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ELVIS MAINA

@3lvoh

I train and evaluate AI models to improve accuracy and safety remotely.

United States
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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a remote role where I can train and evaluate AI models, verify factual integrity, and reduce bias and safety risks through rigorous dataset creation, prompt refinement, and adversarial testing—helping build smarter, more reliable AI.

A dedicated data Engineer and Data Analyst

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

IP
Current

AI Training & Video Analytics

Independent Projects

Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 3 months)

Developed and optimized real-time video analytics pipelines for object detection and tracking using YOLO, TensorFlow, and OpenCV, improving overall detection accuracy from 51% to 69%. Created computer-vision training datasets, evaluated AI outputs for hallucinations/bias/safety, and designed prompts for language and vision-language tasks.

IP
Current

AI Training & Video Analytics Engineer

Independent Projects

Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 3 months)

Developed and optimized real-time video analytics pipelines for object detection and tracking, improving overall model quality and detection accuracy from 51% to 69%. Created computer-vision training datasets and evaluated AI outputs to identify hallucinations, bias, and safety issues, providing feedback to improve model performance.

IP
Current

Data Scientist & Automation

Independent Projects

Jan 2023 - Present (3 years 3 months)

Built text analytics workflows to evaluate and refine AI responses for accuracy, tone, and relevance, including linguistic evaluation for Swahili. Engineered predictive forecasting models (XGBoost, LSTM, Prophet) and automated data pipelines with Python and Selenium, conducting adversarial testing for edge cases and system biases.

IP
Current

Data Scientist & Automation Engineer

Independent Projects

Jan 2023 - Present (3 years 3 months)

Used text analytics to process and evaluate large datasets, refining AI model responses for accuracy, tone, and relevance, including Swahili linguistic structural evaluation. Built predictive ML models for economic and financial forecasting (EURUSD, XAUUSD) and implemented automated Python/Selenium data pipelines with adversarial testing and guideline-based QA.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Cooperative University of Kenya logoCK

Cooperative University of Kenya

Bachelor of Science, Data Science

Bachelor of Science in Data Science at Cooperative University of Kenya (expected graduation 2027), with coursework in advanced statistics, machine learning, data engineering, text analytics, and computer vision.

Cooperative University of Kenya logoCK

Cooperative University of Kenya

Bachelor of Science in Data Science, Data Science

Pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Data Science at Cooperative University of Kenya, with an expected graduation in 2027. Relevant coursework includes Advanced Statistics, Machine Learning, Data Engineering, Text Analytics, and Computer Vision.

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