austen barnette

I am an analytical AI systems evaluation professional with a strong foundation in research, systems thinking, and critical reasoning. I specialize in assessing AI-driven tasks, spotting logical errors, and improving frameworks for agent evaluation.

As a freelance AI Systems Evaluation Analyst since January 2023, I evaluate agent behaviors and test-case structures for consistency, realism, and completeness, defining gold-standard responses and performance benchmarks. Previously, as a Research & Data Analyst (Mar 2020–Dec 2022), I conducted qualitative and quantitative research to support AI data annotation, logic validation, and scenario-based evaluation.

My work emphasizes consistency, accuracy, and fairness in data labeling and model output assessment, applying systemic reasoning to identify trends and outliers in large datasets. I collaborate with data scientists and cross-functional teams to improve AI model performance and evaluation rigor.

I am passionate about ethical AI development and clear, structured problem-solving in remote, flexible environments, and I bring strong critical thinking and remote collaboration experience to roles focused on trustworthy AI evaluation.