Faishal Aqil
@faishalaqil
I improve AI models through multimodal evaluation, rigorous QA, and full-stack AI tool development.
What I'm looking for
At Mercor, I progressed from multimodal AI data annotation to leading quality oversight for 19 writers, reviewing complex image annotations and creating evaluation rubrics and Golden Examples that increased dataset accuracy from 86% to 91% in one month.
I evaluate AI outputs across content safety, age ratings, therapist-style responses, video reasoning, and conversation logs while protecting privacy by identifying PII. I also build AI tools such as EnviroSync with Python and RAG techniques, and bring commercial video production, graphic design, and mobile-development teaching experience using Dart, Flutter, and GitHub.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
● Onboarded rapidly into a series of short-cycle AI model-training projects, evaluating and scoring model outputs
against detailed, project-specific guidelines and rubrics across multiple content domains.
● Project domains included: content-safety and age-rating evaluation, therapist-style response comparison and
scoring; video highlight detection with justified timestamp ranges; authoring video q
Designed and delivered personalized lesson plans in Science and Math based on the national curriculum and individual learning needs during the weekends.
Created structured educational content, including lesson materials and mock test papers, to enhance knowledge retention and exam readiness.
Conducted diagnostic assessments to identify learning gaps and optimize instructional strategy.
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Annotation Quality Reviewer / Lead AI Evaluator (Mercor.io)
I led quality oversight for a team of 19 writers, reviewing over 75 complex image annotations to ensure 100% adherence to rigorous factual and reasoning guidelines. By engineering refined evaluation rubrics and generating "Golden Examples," I drove a measurable 5% increase in overall dataset accuracy from 86% to 91% within a single month
Annotated over 100 multimedia files with high precision in both audio and visual modalities for a Fortune 500 client in the AI domain.
Collaborated remotely with cross-functional teams to improve annotation workflows and data consistency.
Consistently exceeded quality and productivity KPIs, contributing to early project completion.
Quickly adapted to proprietary internal annotation platform, ac
Annotated and transcribed audio content in Malay for training ASR (automatic speech recognition) systems.
Ensured accuracy and consistency in line with strict linguistic guidelines.
Developed familiarity with data annotation workflows and NLP tools.
Freelance Malay Transcriptionist
DataBaker Technology
Jun 2025 - Aug 2025 (2 months)
Annotated and transcribed audio content in Malay for training ASR systems. Ensured accuracy and consistency in line with strict linguistic guidelines.
- Lead and manage all aspects of video production, from pre-production planning to
shooting and post-production.
- Operate a variety of cameras and equipments in and out of the office.
- Apply creative editing skills to produce engaging and visually appealing videos.
- Work closely with team members to meet project deadlines.
- To assist our in-house graphic designer in creating compelling visuals
Contributed tasks during the internship:
1)Successfully underwent an internship program for 6 months under the Video Production Department in theEvent Management Team.
2)Co-produced for the key brand Cerita Game-Pakk and Borak Game-Pakk series, managing video setup,technical support, and editing.
3)Produced over 70 pieces of content using CapCut, Adobe Creative Cloud, and DaVinci Resolve to delive
Completed over 200 hours of lifeguard duty on daily pool hours, swimming classes and events. Appointed as instructorfor the new batch of lifeguards. Prevented 4 swimmers from drowning on 4 different occasions.
Mobile Development Tutor
Nov 2023 - Jul 2024 (8 months)
• Conducted interactive classes of 20+ students on mobile app development principles, covering topics with tools such as Dart, Flutter and Github.
• Delivered personalized guidance to students, promoting a hands-on learning experience through practical coding exercises and projects.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
International Islamic University Malaysia
Bachelor's Degree
CGPA 3.63 / 4.00. Specialisation electives in Multimedia Design: Graphic Design, Game Design, Content Creation, and Creative Design. Developed Nusantara Mobile, requiring extensive documentation, user-persona research, and logical flow-charting (1st Place Winner, Multimedia Category). Designed the full UI/UX system for Nusantara Mobile in Figma - prototyping, live user interviews, and UAT - transl
International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
Bachelor of Technology - BTech, none
2020 - 2024
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
Portfolio
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