efficient annotation tools and rubrics, and report on model errors; engaged in diverse writing assignments, visual and audio projects to refine generative AI models.
QA Model Expert in History at Character.AI (Character Technologies, Inc.)
July 1, 2024 - September 1, 2024Evaluated, graded, and provided feedback on content created by subject matter experts (SMEs) in history for improving the logic, personability, and creativity of a neural language model chatbot; kept track of all annotation tool tasks performed by history SMEs with Google Sheets and Atlassian products (Jira task management software and the Confluence corporate wiki); composed a job aid and MVP (minimum viable product) as instructional guides for history SMEs.
Artificial Intelligence Consultant, Tasker at Remotasks (Outlier)
November 1, 2023 - June 1, 2024Created writing prompts for evaluating and ranking AI generated responses on historical subjects, and provided rewritten responses for improving the logic and creativity of a large language model (LLM); performed online research and fact checking for writing prompts that produced essays, blogs, poems, quizzes, multiple choice question answers, open book Q&A responses, and other formats; evaluated tasks involving OCR; reviewed prompts submitted by other taskers to check for completeness and accuracy; kept track of work with Hubstaff; received technical support via Slack.
Bouncer, Doorman at Wonderland Ballroom
January 1, 2020 - March 1, 2020Provided security, verified IDs, monitored safety, handled storage, PA system and lighting.
Bouncer, Doorman at Wonderland Ballroom
August 1, 2021 - November 1, 2022Provided security, verified IDs, monitored safety, handled storage, PA system and lighting.
Private English Tutor
December 1, 2018 - December 1, 2019Prepared and conducted private ESL lessons for an Italian immigrant; coached him on use of WhatsApp and Airbnb; assisted with lodging and travel to privately owned apartments in Milan; worked with international clientele.
Advisor at Envision, National Youth Leadership Forum: Explore STEM
July 1, 2018 - August 1, 2018Classroom teacher for middle school students in an engineering course on space travel and colonization of Mars; taught students how to create digital models of Mars colonies using Shapr3D on the iPad Pro; guided weekly Explore STEM science fairs; conducted lessons on life skills and personal/professional relationships; escorted/supervised students.
TEFL Volunteer at United States Peace Corps (Talas, Kyrgyzstan)
March 1, 2011 - May 1, 2013Taught English to children aged 11-18; helped teachers learn to establish emails and use interactive software; helped research lesson topics online; secured grant funding for a Sports Workshop and Club on Health and Safety; conducted clubs and leadership programs.
Assistant Director of Content Acquisition at AmericaFree.TV
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2010Assisted CEO; encoded DVD content into streaming formats (MPEG-4 and 3GPP); built a database for business contacts; organized submissions; installed rack-mounted servers; organized the 2010 AFTV Virtual Movie Festival; recorded interviews for site features.
Summer Intern / Program Assistant at National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization
January 1, 2005 - August 31, 2005Provided general office support; filing, photocopying, scanning, database entry, record retrieval, brochures, mailing; coordinated events with catering services (Diana Legacy Fund).
Program Assistant at National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization
January 1, 2006 - August 31, 2006Coordinated events and office tasks; supported fundraising and program initiatives.
Education
Certificate, Editing at University of Chicago
January 1, 2022 - November 1, 2022Doctoral studies, History, ABD at Queen's University Belfast
September 1, 2014 - August 1, 2016MA, Medieval and Early Modern History, with commendation at Queen's University Belfast
January 11, 2030 - December 1, 2014BA, History, cum laude at Queen's University Belfast
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2009 at George Mason University
January 11, 2030 - April 10, 2026Qualifications
Editing Certificate
January 1, 2022 - November 1, 2022Industry Experience
Education, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Non-Profit Organization, Software & Internet
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