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An AI Project Manager and Team Leader with over 67 years of experience directing distributed teams of 30+ annotators for global vendors. I specializes in managing computer vision pipelines using tools like V7 Darwin, CVAT, Multimango and LabelBox, alongside handling complex NLP datasets. With a strong background in quality assurance, dataset auditing, and serving as a Tagalog and Cebuano Subject Matter Expert, i have a proven track record of maintaining high accuracy and delivering Tier-1 datasets on time.

AI Project Manager / Team Leader - Remote - Remote

(2018-01)

• Directed cross-functional teams of annotators to produce high-quality training data for machine learning models, ensuring 100% adherence to project timelines.
• Architected and implemented quality control (QC) measures that significantly improved AI model reliability and performance metrics.
• Managed a 20-person remote team to deliver 100k+ annotated frames for a Computer Vision project, maintaining a 100% on-time delivery rate across a 6-month lifecycle.
• Managed high-stakes projects ranging from Computer Vision (V7 Darwin) to complex NLP datasets.

Data Annotation Specialist / QA Lead - Reincubate, TaskUs, Innodata, RWS, Telus Intl., Outlier, OneForma, Neevo, Crowdgen, Alignerr, Shaip

Project Based

• Drawing bounding boxes, polygons, or keypoints around objects in images and videos, or categorizing intent and sentiment in text and audio.
• Writing, proofreading, and evaluating text responses from the perspective of an AI model to ensure accuracy and natural grammar.
• Reviewing, labeling, and classifying raw data—such as text, images, or videos—to train machine learning models and improve Generative AI performance.
• Categorizing data, identifying toxic language, and enforcing complex content guidelines to ensure safety and ethical AI operations.
• Tracking frames across video streams to catch flickering artifacts, background bleeding, or sudden dropouts in matting when the subject moves quickly.

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science - Negros Oriental State University - Guihulngan Campus (2000-01 - 2004-12)