Chima Francis

Multi-disciplinary AI Training and Data Annotation specialist with a BSc in Educational Technology (University of Ilorin, 2022) and 5 years of intensive computer systems technical training at FOLAD Tech, Ilorin. Active across six AI training and annotation platforms simultaneously — BLEND (robotics video annotation), Toloka/Mindrift, Atlas Capture (T3 certified labeler), TTS voice comparison, Micro1, and Pasiflora AI — producing high-quality labeled datasets across video, image, text, audio, and multimodal AI training tasks. Also serving as Content Marketer and Community Outreach Representative at FOLIO, an African fintech UX intelligence company, managing social media, research content, and 100+ stakeholder partnerships across Nigerian and African fintech markets.

Combines domain expertise across computer systems, biological sciences, educational technology, and AI evaluation with strong written English and a proven ability to follow complex, evolving guidelines precisely at volume.

Content Marketer & Community Outreach Representative at FOLIO (2023-01 – Present)

African Fintech UX Intelligence Platform

• Manage FOLIO's full social media presence across LinkedIn, X, and TikTok — creating platform-specific research-driven content and maintaining brand consistency through a complete product pivot (FOLIO Games to FOLIO Business).
• Design and execute structured outreach campaigns to 100+ fintech organisations, tech hubs, accelerators, and media partners — building active partnerships with FintechNGR, FITI, Founders Hub Ilorin, Cirkle Labs, Techpoint Africa, and TechCabal.
• Produce structured research content translating complex UX benchmark findings into posts, threads, and reports for professional and technical audiences.
• Evaluate and refine AI-generated content for tone accuracy, brand safety, and platform suitability; manage outreach email campaigns to companies across African, Southeast Asian, South Asian, and Latin American fintech markets.
• Contributed to FOLIO x TechCabal feature partnership and Fintech Performance Index — key proof points in FOLIO's B2B growth narrative.

Video Data Annotation & Evaluation Specialist at BLEND (2025-01 – Present)

Robotics AI Training

• Review robotics video clips frame-by-frame to identify, categorise, and annotate recurring action events following strict project guidelines.
• Apply three-tier hierarchical labeling (L1 atomic actions, L2 skill phases, L3 task goals) with precise Frame Start/End timestamps — maintaining zero frame gaps and full-coverage consistency across all annotation levels.
• Produce clear natural-language event descriptions following BLEND's vocabulary protocol, adapting quickly to evolving annotation criteria and guideline updates.

AI Voice & TTS Evaluation Specialist at TTS Comparison Platform (2026-01 – Present)

• Evaluate and compare AI-generated text-to-speech voice outputs — assessing naturalness, fluency, pronunciation accuracy, prosodic quality, and speech intelligibility.
• Maintain a fully approved submission track record — all TTS comparison tasks accepted against quality standards without revision.
• Identify quality gaps including unnatural prosody, mispronunciation, and boundary inconsistencies, providing structured comparative assessments.

AI Content Evaluator & LLM Analyst at Freelance Remote (2025-01 – 2026-12)

• Evaluated AI-generated content for accuracy, relevance, and guideline compliance — providing structured written feedback on model outputs across diverse domains.
• Compared outputs from Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini — articulating structured comparisons of model strengths, weaknesses, and failure patterns.
• Developed multi-turn prompts to probe LLM reasoning and expose failure modes; applied binary and multi-dimensional evaluation rubrics consistently at volume.

AI Data Annotation Specialist at Toloka / Mindrift Platform (2025-01 – 2026-12)

• Completed several hundred annotation tasks across image classification, bounding-box labeling, and text sentiment tagging.
• Maintained accuracy consistent with platform quality requirements across varied annotation schemas; reviewed own outputs against guidelines to reduce rework.

T3 Certified Labeler at Atlas Capture (2025-01 – Present)

• Passed Atlas Capture labeling assessment (71.4%) — certified as T3 labeler, qualifying for production annotation tasks.
• Complete approved production labeling tasks following strict project guidelines.

Computer Systems Technician & Technical Trainer at FOLAD Tech (2020-01 – 2025-12)

• Diagnosed and repaired hardware faults across desktops, laptops, and peripherals — developing deep system-level understanding of computer architecture.
• Designed, installed, and troubleshot LANs and internet infrastructure for residential and business clients — applying TCP/IP, routing, and network security fundamentals.
• Performed OS installations, driver configurations, and software troubleshooting across Windows and Linux, resolving system-level conflicts and optimising performance.
• Conducted data recovery operations on failed drives and installed solar power systems.
• Trained and mentored junior technicians — breaking down complex technical concepts into structured, easy-to-follow instruction; produced written fault reports and client handoff documentation.

Social Media Manager at Omen · Yacht Coin · Additional Startups (2022-01 – 2023-12)

• Managed social media for multiple early-stage crypto and Web3 startups — building community presence from zero across X, Instagram, and Facebook.
• Adapted tone, format, and posting cadence to each platform's algorithm; monitored engagement and maintained brand safety.

BSc in Educational Technology – University of Ilorin (2014-01 – 2022-06)

Computer Systems & Technical Training Certificate in Computer Systems & Technical Training — 5-Year Programme – FOLAD Tech (2020-01 – 2025-12)