Chikwado Idu
@chikwadoidu
Data annotation specialist leveraging 4+ years of high-accuracy labeling to power ML training data across modalities.
What I'm looking for
I’m a results-driven Data Annotation Specialist focused on labeling and categorizing complex datasets to fuel machine learning development. Over 4 years, I’ve maintained 95%+ accuracy rates while consistently exceeding productivity benchmarks across image, text, audio, and video modalities.
I bring deep expertise in computer vision annotation, including bounding boxes, polygons, semantic segmentation, keypoint annotation, and instance segmentation. I’ve also worked with specialized 3D data such as point cloud (3D) and LiDAR, including point cloud labeling and 3D spatial information for augmented reality and spatial computing applications.
On the NLP side, I perform entity recognition, sentiment analysis, intent classification, and part-of-speech tagging. I’ve also handled dependency parsing and coreference resolution, and conducted sentiment analysis and entity recognition to improve intent classification accuracy.
I’m quality-obsessed and process-minded: QA protocols, peer reviews, data privacy (PII), and guideline refinement are core to how I deliver. I collaborate with project managers and QA teams to clarify ambiguous cases, resolve annotation discrepancies, and document edge cases so datasets stay consistent and reliable.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Data Annotator
Hugo Inc
Jun 2023 - Jan 2026 (2 years 7 months)
Executed large-scale labeling projects for images, text, and audio, maintaining 95%+ accuracy while meeting quality and productivity benchmarks. Performed semantic segmentation and keypoint mapping for computer vision models and conducted sentiment analysis and entity recognition for text datasets.
Data Annotator
Sama
Mar 2022 - Jun 2023 (1 year 3 months)
Produced high-precision annotations for autonomous vehicle and robotics datasets, focusing on object detection and instance segmentation. Performed NLP linguistic tagging (dependency parsing and coreference resolution) and handled 3D point cloud and audio tasks including speaker diarization and transcription.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Political Science
2020 -
Studied Political Science at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka starting in 2020.
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