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Brian Okumu

@brianokumu

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Finance manager and team leader experienced in remote operations, annotation, and performance management.

Kenya

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What I'm looking for

I seek a role where I can lead remote teams, ensure high-quality delivery, grow in finance or operations, and contribute to measurable performance improvements.

I am a Finance Manager with a Bachelor of Business Management (Finance and Banking) and extensive hands-on experience leading teams in remote operations. I have served as Team Captain, Trainer, Reviewer, and Team Leader at CloudFactory Kenya, and currently work as a freelance image annotator for Innodata, iMerit, and Atlas Capture, consistently driving quality delivery and team performance.

I bring strong relationship management, communication, negotiation, analytical decision-making, and multitasking skills. I am a team-oriented leader motivated by achieving targets and continuous improvement, with practical experience in sales internship and finance office attachment that reinforce my financial and operational competence.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Freelance Image Annotator

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Atlas Capture

Jan 2026 - Present (1 month)

Provide remote image annotation and labeling services for machine learning datasets, ensuring high accuracy and on-time delivery for client projects.

Data Labeling Quality Assurance Remote Collaboration Attention To Detail Time Management

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Freelance Image Annotator

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iMerit

Dec 2025 - Present (2 months)

Perform image annotation and dataset preparation tasks for AI/ML projects, maintaining annotation quality and meeting project throughput targets.

Data Labeling Quality Control Annotations Communication

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Freelance Image Annotator

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InnoData

Oct 2025 - Present (4 months)

Annotate and review image datasets for machine learning applications, ensuring consistent labeling standards and contributing to dataset quality improvements.

Quality Assurance Collaboration Time Management

Team Captain

CloudFactory Kenya

Nov 2019 - Mar 2025 (5 years 4 months)

Led and monitored a distributed operations team to maintain daily productivity and quality targets, mentoring staff and coordinating reviews that sustained client SLAs from 2019–2025.

Team Leadership Performance Monitoring Quality Assurance Training Coaching Operations Management

Sales Executive Intern

Fortune Credit Limited

Jul 2020 - Nov 2023 (3 years 4 months)

Supported sales operations and client engagement activities, contributing to lead generation and customer service efforts during an internship from 2020–2023.

Sales Support Customer Service Lead Generation Communication Negotiation Relationship Management

Finance Intern

Maasai Mara University

Apr 2018 - Aug 2018 (4 months)

Assisted the finance office with accounting and administrative tasks during a university attachment, supporting financial recordkeeping and reporting processes.

Financial Reporting Record keeping Excel Attention To Detail Administrative Support Accounting And Finance Processes