Fanqi Kong
@fanqikong
Data and AI analytics professional specializing in data validation, KPI reporting, and executive dashboards.
What I'm looking for
I’m a data and AI analytics professional with hands-on experience in AI quality measurement, operational reporting, data validation, root-cause analysis, and dashboard development. I turn quality and workflow data into clear metrics, trends, and actionable recommendations using SQL, Python, Power BI, and advanced spreadsheets.
In my current role as a Technical Research Associate – AI Quality Validation & Analytics (Amazon AI Initiatives via Keywords Studios), I collect, clean, validate, and analyze operational quality data, build recurring KPI reports and executive presentations, and support decision-making through dashboards and cross-team analytics. I also conduct before-and-after quality analyses and developed an error-categorization and trend-analysis framework that contributed to an approximately 23.5% reduction in recurring quality issues.
Previously, I supported day-to-day AR/VR study operations at Reality Labs @ Meta via Qualitest by ensuring protocol compliance, documentation accuracy, and data integrity, and I managed research analytics and lab operations at SFSU, including EEG research workflows, SOPs, tracking systems, quality controls, and statistical analysis using ANOVA and regression. My professional ethos is simple: rigorous data quality and well-designed reporting make operational improvements measurable.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Technical Research Associate
Amazon AI Initiatives via Keywords Studios
Sep 2025 - Present (11 months)
Selected for a specialized AI quality initiative, creating workflow documentation, quality guidance, and onboarding materials for reviewer cohorts. Built Google Sheets KPI dashboards and performed before-and-after quality analyses, contributing to an approximately 23.5% reduction in recurring quality issues.
Research Assistant
Reality Labs @ Meta via Qualitest
May 2025 - Sep 2025 (4 months)
Owned day-to-day study operations for human-subject AR/VR research sessions, ensuring protocol compliance, participant experience, accurate documentation, and data integrity. Built spreadsheet-based operational trackers to monitor study progress, recurring issues, and data-quality trends, and troubleshot research hardware/software to keep studies running efficiently.
Co-Lab Manager
Cognitive Psychophysiological Laboratory
Jan 2023 - Feb 2025 (2 years 1 month)
Processed and analyzed behavioral datasets using ANOVA and regression while reviewing data accuracy, completeness, and consistency to support report and publication interpretation. Managed EEG research workflows, SOPs, tracking systems, quality controls, and research assistant training across multiple projects.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
San Jose State University
Master of Science, Artificial Intelligence
Grade: 3.81
Pursuing an M.S. in Artificial Intelligence at San Jose State University, expected to complete in 2027. GPA listed as 3.81.
San Francisco State University
Master of Arts, Psychological Science (Mind, Brain and Behavior)
Studied M.A. Psychological Science with a focus on Mind, Brain and Behavior at San Francisco State University.
University of California San Diego
Bachelor of Science, Cognitive Psychology
Studied Cognitive Psychology in the B.S. program at the University of California San Diego.
Google Data Analytics (Certification), Data Analytics
Completed the Google Data Analytics certification.
HackerRank
HackerRank SQL (Intermediate) (Certification), SQL
Completed HackerRank SQL (Intermediate) certification.
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