Christopher Abalun
@christopherabalun
Operations and project management professional expanding into AI training, QA, and LLM evaluation.
NigeriaWhat I'm looking for
I’m a Business Operations and Project Management professional with 8+ years driving operational excellence, project delivery, and stakeholder management across engineering, healthcare, technology, and creative industries. I lead cross-functional initiatives, strengthen operational governance, and support revenue growth through procurement/vendor ecosystem management and disciplined budget oversight.
Recently, I expanded into AI operations through large language model evaluation and quality assurance, assessing reasoning quality, factual accuracy, instruction adherence, and safety compliance while maintaining a 2.8/3.0 performance rating. In operations roles, I’ve increased co-working revenue by 500% and cut monthly power-related costs by over 50%, improved turnaround times by 25%, reduced bottlenecks by ~75%, and delivered 95% on-time engineering project delivery.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
AI Training & Evaluation Specialist
Outlier AI
Mar 2026 - May 2026 (2 months)
Evaluated and improved large language model (LLM) outputs for reasoning quality, factual accuracy, instruction adherence, and safety compliance within the Aether Generalist program. Performed comparative response assessments and structured QA reviews to support model optimization.
Operations Manager
AMAH Studio
Jan 2026 - Mar 2026 (2 months)
Led operational planning, facilities management, procurement, and production support in collaboration with cross-functional teams, reporting directly to the CEO. Improved co-working revenue and reduced power-related costs through operational and vendor changes, while overseeing facility operations and event activations.
Senior Project Manager
Kovac Engineering Services
Jan 2024 - Mar 2025 (1 year 2 months)
Directed project planning, execution, and delivery across multiple engineering initiatives, maintaining a 95% on-time delivery rate. Managed budgets, procurement and vendor relationships, stakeholder communications, and implemented risk mitigation to strengthen governance.
Operations Manager
Prowise Bloom Limited
Dec 2021 - Jan 2024 (2 years 1 month)
Led an operational transformation that reduced process turnaround times by 25% and improved efficiency by more than 50%. Reduced bottlenecks by redesigning workflows, standardized processes, and delivered 100% compliance across End-of-Day/End-of-Month processes.
Customer Success Specialist
Afriglobal Medicare
Mar 2020 - Jan 2022 (1 year 10 months)
Managed customer success operations supporting 1,000+ weekly interactions, with satisfaction ratings above 90% and contributions to annual revenue performance exceeding $100 million. Managed relationships with corporate partners and improved satisfaction by 23% within five weeks and 65% within two quarters.
Head of Communications
Clover Initiative
Feb 2019 - Feb 2020 (1 year)
Developed communication strategies to increase stakeholder engagement and strengthen organizational visibility. Led initiatives focused on improving stakeholder engagement and awareness.
Program Coordinator
Passion for Positive Change
Jan 2018 - Jan 2019 (1 year)
Coordinated community development initiatives while growing volunteer participation from fewer than 10 to more than 200 through targeted recruitment and engagement strategies.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Certificate, Project Management
Completed the Google Foundations of Project Management certification/course.
University of Geneva
Certificate, International Organizations Management
Completed International Organizations Management from the University of Geneva.
University of Lagos
Bachelor of Science, History & International Relations
Earned a B.Sc. in History & International Relations from the University of Lagos.
Google Foundations of Project Management, Project Management
Completed the Google Foundations of Project Management certification with Google.
University of Geneva
International Organizations Management, International Organizations Management
Completed the International Organizations Management certification at the University of Geneva.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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