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Bailey Rust

@baileyrust

AI Program Lead specializing in multimodal AI training data operations and Agile delivery for top-tier tech clients.

United States
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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to lead multimodal AI training data programs where Agile rigor, data quality, and proactive risk management matter—partnering directly with enterprise clients and vendors to deliver reliable sessions and scalable operational standards.

I’m an AI Program Lead focused on delivering multimodal AI training data with rigorous operational discipline. Over the past four years, I’ve delivered and supported 15 programs with Meta, Amazon, and Google—supporting 1,000+ participants and 8,000+ sessions.

I thrive in complex, high-concurrency environments. I’ve served as de facto Scrum Master across 6 to 10 concurrent Agile programs, running ceremonies, defining sprint structures, grooming backlogs, assigning story points, and tracking velocity across 3 to 6 month delivery cycles.

Quality and risk management are central to how I lead. I maintained formal risk registers in Confluence and Jira, escalated proactively to prevent data loss, and drove retrospectives whose findings became a standard operational approach used across future programs.

I also bring hands-on technical and vendor-facing strength to operations. I’ve led large contractor co cordination (1,500+ at peak), trained fellow leads with SOPs and test cases, and contributed to measurable improvements like cutting device reset time by more than 50% and reducing participant errors to nearly zero while delivering 250+ files to clients same day, every day.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

AP

AI Program Lead

Applause

Mar 2023 - Sep 2025 (2 years 6 months)

Led 6–10 concurrent Agile programs as de facto Scrum Master for multimodal AI training data, running ceremonies, structuring sprints, grooming backlogs, and tracking velocity. Maintained Jira/Confluence risk registers, coordinated Meta/Amazon/Google client communications and vendor/hardware relationships, and managed 1,500+ contractors to meet delivery deadlines.

AP

AI Operations Specialist

Applause

Sep 2021 - Mar 2023 (1 year 6 months)

Set the program data quality benchmark and served as an early lead candidate by mentoring peers and handling complex device/session issues. Worked on NDA-protected prototype hardware and executed daily voice AI, emotion AI, facial landmark, and XR wearable sessions using Linux CLI/Bash scripts, authoring QA test cases and tracking pass/fail outcomes.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Project Management Institute (PMI) logoPP

Project Management Institute (PMI)

PMI Cognitive Project Management in AI (CPMAI), Cognitive Project Management in AI

Currently pursuing PMI Cognitive Project Management in AI (CPMAI).

Estrella Mountain Community College logoEC

Estrella Mountain Community College

Some College Coursework

Completed some college coursework at Estrella Mountain Community College; no degree information was provided.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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